On the winter solstice, people in the north eat dumplings and people in the south eat glutinous rice balls?

“If you don’t eat dumplings during the winter solstice, no one will care if your ears freeze off.” It’s the winter solstice again, and it’s a good time for every household to eat dumplings.

Dumplings are a traditional Chinese delicacy. In the past, they were only eaten during the Chinese New Year and other festivals, but now they have become a common food on people's tables. However, when it comes to eating dumplings healthily, there is a lot to learn. Here are three tips for you to eat dumplings in a more nutritious and healthy way.

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The first trick: eat a lot of food in small quantities

If you mix and match the ingredients of small dumplings, you can include the "food pyramid". If you really have to eat meat dumplings to swallow, it will be healthier to add some vegetables and try to follow a balanced diet.

The Chinese Dietary Guidelines states that we should eat no less than 12 different foods per week, and preferably 25. If you make dumplings, the advantage in food diversification is too great.

For example, the flour is mixed in a complex way. In addition to wheat flour, 10% of other flours can be added, such as buckwheat, bean flour, whole wheat flour, etc. Eggs, milk, vegetable juice or mashed potatoes can be added to the dough. At least two kinds of vegetables can be used in the filling to make the filling look better. In addition to a certain amount of meat, shrimp, crab meat, etc. can also be added.

Some people like to put more fat in the stuffing, thinking that it tastes better and the meat is not too dry. Others put all lean meat in the stuffing, but in fact lean meat also has a lot of fat. However, the proportion of fat should be controlled, because this part of fat has a higher fat and cholesterol content. At the same time, vegetable oil is also used when mixing the stuffing, so the proportion should be controlled.

If the lean meat ratio is high, in order to make the meat tender and juicy, you can add seasoning water and some starch, or egg white to the stuffing. It is recommended to match meat and vegetables, such as 4:6, which is the ratio most people like.

In order to avoid food waste, when there are many types of ingredients, everyone should pay attention to controlling the total amount of food, so that there are more varieties but not too much.

Tip 2: Control the salt content of the fillings and mix them to create a delicious taste

We will find in our daily life that when making celery or fennel stuffing, we should use less salt than when making cabbage stuffing, otherwise it will be too salty.

This is because different ingredients contain different amounts of sodium.

At the same time, Chinese people like to cook dishes that are "colorful, fragrant and delicious". Therefore, when mixing the stuffing, various seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken essence, etc. will be added at the same time, and some dipping sauces will be used when eating, which can easily lead to an increase in salt.

Therefore, we can control the amount of seasoning during the process of making the filling. The simplest way is to put spices in one filling first, and then divide it into two, half with salt and soy sauce and the other half without adding salt and soy sauce. This way, it will be delicious when mixed and eaten.

If there are several fillings in the same meal, you can add salt to some of the fillings and not to others.

Tip 3: Steaming is the first choice, and cooking with various techniques

Dumplings are usually steamed or boiled, but there are still many people who like to eat fried dumplings, or pot stickers, or pan-fried dumplings, which will consume more fat than steaming or boiling. In addition, some people like to eat dumplings in soup, but you must pay attention to the degreasing and salt-reducing soup used for soup.

There are many ways to make dumplings. Changing the way of making dumplings frequently is also a good way to improve appetite and taste.

If the whole family participates in the process of making fancy dumplings, it is not only fun to make and look good, but it also increases affection. Although there is not a lot of meat in it, the "appearance" alone will prevent family members from disliking it due to the lack of oil and salt!

What else can we eat during the winter solstice besides dumplings?

In the North

Eat dumplings on the winter solstice

In the south, people eat roast meat and glutinous rice balls.

At this time, although it is freezing cold

There are still many seasonal delicacies

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01

Guangxi taro

Winter is the season when taro matures and is available on the market.

In addition to the most representative Lipu taro

Quanzhou, Guangxi

There is also a taro planting base

The taro here

Part of pre-sale

The other part is covered with plastic film for preservation and storage

Wait until the right time to go public

In this way, until March or April next year

You can eat the soft and sticky taro!

02

Sichuan Loquat

Loquat is a fruit in late spring and early summer.

But Sichuan Panzhihua rice is easy to

Plenty of sunshine and long hours of sunshine

Very suitable for loquat growth

December every year

Miyi's loquats are gradually becoming mature and available on the market

Harvesting can continue into the second year

Dry winter

Eat a juicy and sweet loquat

I feel happy just thinking about it (*^▽^*)

03

Guangdong Winter Honey

Winter Honey

Less water, higher concentration

Better quality honey than other seasons

Winter honey from Shantou, Guangdong

Recently launched in large quantities

Honey

Can provide the human body with a variety of vitamins

and trace elements

It can also moisturize and relieve constipation

It goes well with winter.

04

Yunnan Small Yellow Ginger

Yunnan Small Yellow Ginger

It is planted in Wenshan, Honghe, Qujing, Baoshan and other places.

Strong ginger flavor, spicy

Very popular with locals

Fried pork with fresh ginger, soup with old ginger

How would you like to eat?

05

strawberry

Speaking of winter fruits

Strawberries take the center position

In our country

Strawberries from south to north

It is planted in many areas

There are many varieties!

Here is another piece of cold knowledge

The strawberries we eat are not fruits

But the enlarged receptacle

Strawberry real fruit

In fact, it is those "small sesame seeds" on the surface

06

Jiangxi navel orange

The second most popular fruit in winter

Navel orange, of course.

Recently, Ganzhou, Jiangxi

1.75 million mu of navel oranges in southern Jiangxi begin to be harvested

This year's fresh fruit production is expected to reach 1.38 million tons

But oranges are good

Don't be greedy

Because the face will turn yellow

07

Henan Coriander

Dongfengying Village, Dazhai Township, Hua County, Anyang, Henan

There is a 400-acre coriander planting base

It’s harvest season now

20,000 kg harvest per day

Guarantee everyone's freedom to eat coriander

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What else is delicious in your house?

Tell me quickly

Source: China Good Nutrition, CCTV-17 "China's Rural Report", CCTV-2 "Zhengdian Finance", etc.