Speaking of okra, may be a lot of people in the north have not heard of it, and even some of the people in the south have not heard of it, because okra is more common in the southwest, and the nutritional value of okra is very high, used to make food is also very tasty, then for okra next small talk with you.

One, okra

Okra is actually also known as coffee anemone, is the mallow annual herbs. Stem cylindrical, sparsely scattered spines. Leaves palmate, lobes broad to narrow, stipules linear, sparsely hirsute. Flowers are solitary in leaf axils, pedicels sparsely hispid, bracteoles campanulate. Okra is temperate, originating in India, and later widely cultivated in. Tropical and subtropical, China's Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan and other corresponding cultivation, and the area is also relatively broad, okra is also known as the king of vegetables is extremely high, especially the practical value is also relatively high.

Two, okra nutritional value

Okra's nutritional value is still very much, it is the main economic value is rich in protein is more, there are vitamins and mineral salts, of which potassium, calcium, iron, zinc, manganese and other elements are also rich in nutritive value of okra, which has a large number of years of Hua Hua juice with a special flavor, and there will be pectin in the juice, bovine lactic acid used to eat is very nutritious and nourishing. Very nutritious and nourishing, and in addition to the higher nutritional value of okra there is ornamental value, because okra fruit and flowers for a long period of time, flowers and showy, although most of the green state, but the appearance is still relatively beautiful, in the drug you have the corresponding role, it has the effect of cough, for women to say that there is a regulation of menstruation, there is also a heat detoxification effect.

Three, okra practice

The practice of okra is very simple ah, a lot of places are okra cold to do, but the premise of cold, okra first to cook in a hot pot after the fish out, fish out after you can add some of their favorite spices, such as soy sauce soy sauce garlic cut into puree, put some chopped onion, millet chili pepper, peppercorns, salt, MSG, etc. put these spices later! Cold, the flavor is very fresh, and the taste is very refreshing this is a practice, okra can also be made into a soup fried or stir-fried with other dishes, is also possible.