Lettuce, Asteraceae, lettuce genus, a biennial herb. Lettuce can be divided into two categories: leaf and stem. Lettuce has a lot of names, in the herb book called "Qianjin vegetable", "lettuce" and "Chicory". Leaf lettuce is also known as spring vegetables, lettuce, stem lettuce is also known as lettuce, bamboo shoots. China's cultivated area of lettuce than lettuce more. The flesh of lettuce is tender, and the stems can be eaten raw, cold, fried, dried or pickled. Lettuce is mainly eaten leaves or leafballs, in recent years in the major cities, especially in the southern coastal provinces of the development of large cities, to become the current increase in fancy varieties of the main vegetables. Lettuce stems and leaves contain lettuce pigment, bitter flavor, high temperature drought bitter taste, can enhance gastric juice, stimulate digestion, enhance appetite, and has analgesic and hypnotic effect. Nutritional composition Each 100 grams contains 96.4 grams of water, protein O.6 grams, 0.1 grams of fat, 1.9 grams of carbohydrates, 0.4 grams of crude fiber, calcium 7 mg, phosphorus 31 mg, iron 2 mg, carotene 0.02 mg, thiamine 0.03 mg, riboflavin 0.02 mg, niacin 0.5 mg, ascorbic acid mg. Therapeutic effect 1. Open and clear, eliminate accumulation of gas: lettuce taste fresh and slightly bitter, can stimulate the secretion of digestive enzymes, enhance appetite. Its milky pulp can enhance the secretion of gastric juice, digestive glands and bile secretion, thus promoting the function of the digestive organs, with weakened digestive function, reduced acidity in the digestive tract and constipation, especially in patients with agents. 2. diuretic breast: lettuce potassium is 27 times the amount of sodium, is conducive to the body's water electrolyte balance, promote urination and milk secretion. For hypertension, edema, heart disease has a certain therapeutic effect. 3. Strong body, anti-cancer: lettuce contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, has the role of regulating the function of the nervous system, which contains organic compounds rich in human body can be absorbed iron, very conducive to iron-deficiency anemia patients. The hot water extract of lettuce on JTC-26 cancer cells have 90% inhibition rate, so it can also come to cancer prevention and anti-cancer. Peristalsis, fluent digestive tract, help stool excretion, can be used to treat a variety of constipation. (1) sweet and sour lettuce practice Sort of cuisine Famous French dishes Features Beautiful color, sweet and sour, crisp and tender, fragrant and refreshing. Ingredients 500g of lettuce, 2 fresh tomatoes, 25g of garlic, 75g of lemon juice (or fresh orange juice), 30g of sugar, 50ml of cold water. A little salt. Production process 1, lettuce leaves, peeled, rooted, diced and blanch with boiling water; fresh tomatoes peeled, cut into pieces; green garlic minced. 2, will be lemon juice, sugar, cold water, fine salt into a large bowl and stir well, adjust the taste, and then lettuce cut body diced, tomato pieces, green garlic and mix well, into the refrigerator storage, eat as you take. (2) pineapple lettuce raw materials lettuce 500 grams, pineapple (canned) 200 grams, 100 grams of sugar, white vinegar 5 grams. Salt, monosodium glutamate (MSG) and water. Production process 1, lettuce skin, leaves, roots, wash, cut into comb back block, scalded with boiling water, control dry, and then put fine salt for a moment, into the cool water rinsing once, drain the water, into the plate. 2, pineapple cut into small diced Sheng bowl, into the sugar water (sugar beforehand with a little cool water), white vinegar, monosodium glutamate mix well, set in the refrigerator after cooling, poured on the lettuce block, that is, into. (3) lettuce fried pork 200 grams of pork, lettuce a peeled, ginger, garlic, a small amount of chili 3, 4. Pepper cut into pieces, ginger, garlic slices. Lettuce cut diamond-shaped slices, and then so turn over and cut again. Next cut the meat. Separate the fat and lean parts of the meat and slice the lean meat. Thinly slice the fat meat as well. All the ingredients are complete, start frying. First, put the pan into the bottom of the oil heating, turn off the heat and pour into the fat meat to refine the oil. When the fat meat becomes translucent, turn on the heat and pour in the ginger, garlic slices burst incense, and then pour the lean meat into the stir-fry. When the lean meat color can be poured into the lettuce slices and chili, stir fry for about a minute, add a tsp of refined salt, pocket, and then sprinkle a small amount of cooking wine, soy sauce (soy sauce), in the stir fry for three minutes, before leaving the pan, add chicken essence or monosodium glutamate, and then drizzle a little sesame oil. Like to eat spicy can also be added to the fried dry chili powder (4) stir-fried shredded lettuce Features: light and refreshing. Ingredients: lettuce 1 large onion 1 small garlic 2 oil 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp broth 1 tsp chicken broth 1 tsp Method: 1. lettuce peeled and shredded, onion cut into scallions 2. pot of oil is hot and the next scallions burst incense, then pour into the lettuce, stir fry for a few moments after the release of salt, and then stir fry after the soup, into the garlic. 3. Finally put chicken essence stir fry a few times out of the pot. (5) stir-fried lettuce Ingredients: 250 grams of lettuce, 2 eggs, 250 grams of fungus, peanut oil, salt, monosodium glutamate. Practice: (1) will lettuce peeled, remove the leaves washed and cut into inches, the egg into the bowl into the egg juice, the fungus washed and cut into thin filaments. (2) frying pan on the fire into the peanut oil heat, pour into the egg liquid fried into loose egg, into the fungus, lettuce silk, refined salt fried. Leave the fire to add a little monosodium glutamate evenly can be. Note, do not fry for too long, otherwise it is not crisp (6) cold lettuce silk Lettuce washed and peeled, shredded. Blanch over hot water. Immerse in cold water. Fish out and drain. Add cooked enoki mushrooms. Put a little salt, a little sugar, chopped green onion and chicken essence and mix well. Tasty and refreshing. In addition, you can put red oil and other seasonings according to personal taste.