What to eat during the Grain Full solar term? Bitter vegetables and wheat cakes are must-eats during the Grain Full solar term.

What to eat during the Grain Full solar term? Grain Full is the second solar term in summer and will arrive on May 21, 2017. Next, let us learn about what traditional food we eat during Xiaoman.

What to eat during Xiaoman solar term

Bitter sow

"When the spring breeze blows, bitter herbs grow, and the wasteland becomes a granary." During the Grain Full season, it is advisable to eat light food, and in the past this time was the time when all kinds of wild vegetables were on the market, including bitter herbs. Therefore, on this day, people have the custom of eating wild vegetables and bitter vegetables to clear away heat and detoxify. People in Ningxia like to blanch bitter herbs, eat them cold, and season them with salt, vinegar, chili oil or mashed garlic. They are refreshing, spicy and fragrant, and can be eaten with steamed buns or rice, which greatly increases people's appetite.

Wheat cake

It has been said since ancient times that Grain Full is the birthday of the Silkworm God. Because silkworms are raised more frequently in the south, and Grain Full is an important time point for the hatching of young silkworms and the growth of mulberry leaves, people therefore attach relatively more importance to "worshiping the Silkworm God". At this time, people would use rice flour or wheat flour as raw materials to make wheat cakes and biscuits in the shape of silkworm cocoons and enjoy them together, hoping for a good harvest of silkworm cocoons.

Healthy Foods for Grain Full Solar Term

1. Purslane: It has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, dispersing blood and reducing swelling. It is suitable for acute enteritis, dysentery, hematuria, hot urination, jaundice, gingivitis and other diseases.
2. Sorghum: It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and kidneys, dissipating dampness and stopping diarrhea. It is suitable for children with indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea due to damp heat, and dysentery.
3. Corn: It has the effects of regulating the stomach, stimulating appetite, reducing turbidity and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for urinary stones or chronic nephritis edema, hypertension, loss of appetite and other symptoms.
4. Lentils: They have the effects of strengthening the spleen and stomach, relieving heat and dampness. They are suitable for vomiting and diarrhea due to summer heat and dampness, vomiting due to spleen deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools, diarrhea, edema, and red and white vaginal discharge.
5. Water celery: It has the effect of clearing heat and promoting diuresis. It is suitable for symptoms such as painful urination, bloody urine, and leucorrhea.
6. Crucian carp: It has the effect of strengthening the spleen and eliminating dampness. It is suitable for symptoms such as spleen deficiency, poor appetite, weakness and fatigue, thirst, edema, and difficulty urinating.