Haimen White Lentils [Jiangsu Haimen Specialty]

What is Haimen white bean? Authentic Jiangsu Haimen Specialty: Haimen White Lentils

Summary:Do you want to know what Haimen White Lentils are? This article is a detailed introduction toJiangsu Haimen specialty - Haimen white beans. It was compiled by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Haimen white beans. The full text takes about 4 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Haimen white beans and their nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Haimen white beans? How did the history of Haimen white beans come about? Tasting and eating methods of Haimen white beans, etc

Basic introduction of Haimen white beans

White beans, also known as adzuki beans, white adzuki beans, and southern beans; Latin name Dolicho, lablabL. Mature seeds of annual entwined herbaceous plant Lentil, annual entwined herb. Lentils are native to tropical regions such as India and Indonesia, and were introduced to China around the Han and Jin dynasties. Harvest mature fruits in autumn and winter, dry them in the sun, remove the seeds, and then dry them again

What are the nutritional values of Haimen white beans

1. Lentils are rich in nutrients, including protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, dietary fiber, vitamins A and B, cyanogenic glycosides, tyrosinase, etc. Lentil shells are particularly rich in vitamin B

2. Lentils contain inhibitory components against viruses, which are present in both water-soluble high molecular weight and low molecular weight fractions. These components can effectively inhibit the growth of viruses

3. The amylase inhibitor contained in mung beans has the effect of lowering blood sugar in the body

4. Lentils contain various trace elements that stimulate bone marrow hematopoietic tissue, reduce granulocyte destruction, improve hematopoietic function, and are effective in treating leukopenia

What are the product characteristics of Haimen white beans

The seeds are flattened oval or flattened oval shaped, with a light amaranth white or light yellow surface, smooth, slightly glossy, and a raised white crescent shaped seed mound on one side edge. Mild odor, light taste, with a bean like odor when chewed

The Qing poet Huang Shugu wrote in his poem "Ode to Bean Soup": "Without agricultural education, I can learn from a nursery in a foreign land. The short walls are enough to plant beans, but withered trees cherish the vines. With heavy rain, the flowers bloom, and the hanging green pods increase. The cooking taste is beautiful, as if I were a monk at home. The rain carries my children, and the plum blossom has already sprouted. The branches and branches are covered, and the leaves and leaves are dark. The scorching sun and wind are reduced, and the autumn morning dew is cool. Even in the morning, I am eager to do good deeds and pick baskets for harvest." As the poet said, the life of bean soup is elegant and free spirited, it is a fresh and unadorned freshness

Tasting and Eating Methods of Haimen White Lentils

1 White lentils can be cooked and mashed to make stuffing, and mixed with cooked Rice noodles to make various cakes and snacks

2. White beans are cooked into soup with red dates, longan meat, lotus hearts, etc., and are also a traditional nourishing delicacy in folk culture

3. White beans contain lectins, which have certain toxicity. Heating treatment can make them lose their toxicity, so be sure to cook and steam them thoroughly when eating

4. White lentils should be cooked with japonica rice for Congee, which is more powerful for strengthening the spleen. It is effective for deficiency of spleen and stomach, less food, loose stool, and diarrhea or thirst in summer. It is also a good Congee for middle-aged and elderly people