Cooling cucumber sandwiches with tea

On a hot summer day, the most enjoyable thing to do under the scorching sun is to eat a popsicle or a bowl of shaved ice. However, does eating ice really make people feel cooler? In fact, the food that can really cool down the human body is not ice. Experts suggest having a plate of cucumber sandwiches with a cup of tea.

The British Daily Mail reported that in response to the strongest heat wave in U.S. history, many experts at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) collectively discussed the most suitable diet for cooling down the human body. Researcher Sara Risch pointed out that in order to achieve the effect of cooling down, the most important principle is to remove heat from the body, avoid dehydration, and supplement vitamins and minerals.

The dish recommended by experts is a cucumber sandwich with a cup of tea. Use whole wheat bread with a little mayonnaise and sprinkle with sea salt, and sandwich the water-rich cucumber in the middle. This can not only replenish minerals, but also replenish the water that is easily lost in the summer.

Eating cold food or drinking ice water can indeed make you feel cool in the short term. However, it actually only lowers part of the body's temperature suddenly, causing other parts of the body to receive the wrong message, thinking that they need to replenish lost heat energy, affecting the body's temperature regulation function and causing you to feel hotter the more you eat.

In addition, although curry is spicy and heavy in flavor, it seems not suitable for summer at all. In fact, spicy food can increase metabolism, and curry contains a variety of spices that can help the body sweat and dissipate heat, making it a perfect dish for cooling off.

Tea is also a great product for cooling off in the summer heat, because the tannic acid contained in tea not only has detoxifying and antioxidant functions, but is also very effective in relieving fever in the human body.