Don't overthink it, it's not the fragrance of flowers and birds, it's not the sweetness of couples, it's... Yes, that hot breath is like a naughty trickster, always trying to get along with you! And as soon as this guy comes, our body will suffer, with a swollen throat, sores on the mouth and tongue, dry mouth and bitter mouth, constipation... Oops, that's a mouth-stopping sound, right?
Xiaoli (pseudonym), really suffered in this spring, the climate in spring is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, so that her body doesn't know how to adjust. The next thing was that her throat was a little dry, and the sores on her mouth and tongue hurt from time to time, which made her a little irritable. One day, Xiaoli's grandfather came from the entrance of the village with a few fresh horseshoe in his hand. He smiled and said to Xiaoli: "It's easy to get hot in spring, let's try these horseshoe, raw can detoxify, cooked can moisten the lungs." Xiaoli was overjoyed when she heard this, took the horse's hooves from her grandfather's hand, and thought that maybe this was the antidote she needed.
Back at home, Xiaoli was busy cleaning the horse's hooves, and ate a few raw, perhaps because of the blessing of the psychological effect, she felt that her throat was much more comfortable, and the dryness in her mouth gradually disappeared. Then, she boiled another pot of horseshoe pear soup, and the smell of fragrance wafted through the house. She took a sip and felt as if her throat was moistened, and it was very comfortable.
In the next few days, Xiaoli would eat some water chestnuts every day, which not only solved her physical discomfort, but also found more delicious ways to eat horse hooves. She tried her hand at making water chestnuts with sugar-pickled water chestnuts, water chestnut pear soup and stir-fried water chestnuts with rice noodles, and she loved each dish for a delicious meal.
Ancient Chinese medicine had a very high opinion of water chestnut, believing it to be a precious ingredient for both medicine and food. According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", the horseshoe is flat, sweet, clears the lungs and moistens the intestines, and mainly treats diseases such as moistening the lungs and relieving cough, clearing heat and detoxifying, diuretic and drenching. In addition, ancient Chinese medicine also paid attention to the homology concept of food and medicine, believing that food can play a role in health preservation. Therefore, water chestnuts are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions, often used in combination with other medicinal materials to achieve the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, moistening the lungs and relieving cough.
What are the health benefits of eating water chestnuts raw and cooked?
First, let's talk about the benefits of eating raw horseshoe. Eating raw water chestnuts can help detoxify our body. You eat a few fresh horseshoes, and when you swallow them, you feel your throat clear, like a fresh breeze blowing. The feeling of dryness gradually disappeared, and it was exchanged for a kind of coolness and comfort. That's the magic of eating horse's hooves raw!
Next, let's talk about the benefits of cooked horseshoe. You can try boiling water chestnut soup with some pears and drinking it, and your throat will feel like being touched by a gentle liquid, and the dryness and pain will slowly disappear. Another bowl, the throat is like a new one, refreshing and thorough.
Preparation of chestnut pear soup
Preparation of materials
Horseshoe: 3-4 pcs
Sydney: 1 pc
Rock sugar: to taste
Goji berries: to taste (optional)
Osmanthus: Appropriate amount (optional)
Water: To taste
Steps:
Prepare the ingredients: First, wash the water chestnuts and pears, peel and core them, and cut them into small pieces for later use.
Soup: Pour water into a saucepan, add water chestnuts and pear pieces, and add an appropriate amount of rock sugar. If you like, you can also add some goji berries and osmanthus to add aroma and nutrients.
Slow Cooking: Place the saucepan on the stove and simmer slowly over medium-low heat. The simmer takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour until both the horseshoe and the pear are soft and glutinous.
Seasoning: Depending on your taste, you can add rock sugar to taste in moderation, or you can add water again as needed to adjust the consistency of the soup.
Enjoy: The stewed water chestnut pear soup is clear, sweet and delicious, and it is better to eat it hot. Drinking a bowl of heart-warming water chestnut pear soup moistens the lungs and clears away heat, soothes cough, and is one of the ideal drinks in spring.