Fresh asparagus needs to be blanched.

Because asparagus contains oxalic acid, which is easily combined with calcium to form calcium oxalate, it should be boiled in lightly salted water for 5-10 minutes to remove most of the oxalic acid and astringency before eating.

The color of asparagus is fresh and elegant, and the taste is fragrant. There are many ways to eat asparagus, and it can be combined with both meat and vegetables. Because asparagus contains asparagine, with meat cooking is more delicious. The tips of the bamboo shoots are tender and crisp, suitable for stir-frying with meat and other ingredients; the bamboo shoots are thin, soft and smooth, suitable for steaming or boiling with meat and poultry; the bamboo shoots have a sweet taste and thick meat, which is the most delicious with meat stew.

Extended information:

Bamboo shoots are developed from the underground stems of moso bamboo before and after the big cold. It is a very favorite dish for people because it is still young and tender.

Bamboo shoots is a high protein, low starch food. It is rich in protein and a variety of amino acids, vitamins, as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron and other organic trace elements and rich in fiber, can promote intestinal peristalsis, not only helps digestion, but also can prevent constipation and colon cancer. The Compendium of Materia Medica says: "Sweet, slightly cold, non-toxic. It can cure thirst, benefit the diaphragm and lower the gas, resolve heat, eliminate phlegm and refresh the stomach. It contains polysaccharide substances also has a certain anticancer effect.

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