The unique wild vegetable in the south can be used as a potted plant with the fragrance of orchids at the entrance.

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In South China, there is a local unique semi-wild vegetables, eat flowers do not eat leaves, because it is into the vegetable parts of the flower bud. And northerners love to eat sophora flower, this kind of flower bud can do porridge, soup, fried food, fried to eat, the entrance has the fragrance of orchid flavor, southerners love to eat. At the same time, this kind of flower bud can also be used as medicine, with the effect of clearing away heat and improving eyesight. Now it is the season when it is listed. Have you eaten it?

This wild vegetable is night orchid, also known as night fragrant flower, it is easy to confuse with a woody plant called "night primrose", the difference between the two is that night orchid is a vine twining plant, flower buds short, relatively full; night primrose is a woody plant, flower buds slender, there is a small poison, can not be eaten. Night orchid is one of the important ingredients of traditional Cantonese cuisine. It is used in the "winter melon cup" and cooked with all kinds of dried seafood. When starting the pot, you must sprinkle a handful of night orchid, otherwise it will not be fragrant. This dish is also known as "a unique Cantonese dish".

However, ordinary people's eating method is not so complicated, farmers are taking it "boiling soup", meat soup, egg soup, pork liver soup, etc., delicious and affordable. However, no matter what method was used to cook it, Night Orchid always emphasized a light taste, because its own fragrance was already very rich, and it could be matched with light dishes to set off its orchid fragrance. However, it should be noted that when cooking, we should grasp the heat well. If the time is too short, the taste will be relatively green; if the time is too long, it will be overcooked, and the soft and rotten ones will lose the fragrance.

In May, the weather began to heat up, and night orchids began to sprout buds. It is generally believed that eating seasonal vegetables is better than eating anti-seasonal vegetables, because seasonal vegetables can adapt to the season and are beneficial to human health. The same is true of night orchid, which has the effect of clearing away heat and improving eyesight and removing moisture. Guangdong folk often use it as a therapeutic vegetable for treating conjunctivitis, malnutrition and other diseases. Moreover, eating flowers was a very elegant thing. You could see the menu of night orchids in many big restaurants.

Night orchids can eat in addition to flower buds, it is also very beautiful flowering, aroma overflowing, with a certain ornamental value. Therefore, not only farmers planting friends, but also a lot of city people in their own balcony planting, both as potted plants to enjoy and eat flowers, kill two birds with one stone.

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