“If you don’t nourish yourself before the beginning of summer, you will suffer during the dog days” – July 15 marks the beginning of the dog days, eat these 4 yang-nourishing vegetables and feel light and relaxed.
The dog days are approaching, to be honest, I’m not looking forward to it. Honestly, summer is not as enjoyable as winter. In winter, you can wear thick clothes to keep warm, but in summer, even without clothes, it still feels hot. I was complaining to my mom yesterday, wondering why summer seems to pass so slowly. It will be several more months before it gets cooler.
But whether we like it or not, we have to go through it. As the saying goes, “If you don’t nourish yourself before the beginning of summer, you will suffer during the dog days”. To make the hottest days of summer more bearable, it is important to nourish the body. Starting from July 15, I recommend everyone to eat these 4 yang-nourishing vegetables for a healthier and lighter body.
1st Type: Mutton
Mutton is a warm-nourishing food suitable for the dog days, helping to promote the body’s yang energy, remove excess coldness in the body, and achieve a healthier body.
Mutton Stew Recipe:
Ingredients: Mutton, wolfberry, green onion, ginger, Angelica sinensis, salt, white pepper
Cube the mutton, blanch it, then prepare another pot of water, add the mutton, green onion, ginger, and Angelica sinensis to stew. After stewing for 1 to 1.5 hours, add salt, white pepper, wolfberry, stir well, and it’s ready to serve.
2nd Type: Lotus Seeds
Lotus seeds are a seasonal summer food with high nutritional value. Regular consumption nourishes yin, moisturizes dryness, and supplements yang energy, promoting a healthier body.
Lotus Seed and Tremella Soup Recipe:
Ingredients: Lotus seeds, wolfberry, red dates, Tremella, rock sugar
Soak the Tremella until soft, tear it into pieces, cook it in water, and simmer for 20 minutes. Wash the lotus seeds, wolfberry, and red dates, then add them to the pot after 20 minutes of cooking. Finish by adding rock sugar and wolfberry before serving.
3rd Type: Fennel
Fennel is another warm-nourishing food that should be eaten during the dog days. It promotes gastrointestinal motility, nourishes yin and supplements yang, especially beneficial for women.
Fennel and Pork Dumplings Recipe:
Ingredients: Fennel, pork, green onion, ginger, salt, monosodium glutamate, five-spice powder, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil
Prepare minced pork, add chopped green onion and ginger, season with salt, monosodium glutamate, five-spice powder, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sesame oil. Wash and chop the fennel, then mix it thoroughly with the meat mixture. Use this filling to make dumplings, boil them, and enjoy.
4th Type: Chinese Yam
Chinese yam, known for its medicinal and food properties, is an excellent yang-nourishing food that invigorates the spleen, nourishes the stomach, and replenishes the kidneys. Consuming it regularly benefits the body in many ways.
Stir-Fried Chinese Yam Recipe:
Ingredients: Chinese yam, wood ear mushrooms, green chili, carrot, salt, chicken essence, cooking oil
Peel and slice the Chinese yam, soak and clean the wood ear mushrooms, slice the green chili and carrot. Heat oil in a pan, stir-fry green onion until fragrant, add Chinese yam, wood ear mushrooms, and carrot. Season with salt and chicken essence, then serve.
