The leaves of this weed are as large as the palms of the hand. Cantonese love to eat dumplings.

As the saying goes, "Grain in Beard is near, farming is busy", and today is the third solar term in summer, Grain in Beard, and many peasant friends are also very busy, the harvest of harvest, the sowing of seeds. After Grain in Beard, another traditional festival in China, Dragon Boat Festival is also coming. Speaking of Dragon Boat Festival, zongzi is essential. In recent years, there have been various flavors of zongzi on the Internet. However, when it comes to the most peculiar zongzi, the author thinks that it is a kind of zongzi called "clam leaf pork dumplings" in the south.

In the rural areas of southern China, there is such a peculiar weed whose leaves are broad and thick, its shape is like the palm of the hand, its inflorescence and fruit are similar to corn, especially after maturity, it is simply a reduced version of corn, this kind of weed is "fake Trichosanthes". Also known as Trichosanthes, Trichosanthes, Trichosanthes and so on.

This kind of weed has never been seen by many friends, because it is only distributed in the rural areas of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan and Guizhou in the south of China, and it still grows under the woods and in some wet places. Generally, only peasant friends know it.

However, despite the strange length of this fake dress, its value is not small, and it is deeply loved by local farmers, so what is the value of it?

One is that the whole plant, root, leaf or fruit can be used in medicine, which has the effects of warming and dispelling cold, dispelling wind and dampness, reducing swelling and relieving pain. can be used to treat gastrointestinal cold pain hiccup, epigastric pain, diarrhea, wind-cold cough, edema, malaria, toothache, rheumatism bone pain, fall injury and other symptoms.

Among them, its root can treat rheumatic bone pain, fall injury, wind-cold cough, pregnancy and postpartum edema, while its corn-shaped fruit can treat toothache, stomachache, abdominal distension, loss of appetite and so on. Chewing 2 fruits can have the effect of treating toothache.

However, compared with the medicinal value of fake oysters, in fact, the edible value of fake oysters is the favorite of local farmers.

Especially when the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, farmers in the rural areas of Guangdong and Guangxi will go to the wild to pick the leaves of fake oysters. Picking their leaves is not for medical treatment, but for wrapping zongzi, which can be called the best of zongzi, especially in Guangdong.

Dumplings wrapped with fake Trichosanthes leaves are also known as "clam leaf pork dumplings". Dumplings wrapped with fake leaves can not only eliminate the fat and greasy pork, but also neutralize the dampness and heat of glutinous rice and remove heat toxic. and for women to reduce color spots, regulation of endocrine, postpartum blood gas and other therapeutic effects.

In order to make "Trichosanthes Leaf Pork dumplings", the author specially asked a friend in Guangdong to send some fake Trichosanthes leaves, take the right amount of pork and fake leaves, mix the pork, wrap it in the fake leaves with glutinous rice, and then steam it. The author tasted it. Although this kind of "special" dumplings does not sell well for the first time, it tastes very good, with a special aroma of fake leaves. So friends, don't miss this special zongzi, you must try it if you have a chance!

The author's note: a farmer friend in Guangdong told me that fake leaves can not only make zongzi, but also make soup, fried snails and beef patties, all of which are very delicious.

Dear friends, do you know anything about this kind of weed? Have you ever eaten dumplings wrapped in fake leaves? Welcome to leave a message and exchange!