frost fall is the 18th solar term of the year. At this time, it is at the turn of autumn and winter. The weather is colder and dew condenses into frost. It is the final harvest season of autumn crops. In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the south, it is the golden time to sow winter wheat. Many places in the South begin to harvest sweet potato, while North China is ready to harvest Chinese cabbage. In Shandong, there is a saying that "the frost has fallen to pull up the radish", so let the old yellow calendar introduce the meaning of this agricultural proverb.

in Shandong Province, there is a saying that "sorghum in summer, Bailu Valley, and the frost falls to pull up the radish". Here, "the frost falls to pull up the radish", which means that there is a large temperature difference in the morning and evening after the frost. If the radish is not harvested in time, there will be frozen skin, which will affect the quality and harvest of the radish.

at the same time, there is a local saying of "frost Radish" in Shandong. During the frost season, the daily diet of Shandong people is inseparable from white radish, which is a plant food with high nutritional value and low price. There has always been a saying among the people that "eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't bother the doctor to prescribe" and call Radish "native ginseng".

white radish have the functions of increasing appetite, helping digestion, relieving cough and resolving phlegm, removing dryness and generating fluid. In addition, they also have the auxiliary effects of anti-virus and anti-cancer. Among the white radishes, those with white skin and impermeable meat taste spicy and can only be cooked; If the skin is transparent and the meat is not spicy but sweet, it can be eaten raw. Nutrition experts also suggest that people try to eat raw white radish after frost.

have the functions of eating white radish raw. First, it can lower Qi and relieve abdominal distension; Second, white radish enters the lung. The lung should be in autumn. White radish can strengthen the "Su Jiang" function of the lung, not only stop cough, but also promote the movement of the large intestine. "The lung and the large intestine are outside and inside", which is beneficial to human health.