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The fragrance of wild vegetables in the spring season
Shepherd’s purse, purslane……
These common wild vegetables are delicious and nutritious
become the “early taste” food on many people’s spring dinner table
Although wild vegetables have many benefits
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No, it can even be fatal
trying wild vegetables in spring
what should I pay attention to?
Which wild vegetables should never be touched?
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Which are edible wild vegetables?
Wild vegetables are plants that grow and reproduce in the natural environment for a long time, have strong adaptability, and are natural and pollution-free. my country has a vast territory and is rich in wild vegetable resources. There are more than 1,000 kinds of wild vegetables, and most of them grow in mountains, villages and roads.
The common seasonal wild vegetables on the table include dandelion, maran, shepherd’s purse, water celery, purslane and so on.
★Dandelion★
Commonly known as mother-in-law, it is a perennial herb. The edge of the leaf is sometimes wavy or pinnately lobed, the base is narrowed into a petiole, the petiole and the main vein are often reddish purple, and the flowers are yellow; the dandelion plant contains unique taraxanol, taraxacum, carotene and rich minerals. It is one of the 87 kinds of medicinal and food homologous items promulgated by the Ministry of Health of our country, which can be eaten as daily food after being fried in water.
★Ma Lan★
Commonly known as Malantou, it is a perennial herb, the leaves are oblanceolate or obovate-oblong, the base is tapered into a long stalk with wings, the apex is blunt or pointed, and the edge has a small point above the middle blunt or sharp teeth. Now there is a certain area of artificial cultivation in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu and other places.
Studies have shown that compared with ordinary vegetables, the Se, Zn, The content of Mg and Ca is higher. Young stems and leaves are edible.
★ shepherd’s purse ★
Also known as grass-protecting grass, the plant has Branches, the whole plant is hairy, the basal leaves are rosette-like, spread on the ground, the racemes are terminal, the flowers have small stalks, white.
Shepherd’s purse contains a variety of amino acids, including glutamic acid and monosodium glutamate. The same effect; contains more vitamin A, has a certain therapeutic effect on eye diseases such as cataract and night blindness. The tender leaves of shepherd’s purse can be fried and made into soup, and the taste is fragrant and sweet.
What are some common inedible wild vegetables?
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Please accept the early adopter guide
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Many wild vegetables are soaked and blanched before cooking, why is this? On the one hand, this is because it makes the taste better and does not leave a bitter taste. More importantly, some wild vegetables may contain natural toxins, which must be detoxified by soaking, blanching, etc., and can only be eaten after being cooked (steamed). This also shows that Random picking and eating wild vegetables have certain risks.
In addition to detoxification measures, we also need to pay attention to the following aspects:
1.Do not pick unfamiliar or unfamiliar wild vegetables, and avoid eating poisonous wild vegetables by mistake.
2. Some wild vegetables are herbs, Do not uproot when picking, so that it can continue with roots grow. Please also pay attention to not over-picking wild vegetables to maintain the sustainable growth of wild vegetables and protect the ecological environment.
3. When picking wild vegetables, avoid polluted areas, such as chemical plants, Sewage, roads, landfills and other areas to avoid poisoning caused by eating polluted wild vegetables. Even the wild vegetables in the park may have been treated with pesticides to control greening diseases and insect pests, and the irrigation does not meet the drinking water standard, so it is not recommended to eat them.
4.Just try it, don’t be greedy. The elderly, infants, pregnant women, lactating women, people with allergies, try not to eat or eat wild vegetables.
5.If you feel unwell after eating wild vegetables, you should induce vomiting in time, and bring the remaining wild vegetables and vomit to the nearest doctor.
6. Now shepherd’s purse, alfalfa and other wild vegetables have been artificially planted on a large scale. If you want to try early adopters, It is best to go to regular vegetable markets or supermarkets to buy fresh wild vegetables, buy them now Eat, do not store for a long time, so as not to spoil due to improper storage.
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Part of the source of pictures and texts: Healthy China
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