Tongbai Mountain Wild Vegetable [Henan Tongbai Specialty]

Many wild vegetables have medicinal value. As the saying goes, "folk remedies treat serious illnesses." If wild vegetables are eaten properly and targeted, they can mostly be regarded as folk remedies. For example, shepherd's purse can clear the liver and improve vision, and can treat diseases such as hepatitis and hypertension; Dandelion can clear heat and detoxify, and is a delicacy for diabetics; Bitter vegetables can treat diseases such as jaundice; Wild amaranth can treat diseases such as dysentery, enteritis, bladder stones, etc; Bracken can nourish qi and yin, and can be used for diseases such as high fever, dizziness, muscle and bone pain, and difficulty urinating. Nowadays, wild vegetables have not only appeared on the tables of high-end restaurants, but also become a daily health food that is highly favored by people

It is recorded that during the famine years when food was difficult to eat, someone invented an eight bowl wild vegetable dish using the folk method of eight large bowls: oil chicken mushroom, vinegar soaked water spinach, vegetable stir fried banana flowers, clear soup mint, water dipped sweet buckwheat, deep fried toon, broad bean stir fried fern, and black fungus stewed pig blood. In that era, it took a lot of effort to gather such a large bowl of vegetarian food. Nowadays, eating wild vegetables has become a fashionable enjoyment. These plants from the mountains have not only entered the dining tables of ordinary people, but also become a delicacy in the hands of many famous chefs, truly a treasure of wild mountains. As early as 2002, Qingdao TV had produced a program featuring two chefs competing against wild vegetables. And Baiyou Houttuynia cordata is a traditional famous dish in Guizhou

Method of making Tongbai Mountain wild vegetables

Mountain wild vegetables are natural foods. When cooking, only ordinary seasonings such as salt, seasoning, and soy sauce need to be added. Do not add chicken essence or food additives, just use the most common cooking methods of ordinary people

Willow artemisia sprouts can be used to make soup. The method is to stir fry the potato strips, add water, and wait for the potatoes to ripen before adding the willow artemisia sprouts. If you can't eat too bitter wild vegetables, you can first heat the vegetables with boiling water to reduce the bitterness

Wild vegetable selection: Choose products with the national "Green Food" logo printed on the packaging, which is more reliable. If purchasing in the market, be sure to inquire about the place of growth; Pay attention to your taste, appearance, and flavor, and avoid consuming poisonous or contaminated wild vegetables by mistake; At the very least, when eating wild vegetables, it is important to know that they are toxic and non-toxic. It is best not to eat vegetables that you do not know

Tasting and Eating Methods of Tongbai Mountain Wild Vegetables

There are many ways to eat wild vegetables, most of which can be washed and blanched in hot water, mixed, stir fried or steamed, and eaten like vegetables. Wild vegetables can also be used to cook noodles. A bowl of Chinese toon Zhajiangmian is vegetarian, but it is also delicious; Or it can be finely cut, mixed with Wonton and dumplings for filling, and then bitten into the mouth. The strong fragrance comes to the nose, and the unspeakable wonderful taste; When it is dry and heated, a pot of wild vegetable Congee is simmered on a low heat. Thick vegetable juice is wrapped in thick rice paste, which is light and has a long taste. It can also increase the intake of vitamins and cellulose, nourish yin and kidney, and regulate the intestines and stomach