One of the most precious wild vegetables in the south grows only in living springs, commonly known as water-based poplars.

Everyone has eaten a lot of wild vegetables, some growing in the mountains, some growing on the roadside, some as valuable as matsutake and chicken fir, and some cheap dandelions and purslane for free. Anyway, when most people talk about wild vegetables, they think of plants on land. In fact, there are many delicious wild vegetables in the water, such as lotus root and spring vegetables, which grow in clean water and taste very delicious. What we want to talk about today is another more rare kind of wild vegetable in the water, which is found only in the south. Its name is very funny. It is called "Water-borne Wild Flower".

This kind of wild vegetable is called sea cauliflower, which has been seen by many people who travel to Yunnan. The tour guide said that this dish was called "water-borne poplar flower". At that time, many people laughed. This kind of wild vegetable grows on the water and looks rootless and leafless, with only a beautiful flower floating. Putting aside ambiguity, it is appropriate to call it a watery flower. It only grows in very clean and clear living springs, and has high requirements for the water environment. Once its water quality is polluted, sea cauliflower will wither and die, so this kind of sea cauliflower is not common.

Sea cauliflower grows in the water, with small white flowers, blooming on the surface of the water, is really very beautiful. This sea cauliflower was once found in many rivers in the south, but with the emergence of river pollution and overfishing, the number of sea cauliflower is now very small and has been listed as a national protected plant. Sea cauliflower seen in the wild is prohibited from fishing. Only the sea cauliflower planted in the living spring of the local people can be a feast for people, and it is also very precious.

Living in a living spring, the taste is naturally needless to say. In addition to looking good, the taste of sea cauliflower is really crisp and fragrant, which can make people feel the natural fragrance. Not only that, sea cauliflower also has rich medicinal value, has the effect of relieving cough and protecting liver, so sea cauliflower is also loved by people. Fortunately, it is relatively easy to grow sea cauliflower, which can be propagated not only by seeds but also by roots. When harvested, the stems used for food are cut off, and new stems continue to grow on its roots, and the harvest period for one year is relatively long. It can be harvested from May to November.

Really did not expect that there is such a magical dish, growing in the water, but the requirements for water quality is still so high, the key is to taste delicious, and there are so many medicinal effects, so many benefits, how can people not like to eat?