Chicory is an edible perennial lettuce, which belongs to the genus chicory in Compositae. Many people call it chicory, bitter vegetable, discerning vegetable and coffee grass in their daily life. It's a spring and summer dish, which will be on the market from April to July. The common main producing areas are Nanjing and Taizhou, which are widely distributed in the Yangtze River basin.

What is chicory like?

Chicory will have blue-purple flowers at flowering stage. The leaves are round, green, spindle-shaped and pointed. There is no serrated structure at the edge of the leaves, and the plant height can grow to more than 50 cm.

Chicory practice

1. When frying chicory, you don't need too many ingredients. You can cut the right amount of leeks and fry them. If you can eat spicy food, you can add some dried peppers when frying oil. Just stir-fry for a few minutes and add the right amount of salt. 2, cold chicory cold is the most important way to eat. You can pour the washed and cut vegetables into soy sauce, vinegar monosodium glutamate and so on. Used for stirring and seasoning to eliminate its own earthy smell.

Efficacy and function of chicory

Chicory has many pharmacological effects and is very beneficial to the body. It has a good effect on dyspepsia, chest tightness, shortness of breath and abdominal distension. In summer, it can also clear away heat and detoxify and relieve summer heat.