The edible method of hemp, what is the function of mai soup, and what is the nutrition and effect of hemp?

Not from the middle, may be a little strange to this plant, the Spring Equinox just passed, the mountain newly planted jute (jute), a lot of green. After rubbing away the bitter juice from the sesame leaves in the water, add the larvae and boil them to make a cool mackerel soup to relieve summer heatstroke, which is the wisdom of the ancestors to deal with heat stroke in summer.

Mackerel, also known as hemp, scientific name (Corchorus capsularis L.), is an annual herb of the genus Jute in the field family, native to India and other places. It is a common native plant in Taichung in summer. "in the middle, the tender leaves of jute are often rubbed to reduce bitterness and add sweet potatoes and fish to boil out cool and cool mackerel soup to relieve heat. It is the wisdom of the ancestors to deal with summer heatstroke. "Dr. Zhang Youming said with a smile. The types of jute are round fruit with round pods, which taste bitter and astringent, and long fruit, which is not bitter, and the leaves do not need to be rubbed, also known as Egyptian kings, Egyptian sweet jute or long capsule jute, both of which can be served.

The edible parts of hemp are the tender shoots and new leaves of plants, which are rich in β-carotene (converted to vitamin A), vitamin B1, B2 and a variety of minerals, as well as high antioxidants. It is a rare healthy vegetable. Among them, a high viscosity liquid composed of water-soluble plant fibers such as pectin and galactan. After rubbing away the bitter juice of hemp leaves in water, add the larvae to boil. For friends who have never tasted it, you can imagine the feeling of little fish chowder of amaranth. But with a little sweet and bitter taste, if you don't like the sweet and bitter taste, you can replace it with Egyptian sweet and bitter hemp.

In order to make linen cloth, hemp rope and other products, the early textile industry encouraged the cultivation of jute in the central part, but later the economic function withdrew, but left the "jute" food culture in the central part of Taichung to eat the sprouts of jute. In recent years, Taichung has begun to call for the resumption of farming. In order to "have land and farmers, there is only hemp grass-roots and local flavor" to arouse Taichung people's love for the land, and use this to promote local education in primary schools.

Ma Yu was cultivated in Taichung and Changhua, and was introduced to Taiwan by the Dutch in about 1600's. Cultivation is easy and very heat-resistant, and summer is its main production season. "it can be sown in March in spring, and it can be harvested about a month after rapid planting, and it can be harvested continuously until August or September in summer," Dr. Chang Youming said. However, after autumn, it is easy to blossom and bear fruit because the sunshine becomes shorter, and the temperature drops, so it is not suitable for planting.

If you have a continuous holiday in April, you might as well take a walk in the Li Mountain area of the Huabo Zhi Farm Hall in Taichung to feel the natural charm of this central wild vegetable.