Can Chinese chives be eaten raw?

Chinese chive flower, also known as leek flower, is a white flower cluster on leek white in autumn, which is widely eaten in urban and rural areas in the north and south of China. The history of Chinese people eating leeks began in the Spring and Autumn period. The Book of songs in July recorded: "on the fourth day, its fleas offer lamb sacrifices to leek," so can leek flowers be eaten raw?

Can Chinese chives be eaten raw

Leek flowers can be eaten raw and taste delicious, but fried leeks can maximize the nutrition of leeks through high temperature. And can effectively kill bacteria and increase diet safety. At the same time, there are some people whose physical fitness is not suitable for eating leek flowers raw.

Leek flower is rich in water, protein, fat, sugar, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, provitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin c and food fiber. Among them, contains a large number of vitamin A can maintain the normal efficacy of rhodopsin, suitable for night blindness, dry eye people to eat, but also suitable for people with rough skin.

Second, the common edible methods of leek flowers.

1. Chive paste: pick fresh leek flowers, mainly flowers, stems do not want, do not blossom. Wash and dry the leek flowers, peel the apples, cut into small pieces and put them into the chive flowers. Choose a handy tool to grind the leek flowers and apples, put in the right amount of salt and liquor, garlic and ginger pieces, mix well and cover with the lid. Put it in the refrigerator and marinate.

two。 Scrambled eggs with leek flowers: wash the leek flowers and cut them into sections and beat the eggs. Heat the frying pan and pour the olive oil into the pan. Pour the beaten eggs into the pan and scatter them with chopsticks. All the eggs are scattered, pour into the leek flowers, stir-fry and add the right amount of salt to the pan.

So far as we talk about leek flowers, this plant has a very long history of eating in our country, and many poems have related records. Huang Tingjian's poems have the sentence "leek according to spring dishes, Zizania latifolia and beautiful autumn vegetables", which can be eaten at ease as long as they are washed.