Food representing rain and solar terms

The representative foods of rain solar terms are bamboo shoots, shepherd's purse, popcorn and so on.

Eating bamboo shoots in rainy season is a traditional custom in southern China. During this period, the bamboo shoots in the south are in the growing period, fresh and juicy, crisp and refreshing, just suitable for eating. It is a unique seasonal game, and people also think that eating bamboo shoots in this period has a good meaning of stability and rising. There are many foods cooked with bamboo shoots, such as stewed chicken with fresh bamboo shoots, salty soup with fresh bamboo shoots, braised fresh bamboo shoots in oil and so on.

This period is also the growth period of shepherd's purse, which tastes fresh and refreshing and is deeply loved by many people. In the past, ordinary people would go up the mountain to collect shepherd's purse and go home to cook in the rainy season. Nowadays, shepherd's purse can be planted on a large scale, and people can easily buy it in Shangchao. In Hakka areas, popcorn is also very popular in rainy season. This is mainly due to the beige color in Hakka customs. By frying glutinous rice flowers, the rice harvest in the coming year can be predicted.

Climate change of rain solar terms

The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 to 20 and ends on March 4 or 5. In rainy and solar terms, the direct point of the sun is gradually approaching the equator from the southern hemisphere. At this time, the sunshine hours and intensity in the northern hemisphere are increasing, and the temperature is rising rapidly. Warm and humid air from the ocean began to be active, and gradually pushed northward to meet with cold air, forming rainfall.

The rainy season is changeable, which is one of the seasons with the most cold wave processes in the whole year, with cold and hot, warm and cold at first. Spring is inseparable from rain, which moistens things silently, so that dead trees can welcome spring and seeds can germinate.