You must eat it in summer to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. Get rid of those air-conditioning and popsicles!

Melon: Winter melon

It is said that "eat sprouts in spring and eat melons in summer". Huahua thinks that the must-eat melon in summer is winter melon. Winter melon has the effects of clearing away heat and stopping phlegm, relieving heat and promoting diuresis. It is a must-have in the hot summer!

Summer refreshing recipe: winter melon and shrimp soup

1. Wash the winter melon, cut it into small rectangular slices and put it in a bowl for later use.

2. After the pan is hot, pour a little oil and fry the winter melon slices until soft. Then pour water to cover the winter melon slices and add the prepared dried shrimps and salt.

3. After boiling over high heat, turn to low heat and continue cooking until the winter melon turns transparent, then serve.

Summer refreshing recipe: brown sugar winter melon tea

1. Cut the winter melon into small pieces with the skin on. Do not remove the seeds. It is best to choose black-skinned winter melon.

2. Place the cut winter melon in a large bowl, sprinkle with brown sugar or black sugar powder, and stir evenly.

3. Leave the blended winter melon for a while, stirring it several times until the water is pickled out of the winter melon.

4. Pour the pickled winter melon with water into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat and then turn to low heat. You can add longan and then cook until the winter melon turns brown.

5. After boiling, filter the soup and put it in the refrigerator. Add water to dilute it when drinking.

Fruit: Cherry tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes should be a kind of fruit that many friends like to eat. They have the effects of promoting salivation and quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. They are sour, sweet and refreshing when eaten raw. Today, Huahua will teach you how to grow sweet cherry tomatoes.

1. It is best to buy cherry tomato seeds. Fresh cherry tomato seeds can also be sown, but the germination rate cannot be guaranteed.

2. Place the seeds in a slightly moist substrate, cover with plastic and wait for germination.

3. After about a week, you will find small seedlings emerging.

4. Place the cherry tomato seedlings in a brightly lit place and transplant them into pots when the plants have grown out of the pots.

5. Transplant no more than two trees in one pot. After planting, cover them with plastic bags and place them in a cool and ventilated place to slowly grow. When the seedlings become vigorous, you can take off the bag.

6. Place the cherry tomatoes in the sun for maintenance. Apply compound fertilizer once during the period. They will bear fruit after the flowers bloom!

Vegetables: Purslane

Purslane is a common wild vegetable in the countryside. It has very good effects of clearing heat and reducing fire, reducing swelling and inflammation. However, there are very few wild purslane now, so flower lovers can grow it at home~

Summer cooling recipe: purslane salad

1. Remove all the old stems and rotten leaves of Purslane, and then rinse them with clean water.

2. After the water in the pot boils, put purslane in and remove from the pot after boiling. Rinse again with clean water.

3. Mix the mashed garlic, chili, salt, vinegar and blanched purslane prepared in advance. You can add other seasonings according to your personal preference.

4. A plate of cold-mixed purslane for clearing away heat and reducing swelling is ready! Huahua secretly tells you that purslane has the effect of making your hair darker!

Summer cooling recipe: Purslane omelet

1. Remove the old stems and rotten leaves of Purslane, wash it and chop it into pieces.

2. Put the chopped purslane into a bowl, beat in two eggs, pour in appropriate amount of flour, sprinkle with salt and stir evenly.

3. Pour the mixed purslane and egg mixture into the electric baking pan and fry until both sides turn golden brown.

4. The delicious purslane omelet tastes even better with ketchup!

Do you like the summer cooling strategy prepared by Huahua?

Or do you have any other good ways to beat the heat?

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