What kind of dish is water shield? There are five major differences between Chinese cuisine and pickled vegetables!

Water shield, also known as anemone and horseshoe, is a common aquatic persistent root herb in the pool. It is deeply loved by people because its tender leaves are edible and have high nutritional value. What's the difference between Chinese cabbage and Chinese vegetables?

What kind of dish is water shield?

1. Water shield is a perennial aquatic root herb of Ranuncula, Nymphaeaceae, water shield and water shield. It mainly grows in the soil around 10~15cm. Like water lilies, it has rhizomes, stolons, oval leaves, blue-green glabrous on both sides, curls up when it just grows, and spreads out like lotus leaves when it grows up. It usually blossoms in June and bears fruit from October to November, and the apex of the flower is round and obtuse, the calyx and petals are strip-shaped, and the fruit is oval-shaped, with 1 or 2 egg-shaped seeds and 3 or more layers of mature carpels on the surface.

2. Water shield is a kind of aquatic plant, which was listed as a national first-class key protected wild plant in 1999. at present, it is planted in ponds and lakes in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in China. and most of them are distributed in Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan and other places. Of course, it is also distributed in some foreign areas, such as Australia, Canada, Japan, India, North America and other western Africa and eastern Oceania.

3. Water shield is a kind of aquatic vegetable with high nutritional value, which is rich in protein, vitamins, amino acids and a variety of trace elements. It has the effect of clearing heat, detoxification, detumescence and diuresis, and can effectively treat stomachache, vomiting, hypertension and other diseases. At present, we mainly eat tender leaves, and can be made into water shield soup, cold water shield, etc., although it has no taste, but the taste after cooking is very good, not only smooth and tender, but also round, it is a precious vegetable at present.

Second, what is the difference between water shield and water shield?

First, the families and genera are different: water shield is a perennial aquatic root herb of Ranunculaceae, Nymphaeaceae, water shield and water shield; Gentianaceae, Gentianaceae and Gentianaceae are shallow-water perennial aquatic plants.

Difference two, the shape is different: water shield leaves are oval, long 5~6cm, wide 5~10cm, long petiole longer, about 25~40cm; Scutellaria lanceolata leaves are round or oval in diameter, about 1.5cm, long petiole short, about 5~10cm.

Third, the distribution range is different: water shield is mostly distributed in the south, and is planted in ponds and lakes in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan and other seven provinces.

Fourth, the way to eat is different: water shield can be used to cook porridge, stir-fry, etc.; shredded vegetables can also be eaten, but most of them are used to cut up and feed pigs or poultry, especially pigs, ducks, geese and fish.

Fifth, the time of flowering and fruiting is different: water shield generally blossoms in June and bears fruit from October to November, while Brassica campestris generally blossoms and bears fruit from May to October, and a large number of fruits mature from September to October.

The above is a detailed introduction of what water shield is and the difference between water shield and water shield. I hope it will be helpful to you.