What are the allusions and reasons why cauliflower is cold? Is fresh cauliflower poisonous? How to deal with it?

Day lily, also known as golden needles, lemon day lilies, forgettable grass, belongs to the lily order, Liliaceae perennial herbs, the root is nearly fleshy, the middle and lower parts often have fusiform expansion. In our life, we often hear people mention that cauliflower is cold, but we don't know why. Do you know the allusions and reasons why cauliflower is cold? Is eating fresh cauliflower poisonous? How to deal with fresh cauliflower?

First, the meaning that cauliflower is cold

"cauliflower is cold" is a quip criticism of people who are late or things that are late. According to legend, in Qidong County, Hunan Province, which is rich in cauliflower, the last dish served at the banquet is cauliflower. If you come only when the last dish is cold, people will of course blame you, but in order not to hurt your face, they say, "wait until cauliflower is cold." later, he used "cauliflower is cold" to mean that it has been too long and waited too long.

Second, the allusion that cauliflower is cold.

In ancient poems, "Huanghua" refers specifically to chrysanthemums. Su Shi wrote in "Nanxiangzi Zhongjiuhan Huilou Xu Junyou" that "everything ends in a dream, rest, and worry about yellow flowers and butterflies tomorrow."Yellow flowers" refers to chrysanthemums, "tomorrow" refers to Double-ninth Day's second day, and "tomorrow also worries about yellow flowers and butterflies" means that if you miss the best time to appreciate chrysanthemums in Chongyang and come back after the festival, the flowers have withered and the bees and butterflies have no hobby, as a metaphor for things that have expired. The most concise and popular expression is "too late", which is exactly the same as "cauliflower is cold".

Third, the reason why cauliflower is cold.

"Cucumber vegetables are all cold" evolved from "worry about butterflies tomorrow." it was just because Bachelor Su's poem was so elegant that it was difficult for ordinary people to swallow dates, so they were misinformed by rumors. First, they turned "yellow flowers" into "cauliflower" and later into "cucumber vegetables". The reason for causing such a misunderstanding is that the word "butterfly" also has a certain degree of joint and several liability. It is not homonym with the dish of serving dishes. So Dongpo Juji's "yellow flower" finally turned into a "cucumber dish" and was put into a "dish". If you are late, it will be "cold"!

Is fresh day lily poisonous?

Fresh cauliflower contains a substance called colchicine, which is non-toxic in itself, but after entering the gastrointestinal tract, it will be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and oxidized into a more toxic "colchicine" in the body, so it is best not to eat more fresh cauliflower.

Is the root of cauliflower poisonous?

Cauliflower root can also be eaten, there are a variety of nutrients, and there is the effect of milk, but it, like fresh cauliflower, contains colchicine, improper consumption will have adverse effects on the body, the most obvious performance is to let people after eating gastrointestinal discomfort and abdominal pain and other adverse symptoms.

Is it still poisonous if the stamens are removed from cauliflower?

Some people say that fresh cauliflower is not poisonous when the stamens are removed, and you can rest assured to use it. In fact, this practice is wrong. Although the content of colchicine in stamens is higher than that in petals, the quality of stamens and petals of cauliflower is very different. 60% of the colchicine in the whole cauliflower is distributed in the petals, so even if the stamens are out, fresh cauliflower is still toxic.

How to deal with fresh cauliflower?

Peel off each yellow flower of cauliflower and remove the stamens inside, because the stamens contain most of the toxin colchicine, then rinse the lily thoroughly and soak it in salt water for half an hour to weaken or disappear the toxin. at this time, you can rest assured to eat, of course, you can also add the steps of James water before stir-frying, so you can also remove toxins. In short, we must pay attention to these steps before eating fresh cauliflower, otherwise it may cause poisoning.