The handful on the back of the hand.
Yesterday, my mother was yelling on the phone, claiming that she planned to show off her skills for this year’s New Year’s Eve dinner and make a pot of Shiquan Dabu Soup. At that time, I almost couldn't hold the phone firmly. I told my mother, Mom, when you made soup last time, you threw in a whole root of Codonopsis pilosula. The soup was so bitter that my dad frowned after drinking it. Have you forgotten?
She muttered on the other end, isn't she just trying to make up for you?
In fact, it is not supplement, but fear. We are afraid that we will feel dissatisfied when eating outside, that we will not sleep soundly and comfortably when sleeping, and that we are afraid of various situations. Putting that handful of medicinal materials into it will give her a state of peace of mind. But as Deputy Director Liao Jianping said, the key to medicated diet lies in "diet" rather than "medicine". The old man doesn't understand this truth, or in other words, the old man understands it, but he can't resist the heart that wants to give.
That handful, that pinch, how much is it?
Experts say that for mild foods like wolfberry and jujube, you can grab a handful with one hand, weighing 10 to 15 grams. I have tried it, and it feels like you grab a handful of melon seeds and prepare to eat them. Don't clench your fists, but relax your posture, as if you were holding a ball of air, and then hold a few red wolfberries.
For strong-smelling angelica slices, three to five slices are enough. Don't imitate me. Once I counted out seven slices and threw them in. The soup was filled with the smell of Chinese medicine and the meat became bitter. My mother often said that it's because you are not calm inside. You have to think about the medicinal ingredients when you put them in, you can't count them. I think she is right.
There are also things like tangerine peel, Sichuan peppercorns, and lotus seed hearts, all in smaller quantities. Gently pinch a handful between your thumb and index finger. So what is a handful? It's an action situation where you take it with a pinch of salt, but a little more than that. When my grandma used to make porridge, she always had to pinch a handful of something into it. I asked her what she put in it, and she always said, you don't understand the things that have flavoring properties.
Yes, we don’t understand much.
But once you understand it, do you really know how to do it?
It is said that someone once said that ginseng has the effect of replenishing qi, but it has a so-called "incompatibility" with radish. As for radish, it has the effect of breaking Qi. So if you think about it, one side is replenishing Qi, and the other side is depleting Qi. What is the purpose of this? Is this situation just like what happens at certain times in our lives? On the one hand, we stay up late, on the other hand, we apply the most expensive facial mask. On the one hand, we are in a state of anxiety, but on the other hand, we listen to the radio station that has a healing effect. We are always looking for balance, but we can never find that exact point.
Even if you are making medicinal meals, it does not mean that you can stew a pot of high-quality soup by just throwing in a bunch of high-quality things. You have to consider it according to different people.
For elderly people, the number must be reduced to two-thirds. Their spleen and stomach become weak and they cannot bear too strong care. For children, it is even less, half or even a third. In their world, they don't need so much "nourishment". What they need is to play in the mud, sweat as much as they want, and stare at the sky in a daze. Pregnant women should avoid angelica and barley. People who get angry easily should put less longan and jujube, and add more lily and lotus seeds.
This is not a drug, this is a relief to people's hearts.
No more than three, really.
Experts also say that it is best not to use more than three medicinal materials at a time. But we are always greedy. I always want to get it all at once and give him all the good things. The same is true in love, where you are so desperate that you want to take out your heart, cut it into pieces, mix it with rice, and let the other person drink it. But what about the other party? Maybe you just want to finish a bowl of white rice in peace.
The soup has been cooked. Drink it when it is just hot. After drinking, if you experience dry mouth, internal heat, bloating or diarrhea, you have to stop and do not force yourself to support it. This soup is not right, this person is not right, this matter is not right. Your body knows it and will send you messages. Don’t listen to those long speeches and listen to the signals sent by your body.
My mother last said yesterday, so I'd better put less, just a few dates and a few slices of ginger. When you come back, the key is to sit together as a family and enjoy a meal.
I said yes, mom, just eat.
Someone was setting off fireworks outside the window. They made a loud bang and then dispersed. On the table set for the New Year's Eve dinner, the bowl of soup was steaming hot. It contained only a small amount of medicinal ingredients, just the right amount.
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