The footsteps of spring fade away, and the bright laughter of summer comes. East Asian countries say goodbye to spring and welcome the seventh Chinese solar term: the Beginning of Summer（Chinese:立夏li xia）, on May 5 this year. The Beginning of Summer is a solar term marking the growth of all things into the peak season.
As the temperature gets higher, people's appetite gets worse. The dietary principle of the Beginning of Summer is "increasing acid and reducing bitterness, invigorating the kidney and helping the liver, and nourishing the stomach qi". The usual diet should be easy to digest, rich in vitamins, light food-based.
What people usually cook on the Begining of Summer? In Chinese impression, people used to drink Chinese pearl barley coicis porridge with red bean in spring and summer，espicially on the Beginning of Summer. The effect of removing moisture is the best.
HOW TO MAKE RED BEAN BARLEY PORRIDGE
STEP1
Prepare ingredients and portions
Prepare ingredients and portions
STEP2
Red beans and barley soaked in water for more than 2 hours
Red beans and barley soaked in water for more than 2 hours
STEP3
Add an appropriate amount of water to the rice cooker and select the porridge mode
Add an appropriate amount of water
STEP4
Red beans can be chewed easily, that’s about it
Red beans can be chewed easily, that’s about it
STEP5
Add brown sugar
Add brown sugar
STEP6
Just cook until the sugar melts
（Related artical from：https://misschinesefood.com/red-bean-barley-porridge/）
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