There are very many varieties of wild vegetables in the countryside, the most common are: shepherd's purse, amaranth, brahmi, amaranth, bitter chicory, gray greens, noodles, pepper leaves, elm, acacia and so on.
A, shepherd's purse
Shepherd's purse flavor, fragrant, rich in protein, carotene, vitamin C, sugar, and a variety of amino acids and mineral elements necessary for the human body. Known as the wild vegetables in the "top quality". There are many ways to eat chestnut, fried food, do soup can be. Many people like to use chestnut to do spring rolls, dumplings, buns, chaos, dumplings filling, very attractive.
Two, amaranth
Our rural areas call it horse-toothed cabbage. The stem is usually reddish brown and the leaves are plump and obovate.
The amaranth is relatively rich in protein, thiamine, riboflavin and ascorbic acid and other nutrients. However, amaranth does not taste very good and has some sour flavor. It can be eaten in many ways, however, you must blanch it before eating it. I have eaten amaranth cold and the flavor is not appreciated, however, some people like it.
Three, Brahmi
Scientific name: dandelion. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification, reducing swelling and diuretic.
Our local way of eating is to put the washed Brahmaputra into the millet porridge when it is almost cooked, and the effect of heat dissipation is very good.
Four, amaranth
Amaranth is also known as large leafy vegetables. It is relatively rich in iron, calcium and other elements, for maintaining normal cardiac activity, promote blood clotting has a very good role, very suitable for anemia patients to eat.
It is said that amaranth also has the role of weight loss, is the love of beauty ladies very like to eat a kind of wild vegetables. It can be fried, cold, do soup, can also be used to do a variety of fillings. Eating method is very much.
Five, bitter cabbage
Also known as bitter chicory, rich in protein and potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, iron and other vitamins, its young leaves are edible, but slightly bitter.
Bitter greens can be blanched and fried with meat, scrambled eggs, and made into soup. It is a wild vegetable often eaten by the poor in the past. However, now it is only the rich who can eat it regularly.
Six, ash greens
Ash greens are flavorful, tender and very good taste. It has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification. Eating ashwagandha can also prevent anemia, promote children's growth and development, calcium deficiency in the elderly also has a certain health effect.
The ash greens also need to be blanched before eating. The way we eat it here is: blanched and chopped cold, flavorful.
Seven, noodle dish
Noodle dish, also known as oil bottle dish, red not Ying dish, Hu Bing dish, bottle flower, is the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in the region of the common people love to eat a kind of wild vegetables. Noodle dishes have a somewhat astringent flavor and also need boiling water to eat. However, Lao Hu has cooked the noodle dish at the same time as the noodles, and it is very delicious.
However, most people eat it: blanched and then cold or fried or mixed with noodles steamed, better flavor.
eight, pepper leaves
Pepper leaves can be eaten is this year I just heard. Our eating method here is to pick fresh pepper leaves, with boiling water first scalded, and then fished out, drenched in dry water and placed in the sun to half-dry, and then rubbed with salt, put on two days to eat. Old Hu has not eaten, according to those who have eaten, the flavor is delicious.
Nine, elm money
Elm money has a sweet flavor, you can eat raw. We used to eat elm money raw when we were kids. However, the best way to eat: the elm money mixed with flour, and then put on a cage drawer steamed, and then mixed with a variety of seasonings, garlic sauce and then eat, the flavor is fresh.
Ten, acacia flowers
Acacia flowers many people have eaten. There are many ways to eat, such as blanching and then fried. In fact, the best way is: blanched acacia flowers chopped, and then mixed into the scrambled eggs as a filling, dumplings or buns to eat, taste good.
In summary, the rural wild vegetables are very much, most of them are nutritious and flavorful. But the way of eating them varies from place to place. You can according to their own preferences to the countryside to dig a variety of wild vegetables, heart feel the gift of nature it!