A fluffy dark brown root spice, often used in soups and stews, is called vanilla in Chengdu and fermented grains in Chongqing. Actually, it should be called fermented grains, also called fermented grains. Sweet candies have a pungent smell, similar to the strong turpentine smell. They have the functions of regulating qi, relieving pain, relieving depression and strengthening the spleen. They are blindly used as traditional Chinese medicine to treat chest and abdomen pain, stomach pain, vomiting, loss of appetite and indigestion. When this spice is added to spicy hot pot soup or brine, it has a strong fragrance. However, we should pay attention to the amount, and the dosage should not exceed 5 grams at a time, otherwise the aroma will be "greasy".

2? light purple

Also known as lilac, lilac, is the bud of lilac. Dried products are often used in cooking, with rich fragrance, tingling tongue, pungent and warm nature, and have the functions of warming stomach, stopping hiccups, expelling wind and relieving pain. The dosage in cooking should be within1~ 2g, and never use too much.

3? Eight angles

It should be called star anise, also called anise in August, star anise and pearl, which are familiar spices. It is characterized by fragrant smell and slightly sweet taste. Its pungent and warm nature has the functions of warming the middle warmer to stimulate appetite, dispel cold and treat hernia. Whether it is hot pot, braise in soy sauce or brine, it can be used for cooking. Because its fragrance is that some people like it and others are annoyed, it is more flexible to use, and 5 ~ 10 g is appropriate.

4? dill

Also known as fennel, shredded vegetables, Huaixiang and wild fennel. It is cultivated in most parts of the country and is familiar to people. Its fresh stems and leaves are often used for cooking, making fennel beans, fennel stuffing jiaozi and so on. Its ripe fruit, like millet or cumin, has a special aroma. As a spice, it is widely used in braised pork, brine and spicy hot pot. In hot pot, the dosage can be appropriately increased, such as 10 ~ 20g or more. In medicine, pungent and warm, it has the functions of promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, invigorating stomach and dispelling cold.

5? Amomum tsao-ko

Tsaoko is a kind of ginger plant, and its fruit tastes strange and unpleasant. Its medicinal properties are warm and pungent, and it has the functions of eliminating dampness, strengthening spleen and resolving phlegm, warming middle warmer and dispelling cold, and resisting malaria. In cooking, it can be broken or used whole. As a spice, it tastes particularly good when burned or pickled with beef. Spicy hot pot and brine should not use Amomum tsao-ko, and it is more appropriate to put 3 ~ 5 pieces.

6? Amomum fruit

Also known as Amomum villosum and Amomum villosum, it is the mature fruit of Amomum villosum. Astringent taste, fragrant smell, mild medicinal properties and pungent taste. Has the effects of promoting qi circulation, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion. The medicine can be used for abdominal distension and pain, anorexia, nausea and vomiting, enteritis, dysentery and fetal movement. It should not be used too much in hot pot and braised dishes, and should be below 3 grams.

7? Sannai

Some places are also called Jiangsha and shanla, and this is the rhizome. Both grocery stores and Chinese medicine shops sell dried tablets, which are very fragrant. The medicine has mild nature and pungent taste, and can warm the middle warmer, remove dampness, promote qi circulation and relieve pain. It is mainly used for treating acute gastroenteritis, dyspepsia, abdominal pain and diarrhea, stomach cold pain, toothache, rheumatoid arthritis, traumatic injury, etc. Cooking is mostly used for burning, marinating and spicy hot pot, and the dosage is mostly between 5 ~ 10g. Guangdong people use galangal to make salt? Chicken. In recent years, Sichuan Jianghu dishes are mainly "three-milk dishes", that is to say, the main ingredients are cooked with a large number of three-milk, dried red peppers and dried peppers. This dish is highly praised for its unique flavor, but it has not been reported so far.

8? Cao Ling

It is a kind of perfume widely used in recent years. Because everything sold in the market is dry, it is difficult to identify. After consulting in many ways, the author took the dried product to Associate Professor Xu Jiangpu of our school for verification: it should be called Lingxiang, also known as Linglingxiang, belonging to the genus Lysimachia of Primulaceae. It is a perennial herb with strong fragrance and sweetness. Used for spicy hot pot, the general dosage is not more than 5g. There is another kind of Cao Ling on the market, named Basil, which can replace the above, but it belongs to Labiatae, also called Linglingxiang, also known as nine-story pagoda, vanilla, vanilla, duck head, sparrow head grass and so on. , sexual taste Xin Wen. Medically speaking, Xin Wen has the effect of treating wind-cold, cold and headache.

9? mow

Like Cao Ling, it is also a common spice in spicy hot pot in recent years. A few days ago, I asked Professor Xiong Sizhi to help me find the relevant information, and soon got the result: weeding, also known as fragrant hoe, fragrant hoe, fragrant sheep and Senecio scandens, also belongs to Primulaceae, and is sweet in nature. Can be used for treating common cold, cough, rheumatism and irregular menstruation. Don't use too much in spicy hot pot, just 3 ~ 5 grams, or in salt water.

Some people say that "Cao Ling enhances fragrance, weeds and preserves" in spicy hot pot and brine. In fact, many spicy spices have different degrees of antibacterial and antiseptic effects.

10? cardamum

Also known as round cardamom, it is written as "hundred mouths" and "mouth people" in markets or pharmacies. The taste is astringent, because its medicinal properties are pungent and warm, so it has the functions of promoting qi and regulating qi, warming stomach and promoting digestion, eliminating dampness and stopping vomiting, and relieving alcoholism. Add 3 ~ 5g to the spicy hot pot. Because the fragrance is good, the dosage is small.

1 1? Nutmeg

Alias Yuguo. It has been widely used in hot pot in recent years, but its taste is also unpleasant. Its medicinal properties are pungent and warm, and it has the functions of warming spleen and stomach, astringing intestines and lowering qi. You can't use more than one, just two or three.

12? cinnamon

Also known as cinnamon. Sweet and hot in nature, it has the effects of nourishing yang, warming spleen and stomach, dispelling cold and dredging blood vessels. Indications: kidney-yang deficiency, chills and pains, chronic diarrhea, etc. It is oily and has a strong fragrance. The taste is spicy and the aftertaste is slightly sweet. Widely used in spicy hot pot and braised dishes, the appropriate dosage is 5 ~ 10g.