Every time I see the thick and big American celery on the plate, I will sigh with emotion. They say that Westerners are all taller in stature. I bet it’s not just people who are like this. Even celery is like this. Look at the thickness of other people's celery, and then look at the celery native to China. The thin waist is indeed incomparable. However, no matter what the "figure" of this celery is, as long as it tastes good in your mouth and has good nutrition after being digested into your stomach, that is enough.

We all know that potatoes and potatoes, tomatoes and tomatoes, although they have different names, are actually the same thing, just like Zhuge Liang and Kong Ming are actually the same person. However, celery is different. There are two types of celery that we often eat, one is called water celery and the other is called celery. The big American celery is actually a type of celery. No matter what kind of celery it is, it has slender and green stems and leaves, and has a fragrant smell, which makes people appetite. However, they are still slightly different. The most important difference is their growth. Depending on the location, celery growing on the edge of swamps is called cress, while celery growing on land is called dry celery.

In fact, the taste of medicinal celery and water cress is still different. The medicinal celery looks older in comparison, while the water cress is more refreshing and refreshing. Of course, that's an exaggeration, but that kind of fragrant thing, after just a few chews in your mouth, you can't help but swallow it. Then, you can put a big chopstick in it again and put it in. In the mouth.

However, to be honest, celery is not my favorite in terms of overall evaluation, but it is not because of the bad taste of celery, but because of my uneven teeth. Of course, eating celery to stuff your teeth is no exception. You must know that celery is a high-fiber food, which can easily get embedded in the gaps between teeth. However, when it comes to the taste of celery, it is naturally too good to say anything. Therefore, even though it is easy to get stuffy in my teeth, I can't help but eat it and chew celery in big mouths.

When it comes to talking about the beauty of celery, it is really impossible to talk about it for three days and three nights. It is not an exaggeration at all. If nothing else, let’s talk about the appearance first. Before it is put into the pot, the celery is green and delicious. How can you not be tempted by the slender stems and leaves? Put it in front of your nose and smell it. The fragrance is fragrant. Even before it is cooked, it already makes people's index fingers move. Clean the celery, cut off the old roots, and pick some leaves. Then, heat the oil pan, pour oil into the pan and stir-fry for a while, then serve it to the table. It will be a delicious dish. ah. However, don’t be busy first, and then look at the appearance. Other vegetables, such as green vegetables, if they are fried for a long time and the fire is high, the leaves will inevitably turn yellow, but celery can basically maintain its green color. "color". Put it to your nose and smell it. Although it is mixed with oily fragrance, you can still feel the fragrance. At this time, put it in your mouth and chew it gently. It is crispy, fat, light and sweet, which is wonderful. Although it is said that if celery is old, it will not be able to chew, and it is easy to get stuck in the teeth, but the fresh stems and leaves are different. When chewed in the mouth, there is no residue at all, which is really indescribable. beauty of. Such a vegetarian dish with full color, flavor and flavor, how can you not be so popular?

The ancients once said that if you eat good bamboo shoots, the delicious taste will make people taste meatless. But let me tell you, this is not only true for bamboo shoots, but also good celery. It whets your appetite.

I must admit frankly that I am a meat-loving person, but when I only eat celery, I prefer stir-fried celery. But don’t think that all vegetables need to be a little meaty to make them delicious. Stir-fried shredded pork with celery is naturally delicious. However, if you stir-fry celery with lilies, white leaves, dried fragrant and other vegetarian vegetables, it will give people a different taste. It will be extremely refreshing, making me, a meat-loving layman, feel a little elegant for no reason. Therefore, such a pure thing is really not suitable for frying with meat, as it will be tacky.

Stir-fried celery is probably the most common cooking method for us. When my mother cooks celery, she always likes to stir-fry it with fresh celery. There is a saying that is called "scallions mixed with tofu——" "One pure and two white." In fact, the same goes for fried celery and lily. Celery is green, while lily is pure white. When these two things are fried together, let alone tasting them, just looking at them is beautiful. Enjoy. As for the taste, it is really fresh and refreshing, tender and crispy in the mouth. The feeling of chewing it in your mouth is like walking in the Jiangnan water town in March and April of the lunar calendar. It is fresh and gentle, giving people a relaxed and happy feeling. People say that when eating, don’t eat from the bowl and look at the pot. However, when eating celery, I feel that you have to eat the celery in your mouth and look at the green color in the bowl. It feels like It seems like I feel the freshness of spring like "the light rain on the street is as moist as crisp, and the color of grass looks far away but not up close". It feels comfortable in my mouth and even more comfortable in my eyes.

When frying cress, you can also add a little shredded red pepper. For those who don’t like strong flavors, you can add the non-spicy bell pepper, stir-fry over high heat, and serve immediately. Watch The greenery everywhere is mixed with a few strands of red. Doesn't it feel like "a little red among the green bushes"? That kind of fresh feeling is enough to entertain the eyes.

Of course, if celery can only be fried, it would be too monotonous. In fact, cress is also very good in cold salad. You can mix it with those firm dried tea shreds. If it is slightly more Add some vinegar, and the taste will be even better. The fragrance of cress and the fragrance of dried tea are mixed together, leaving a fragrance on the teeth and cheeks. Isn't it beautiful?

It is said that there is an interesting story about vinegar. During the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous minister, the famous Wei Zheng. When Taizong Li Shimin came to remonstrate, his attitude was extremely serious and his words were sharp. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was a wise and upright king. He naturally knew that Wei Zheng had good intentions, but how could he be happy if he always looked at him with a stern face? So he asked the courtiers on the left and right how to make Wei Zheng not be stern. Seriously, does he have any hobbies? The courtier who knew the situation replied, saying that Wei Zheng liked jealous celery the most, and every time he ate this dish, he would smile with joy.

So the next day, Emperor Taizong summoned Wei Zheng to have a meal together and gave him three cups of vinegar and celery. Wei Zheng was very happy. Before the meal was finished, he had already eaten all the three cups of vinegar and celery. . Tang Taizong said to Wei Zheng half-jokingly, "You always say that you have no hobbies and you are not afraid of being caught by others. However, today I see that you are particularly jealous of Qin. Isn't this your hobby?" It can be seen from this that how attractive this celery is. Even Wei Zheng, who has always been strict, would be so happy and forgetful when he saw vinegar celery.

According to the "Suixiju Diet Manual", celery is "sweet and cool, clears the stomach, clears away heat and dispels wind, sharpens the teeth and throat, and improves eyesight." If this celery is mixed with vinegar, I don't know if the medical value will be higher. , however, since celery is a vegetable, we are still more concerned about how it shows its talents in the hands of the chef. One thing is for sure, after celery is mixed with vinegar, the sweet and sour taste will definitely make it more enjoyable. People like it. Therefore, the dish of vinegar and celery has been passed down from the distant Tang Dynasty to today.

It is said that celery has very good medicinal value, and the medicinal value of celery is particularly obvious. It is used for calming and calming, diuresis and swelling, clearing away heat and detoxification, and even preventing and fighting cancer. effective. Not only that, after celery is digested in the intestines, it will produce a very effective antioxidant. If eaten regularly, it will help prevent high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis and other diseases, so celery is also called medicinal celery. When eating celery, many people like to pick the ones with thicker stems and remove the celery leaves. However, it is said that the nutrition of celery leaves is much higher than that of celery stems. Therefore, when eating celery, , it is still better to keep the leaves.

Of course, the medicinal value of celery is high, and the medicinal value of cress is not inferior at all. It is said that taking cress juice can not only remove summer heat, but also cure stones.

Celery is cheap, high-quality and has high medicinal value. Naturally, it is a vegetable that is loved by many people. The base leaves are used as a spice in salads, and some people put them in sandwiches. We Chinese are particularly fond of celery, especially water celery. The history of people using it to entertain guests can even be traced back to the Book of Songs era.

In the "Song of Lu" in "The Book of Songs", there is an article "Panshui", which mentions celery: "When you are happy with Panshui, you can pick the celery thinly." It was introduced in "Preface to Mao's Poems" Said, this is a poem used to praise Duke Xi for building Pan Palace. And Zhu Xi also said in his "Collected Poems": "This is the words for drinking in Pan Palace and chanting prayers." This poem describes the appearance and demeanor of Marquis Lu when he came, and praises his achievements in conquering Huaiyi. But what is very interesting is that Celery appeared before the protagonist of this poem, "Marquis Lu". It's a pity that I haven't remembered Luhou's merits yet, but I remembered celery first. Although the poem does not explain in detail what kind of celery it is, but since it grows by the water, then it is probably water celery. The annotation of "Mao Shi Pin Wu Tu Kao" compiled by Oka Yuanfeng says that it is water celery. It is an edible aquatic plant. Look at the illustration above. It has a thin tube-like stem with flowers and leaves. It is quite similar to cress.

I don’t know if it is a tradition that started from the Book of Songs. In addition to becoming a delicacy on people’s tables, cress has also been given some special meanings. Since there is Pan Palace next to Pan River, and Pan River is the school palace of Lu State, I don’t know since when, Celery has formed an indissoluble bond with scholars. If a scholar is admitted as a scholar, when he goes to the Confucius Temple to worship, he always likes to pick a little celery next to the Pan River and put it on his hat, as if it is a symbol of the scholar in the world. Therefore, the scholar, in In ancient times, there was another nickname, called Qin Cai Ren. "One day I will be a guest climbing Gui, but now I am still a person picking celery." The winning of laurels refers to the title on the gold list, and picking cinnamon naturally refers to the scholar who passed the examination.

However, perhaps only Panshui or the cress beside the Confucius Temple can have this honor. What most people care about is the deliciousness of cress. "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" once said: "The most beautiful dish is Yunmeng's cress." I don't know if Yunmengze still produces cress today, but in my opinion, cress is the same all over the world. It's delicious, no matter where it comes from.

Zhang Shijin’s poem from the Qing Dynasty goes: “Spring water produces chrysanthemums, and you can see the endless blue sky.

The swallow's mouth is fragrant when the mud is melted, and the goose tube is crispy when its roots are strong. "To be honest, this is not a poet I am familiar with, but he used "crisp goose tube" to describe the roots of cress. It was so vivid, and completely gave the white and tender feeling of the roots of cress It shows. No matter how good the poet's poems are, he should definitely be regarded as a gourmet, because he clearly said that the most delicious part of cress is the white stem near the root. .

Celery can be fried, and cress can also be fried, especially those with long white stems. The roots are thick and fat, with a faint green color showing through. Such cress is especially tender. , compared to the purple-green and bluish-white ones, I don’t know how much fresher it is. If you buy a particularly tender cress, you can really put it in your mouth with just a few shovels. The refreshing and crisp feeling is unforgettable for a long time.

Chinese people have a very good habit, that is, they must not keep any good things to themselves. As the saying goes, "You can enjoy it alone." "If everyone is happy", if there is any good thing, it must be shared with relatives and friends. In that case, the happiness can be doubled. As the saying goes: "Sending goose feathers thousands of miles away, the gift is light and the intention is heavy." It doesn't matter what you give. How valuable it is, the most important thing is that the heart can be felt by friends.

In this case, there are naturally many people who like to eat celery and want to let everyone share what they taste. Delicious, so there is a story about "Xianqin". In Liezi, it is said that "in the past, people had beautiful Rong Shu and Gan Xianqin Pingzi. Call it Hao. When a local tycoon takes it and tastes it, it stings his mouth and hurts his stomach, and everyone complains about it, which makes him feel very ashamed. "There is such a countryman who thinks that cress is also a delicious thing, so he wants to give it to others as a gift. However, it is not to the other person's appetite. It is a pity. The belly of that countryman is really too delicate, and Or maybe he doesn't know how to cook cress, so he would be disgusted with such a tender delicacy. It really makes people sigh: "Meat eaters are despicable." He also once sighed: "The savages have those who quickly burn their backs and use celery seeds, and they want to offer them to the supreme. Although there is only a trivial intention, they are already sparse." ”

However, although the rich country man did not know how to appreciate the beauty of cress, the sincerity of the person who offered the cress touched the people of later generations. Therefore, people often use the word "savage cress" to express it. A meager gift, and "Xianqin" as a modest gift to others, so Du Fu wrote in his poem: "The burnt back can be offered to the emperor, and the origin of celery knows the savages." ”

Of course, it is understandable that the country man did not understand the beauty of cress. He was born in a wealthy family, and what he eats every day is naturally the mountain animals, cloud swallows, land cattle and sheep. How can you care about a small plant of celery when it is fresh from the sea? Whether it is water celery or dry celery, it is so common. It grows in a lush field by the water, as if you can pick it up by bending your head. But, listen. It is said that growing celery is not an easy task. Among other things, it is not easy to harvest cress. It is not pulled out from the ground or cut with a sickle.

I think back then, those literati by the Pan River were "picking" cress in a gentle manner, while our hard-working farmers were sweating like rain. Step on the cress. It is said that when harvesting cress, you should pick it directly with your feet and keep pushing the roots of the cress with your feet. In this way, the roots can be loosened, and then you can bend down and hold them. Then, I pushed upwards, and the whole bundle of cress was pulled up. Unfortunately, I have never been engaged in planting cress. I don't know why I can't pull it out directly, but I have to step on it with my feet first. , maybe it’s because the cress is too tender, and their roots are deeply rooted. If you just use brute force, just like pulling out a radish, the stems and leaves of the cress will be damaged. No matter what I guess. Whether it is correct or not, one thing is certain, that is, growing celery is not an easy task. In this case, when we see the lush celery, we should cherish it. Every bite of it is actually delicious. It’s hard to come by.

Celery, whether it is water celery or medicinal celery, is a very common vegetable. It is not a particularly precious delicacy. However, as the saying goes, it is ordinary. It is this ordinary celery, but it enriches our dining table, satisfies our appetite, and brings a little surprise to our lives. This cannot but be said to be the great thing about celery.

Celery surprises us not just at the dinner table. I remember once listening to a song called "Celery". Perhaps the person who wrote the lyrics was also a person who loves to eat celery. He wrote: "The sun shone in from the window in the early morning. I woke up from a dream that was down to the bottom of the valley. There was only one celery left in the refrigerator and no breakfast." Indeed, it seems a bit low-key, because the "I" in the song, He was in a lovelorn state and had not yet recovered from his depression. However, when he opened the refrigerator, the only celery left lit up his passion, so he sighed: "Forget it, forget it." Go ahead, throw it away, smile, love should be like celery. Even if it is bitter, astringent, sweet or sour, love must be healthy and natural. Courage is like a sponge, sucking up my tears. I am not afraid of being alone because I once loved each other.

"Just because of the encouragement of a piece of celery, he regained his confidence and his desire for a better life.

Is such celery too magical? However, perhaps it is the most ordinary thing in the world. , that is, the most magical thing. Celery, this ordinary vegetable, has a pleasing appearance, can satisfy people's appetite, and has rich nutritional value. Moreover, it comes from the distant "Book of Songs". We have come here, so it seems that ordinary celery is actually not ordinary. Well, it is really suitable to use it as a metaphor for simple and innocent love.

I love celery, I love it. Delicious, love its simplicity even more.