4 suggested dishes to help 'regain your taste buds' after Tet

Dr. Huynh Tan Vu, Specialist Level 2, Day Treatment Unit, University Medical Center of Ho Chi Minh City - Branch 3, shared that Tet holiday dishes often contain a lot of meat and fat, leading to an excess of protein and fat, causing a loss of appetite. Therefore, changing your diet to dishes with less oil and fat will help you and your family regain your appetite after Tet.

Here are some dishes that will help you quickly regain your appetite.

1. Beef and sprout salad

This refreshing, crisp salad, paired with tender, sweet beef and a unique sweet and sour vinegar dressing, will enhance your appetite. Furthermore, it offers many health benefits and helps maintain a good figure. Especially during the Lunar New Year celebrations when many people eat a lot of fried foods, a plate of sprout salad is a wonderful choice.

The ingredients for this dish are quite simple and easy to prepare, including fresh lettuce, sprouts, 1/2 onion, 1/4 red bell pepper, white sesame seeds, vinegar, and fried garlic.

Fresh and delicious sprout salad.

2. Lotus root salad with shrimp and pork

Lotus root salad with shrimp and pork is a common and popular dish, appreciated for the crispness of the lotus root combined with the rich sweet and sour flavor of the dressing that permeates each shrimp and piece of pork.

This dish stimulates the taste buds with its sour, spicy, salty, and sweet flavors, plus its crunchy texture, ensuring everyone will love it after days of eating a lot of protein.

3. Boiled vegetables with fermented soybean paste dip.

Boiled vegetables with fermented soybean paste dip is a light yet nutritious dish. It's especially a delicious option for vegetarians.

Chao is a type of dipping sauce made from fermented tofu, boasting a rich and delicious flavor. Especially on full moon days, it's a popular dipping sauce and condiment, becoming a favorite among vegetarians. Among its various uses, chao dipping sauce for boiled vegetables is a simple yet incredibly appealing dish. Making chao dipping sauce for boiled vegetables is easy, taking only 10-15 minutes to prepare and cook.

Many types of boiled vegetables can be dipped in fermented soybean paste, such as broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, water spinach, sweet potato leaves, etc.

Eating boiled green vegetables after Tet (Lunar New Year) helps cleanse the body and restore appetite. However, it is necessary to choose clean vegetables and fruits from a reliable source and prepare them thoroughly before cooking.

Boiled vegetables with fermented soybean paste dip help to relieve the feeling of satiety after Tet.

4. Sour fish soup

Sour soups are also an excellent choice to relieve the feeling of satiety after days of eating too much meat and fish. Not only can they be combined with many types of vegetables, but compared to red meat, the protein in meat and fish is also easily absorbed, which is good for health, especially the digestive and cardiovascular systems.

The tangy, refreshing taste of these soups will help our bodies overcome feelings of satiety and improve our appetite. Depending on the region, each family may prepare various sour soups such as clam soup with starfruit, mussel soup with sour broth, pickled mustard greens soup, sour fish soup, etc.

Among them, sour fish soup seems to be the easiest to cook and the most popular. Depending on their preferences, families can cook sour fish soup with snakehead fish, red snapper, salmon, basa fish, etc., to enjoy.

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