After the End of Major Heat, Don’t Forget to Eat the “Three Fresh Ingredients in Water,” Clear Heat, Relieve Summer Heat, and Nourish Your Body for an Easy Transition into Midsummer
After the Major Heat, we enter the Middle of Midsummer, where the next 20 days are even more challenging as the temperature rises. In this environment, nourishment is crucial. In the summer, don’t just pursue freshness and lightness in your diet; remember to consume nourishing foods.
After the Major Heat, don’t forget to eat the “Three Fresh Ingredients in Water”; they are seasonal and nourishing foods. Consume some heat-clearing and summer-heat-relieving foods regularly. Your body will feel better, your energy levels will increase, and only by nourishing your body can you easily pass the summer and lay a solid foundation for a smooth transition into autumn.
First Fresh Ingredient: Lotus Seeds
Lotus seeds are abundant in the summer. You can see lotus pods being sold in the market. Buy them, peel them to get the seeds, and enjoy the benefits of their heat-clearing, heart-nourishing, and calming effects, which are especially beneficial in the hot summer.
**Lotus Seed and Tremella Soup**
Ingredients: Lotus seeds, Tremella fungus, medlar, rock sugar
1. Soak a Tremella fungus in water, then clean and prepare the lotus seeds by removing the core inside.
2. After soaking the Tremella fungus, wash and tear it into small pieces. Place it in a pot, add water, bring to a boil, then simmer on low heat for approximately 40 minutes. Add the lotus seeds and continue simmering for about 20 minutes. Finally, add medlar and rock sugar for flavoring. Once the rock sugar melts, it’s ready to serve.
Second Fresh Ingredient: Arrowhead
Arrowhead is another great ingredient, a summer seasonal vegetable that is rich in nutrients with a crisp and tender texture. It is beneficial to consume arrowhead regularly for heat-clearing and relieving summer heat.
**Stir-Fried Arrowhead with Eggs**
Ingredients: Arrowhead, eggs, red chili, spring onions, salt, chicken broth powder, cooking oil
1. Trim the outer leaves and tough roots of the arrowhead, then wash and cut it into shreds. Also, cut the red chili into shreds and chop the spring onions. Beat the eggs and set aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry the beaten eggs until fluffy and set, then remove from the pan. Add more oil, stir-fry the arrowhead until partially cooked, then add the eggs. Season with salt, chicken broth powder, and add the red chili. Stir-fry for a couple of minutes, garnish with spring onions, and serve.
Third Fresh Ingredient: Mandarin Fish
Mandarin fish has tender and fragrant flesh. Eating it frequently in summer can boost vitality, enhance appetite, and is highly nutritious, suitable for all ages.
**Steamed Mandarin Fish**
Ingredients: Mandarin fish, coriander, spring onions, ginger, cooking wine, steamed fish soy sauce, cooking oil
Clean the Mandarin fish, marinate with cooking wine to remove the fishy smell. Steam the fish over boiling water, then remove it. Pour out the liquid, add steamed fish soy sauce, and garnish with chopped spring onions, ginger, and coriander. Finish by drizzling hot oil, then serve and enjoy!
