What to eat at the beginning of summer? Don't forget to boil eggs at the beginning of summer.

What to eat on the beginning of summer? What traditional food should we eat during the Beginning of Summer? What should you eat to maintain your health during the Beginning of Summer? Next, let’s take a look at the traditional foods related to the Beginning of Summer.

Traditional Culture: What to Eat on the Beginning of Summer

Beginning of Summer Eggs

Folk saying: "Eat eggs on the beginning of summer to prevent summer heat stroke." The beginning of summer usually occurs in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and this year it falls on May 5th. On the day of the Beginning of Summer, people cook tea eggs and eat salted duck eggs. Why do we eat eggs on the beginning of summer? One theory is that the ancients believed that round eggs symbolize a fulfilling life, and eating eggs on the Beginning of Summer can help one pray for a peaceful summer. Another way of saying it is that eating eggs at the beginning of summer is called "summer tonic", which prevents people from becoming thinner and losing weight in the summer, and makes them more energetic and able to work with strength.

Beginning of Summer

Lixia fruit, also known as Lixia cake, is a kind of cake and glutinous rice balls eaten during the Lixia Festival. The rice is steamed, mashed and made into small balls, and then cooked into a soup with bean sprouts, dried tofu, shrimp skin, peas and other ingredients. The cooked Lixia cake is delicious and fragrant, with the aroma of rice, smooth and not greasy. According to legend, eating "Lixia Bao" means bidding farewell to spring and welcoming summer, and celebrating the spring harvest. Many vegetables, fruits and melons are on the market. All that can be added will be added to the "Lixia Bao". The more varieties there are, the more abundant the spring harvest and the more joy there is.

Beginning of Summer Cake

It is said that eating Beginning of Summer cakes during the Beginning of Summer can prevent summer heatstroke and weight loss. The shape of the Lixia cake is similar to the current fermented glutinous rice cake. A long time ago, the Lixia cake was made of malt, with white sugar filling and some red and green silk added in it. The Lixia cakes made now are actually the kind of puff pastry cakes with fillings, usually red bean paste or various fruits. They have a crispy and fragrant taste, and four or five are wrapped into a tube. During the Beginning of Summer, people give such traditional foods to their relatives and friends to express their best wishes. The gift may be small but the sentiment is profound.