"Should I eat hot nourishing food, or something cool?"

Cold soybean noodle soup is considered one of the refreshing health foods during the summer. [Photo=Clipart Korea]© Provided by Medi.com

 

The beginning of the hottest days of summer, Chobok (the 15th), is just a day away.

On the hottest days when the summer heat is in full swing, people eat nourishing food to overcome the heat.

In our country, foods that can make you sweat, like ginseng chicken soup, have been commonly eaten as summer health foods.

When warm food enters the body, the amount of sweat secretion increases, helping to eliminate waste products from the body, and as the sweat cools, heat is released, creating a feeling of refreshment.

Fighting heat with heat is the wisdom to overcome the summer heat. However, if you usually have a lot of internal heat,

If you have a body type that sweats a lot, there is no need to eat hot foods to sweat even more.

It is better to eat cool foods with a cold energy that can help reduce fever.

People who have cold bodies and weak intestines should be careful, as cold foods can cause indigestion.

In other words, it is better to choose and consume foods with hot or cold properties according to one's constitution and physical condition, applying the appropriate method to overcome the heat.

Hot food that rules with heat

The most representative food of the hottest days is chicken soup. Chicken soup is a dish made by boiling chicken with glutinous rice, jujubes, ginseng, and other ingredients, resulting in a nutritious meal with tender and mild chicken meat.

The jujubes used in chicken soup contain beta-carotene, an antioxidant component that helps eliminate active oxygen, along with various other substances.

It is a food rich in vitamins and minerals. Both jujubes and ginseng used in the chicken soup.

Because it has a warm temperament, it helps promote smooth blood circulation and relieves fatigue.

The preferred nourishing food for the hottest days after samgyetang is eel.

Eel, which is often eaten as stamina food, is also rich in protein and helps strengthen physical strength.

It is well known as a food that enhances vitality. However, because it has a high fat content, excessive consumption should be avoided.

Refreshing and cooling foods with high water content

Cool dishes suitable for summer include cold noodle dishes such as kongguksu and mul-naengmyeon.

Cold noodles are served with a cold broth, mustard, and vinegar, making it refreshing and cool.

If chicken soup is a source of animal protein, then soybean noodles are foods rich in plant-based protein.

The savory taste and refreshing coolness of kongguk are perfect as a summer delicacy.

Cucumber used as a topping for cold noodles and soybean noodle soup

Not only does it replenish the body's moisture with juicy summer vegetables, but it also provides a crisp texture.

It enhances a cool and refreshing feeling.

Kwon Soon-il Reporter (kstt77@kormedi.com)