What does eating dried persimmons mean? How to choose dried persimmons

Dried persimmon is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is a cake-shaped food made from the fruit of the plant persimmon of the family Ebenaceae. There are two types: white persimmon and black persimmon. The fruit has a variety of shapes, including spherical and oblate; the flesh is relatively crisp and hard, and when it is ripe, it becomes soft and juicy, orange-red or bright red. The persimmon tree is a fruit tree that has been cultivated for a long time in China. The fruit is often used as fruit after being de-astringent, and can be stored for several months after proper processing. It is very popular. Let's take a look at what eating dried persimmon means!

Contents of this article

1. What does eating dried persimmons mean?

2. How to choose dried persimmons

3. Can I drink tea while eating dried persimmons?

What does eating dried persimmons mean?

Taking homophony as the meaning, eating rice cake means getting taller every year, eating persimmon cake means everything goes well, and sticking the word "Fu" upside down means good fortune is coming to the door.

Dried persimmon is a traditional Chinese medicine. It is a cake-shaped food made from the fruit of the persimmon plant of the Ebenaceae family. There are two types: white persimmon and black persimmon.

Method: Take ripe persimmons, peel off the skin, expose them to the sun and dew for about a month, then place them in a mat circle. After another month or so, they will become persimmon cakes.

How to choose dried persimmon

1. Check the integrity of the dried persimmon: Because dried persimmons are made by peeling the whole persimmon, the stalk must be retained, otherwise the dried persimmon will easily rot. And you need to break the dried persimmon open to see if there is any black inside. A normal dried persimmon should be red, with crystallized and stringy flesh.

2. Buy from regular supermarkets: Although this is a bit more expensive, the brand is guaranteed and trustworthy, and any problems that arise are easy to solve.

3. Touch the white frost of the dried persimmon to see if there are any other things added: I have heard many people say that some unscrupulous merchants add starch or other things to increase the weight of the dried persimmon. It is very easy to distinguish, the white frost of the dried persimmon melts as soon as it touches your hand, while if other things are added, it will leave marks on your hands.

Can I drink tea while eating dried persimmons?

It is not recommended to drink too much tea when eating persimmon cakes, especially green tea which is cold in nature.

Although dried persimmons taste a bit sweet, it is best not to drink tea to relieve the pain, especially green tea and black tea, which are cold in nature. Dried persimmons are also cold foods. If you eat too much of them together, it will cause coldness in the body and affect your health. Some people with poor stomachs may feel uncomfortable after eating dried persimmons, so it is not recommended to drink tea after eating dried persimmons.

Even if you do not drink cold tea with persimmons, it is not suitable to eat too much, because persimmons themselves are cold and should not be eaten too much. In addition, if you eat too many persimmons and drink too much tea at one time, you will ingest too much tannic acid, which can easily react with other protein-containing foods to produce tannic acid protein that is not good for the human body. Therefore, it is recommended to eat it in small amounts.