What traditional food does Rain eat? What is the solar term?

In the rainy season, people often eat bamboo shoots, popcorn, eight-treasure porridge and so on. The rain solar term generally starts from February 18 or 19 and ends on March 4 or 5. ?

Rain, like solar terms such as Grain Rain, Xiaoman, light snow and heavy snow, is a solar term reflecting precipitation and ancient farming culture. Rainy solar terms mark the beginning of rainfall. As the saying goes, "Spring rain is as expensive as oil", and suitable precipitation is very important for the growth of crops.

Food to eat:

Spring bamboo shoots

Eating bamboo shoots in rainy season is a traditional custom in southern China. During this period, the spring bamboo shoots in the south are in the growing period, fresh and juicy, crisp and refreshing, just suitable for eating, and are unique seasonal game. People also believe that eating bamboo shoots during 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.

shepherd's purse

Rain and solar terms Southerners eat bamboo shoots and northerners eat shepherd's purse. 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.

popcorn

In Hakka areas, popcorn is also very popular in rainy season. This is mainly because the Hakka people have the custom of "taking beige" and divining the rice harvest in the coming year by frying glutinous rice flowers. The more popcorn, the better the harvest next year. Later, this custom evolved into eating popcorn, and there are many kinds, not limited to glutinous rice flowers.

It rained three times.

Waiting for Tyrannosaurus rex to sacrifice fish; Second, wait for Hongyan to come; Third, vegetation is sprouting.

Waiting for otters to sacrifice fish means that otters start fishing in the rainy season. After catching fish, they will arrange the fish they catch to be displayed on the shore. Looks like they have to worship before they can enjoy it.

Waiting for the arrival of geese means that after five days, the weather in the south is warm, geese begin to fly back to the north from the south, and migratory birds come and go with the changes of yin and yang of heaven and earth to adapt to the climate.

Three waiting for vegetation to germinate means that within five days, the yin and yang between heaven and earth meet and there will be vitality. Plants will use this vitality to start sprouting. In the "moist and silent" spring rain, vegetation will begin to sprout. Since then, the earth has gradually begun to show a thriving scene.