Bitter Vegetables [Specialty of Shizuishan, Ningxia]

What is bitter cabbage? Authentic Ningxia Shizuishan Specialty: Bitter Cabbage

Summary:Do you want to know what bitter cabbage is? This article is a detailed introduction to the local specialty of Shizuishan, Ningxia - bitter vegetables. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on bitter vegetables. The full text takes about 3 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of bitter vegetables

Basic introduction of bitter vegetables

With the spring breeze blowing, bitter vegetables grow long, and the barren land is a granary.

. Bitter dish is one of the earliest edible wild herbs in China. Book of Zhou: On the day of Xiaoman, there is a show of bitter vegetables. The Book of Songs: Picking bitterness, picking bitterness, under the first yang. It is said that Wang Baochuan once ate bitter vegetables in a cold kiln for 18 years in order to survive. In the old society, farmers had to rely on bitter vegetables to satisfy their hunger every spring when there was no harvest. Bitter vegetables, with a bitter taste, although tasted backwards, are better than the small intestine. During the Long March of the Red Army, they used bitter vegetables to satisfy their hunger and overcome various difficulties. There is a folk song in the Jiangxi Soviet Area that goes: bitter vegetables, yellow flowers, both wild vegetables and grain. The Red Army ate them and went to the battlefield, bravely killing enemies and winning battles. Ku Ku Cai is known as the "Red Army cuisine" and "Long March cuisine"

Bitter cabbage is spread throughout the country. In medicine, it is called "Baijiang Grass". People in Ningxia call it "Bitter Bitter Cabbage", people in Shaanxi call it "Bitter Hemp Cabbage", and Li Shizhen calls it "Tianxiang Grass". Mr. Nie Fengqiao, a famous Chinese foodie, discovered yellow flowered bitter cabbage in Ningxia in 1958, called "Sweet Bitter Cabbage". Its leaves are large, the stems are crispy, and it is bitter with a hint of sweetness. Compared to common bitter vegetables with blue flowers, it has many advantages