1, vanilla can be used as the main ingredient for cooking. Such as arugula, dandelion, tarragon, Artemisia argyi and other vanilla plants, their tender stems and leaves can be directly blanched in boiling water, then taken out of the pot, cooled and eaten with appropriate amount of salt, sugar, sesame oil and monosodium glutamate. Moreover, arugula, apple mint and other herbs can also be made into salads and eaten directly. In addition, gardenia can also be brewed with water for drinking. When the tea taste of gardenia tea becomes weak, gardenia can be taken out of the pot and added with sugar and vinegar as seasoning to make it fragrant and delicious.

2. Vanilla can be used as an ingredient in cooking. Adding herbs to dishes as seasoning can increase the color, fragrance and taste of dishes. In western food, basil, oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary, fennel, dill and other herbs are often used to add flavor to dishes and remove fishy smell. In Japanese cuisine, herbs are often used for seasoning, such as perilla with sashimi. Traditional cauliflower in China, such as rose shrimp and chrysanthemum chafing dish, are all examples of seasoning with herbs. Lemon grass grilled fish, mint leaf egg soup and spicy beef are also commonly used in Yunnan, all of which are examples of vanilla seasoning.

3. Take fragrant plants such as vanilla as snacks. China traditional rose moon cakes, perilla moon cakes and glutinous rice balls are all examples of vanilla as snacks. Osmanthus fragrans can also be used as snacks, such as osmanthus sugar lotus root and osmanthus soup; In addition, lotus leaves can also be used as snacks, such as chicken wrapped in lotus leaves and steamed meat. In addition, there are mugwort leaves and western-style cakes baked with fennel, rosemary and thyme.