In fact, there are many weeds that can be made into green balls, and the taste of wormwood is not lost. Some of them are still unique to this season, and they will disappear at the end of the season. Tomb-Sweeping Day, don't miss it!
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As a kind of wild vegetable, also called cotton vegetable, it is very common in the wild, and it emerges in early spring. Seedlings that don't bloom can be taken home as wild vegetables to eat. Now that the weather is getting warmer, the mouse grass has blossomed into yellow flowers, and the flowers can also be dyed, so when picking, the leaves and flowers can be picked together.
The green ball made of mouse grass is not as green as wormwood. Because of the flowers, the surface of the green ball is yellow-green, but it tastes delicious. Sage has good medicinal function, and its utilization rate is second only to wormwood.
2, grass head.
Grass head is actually alfalfa, originally used as feed for cattle and sheep, but it is often cultivated as a vegetable in Jiangnan area. Caotou is a common food in restaurants of major restaurants in Shanghai. Caotou Ring (food made of Caotou and large intestine) and bouquet Caotou are very popular among diners. There are also many weeds in the wild, which can be picked back to be a green group. Caotou has three leaves and small yellow flowers, which are easy to identify.
It is inconvenient to dig wild vegetables in the city, so you can also go to the market to buy grass heads. After cleaning the grass head, use a blender to make it into slurry, and pour it into glutinous rice flour for kneading. It is fragrant and light green in color.
3. Wheat straw.
Agropyron cristatum is easily confused with wild barley grass on the roadside. Be careful when looking for it. Agropyron grows close to the ground, with thin stems and a little red. Wild barley grass is half a man's height, with hollow roots and spikes of seeds. Agropyron is not a wild vegetable. Only use its juice, you can use a juicer, or you can directly knead it in clear water and finally filter out the turquoise juice. Adding a proper amount of lime water can make the color greener.
The biggest advantage of wheat straw is that the green dough made from it is particularly green. Adding some cooking oil will make it look green and appetizing.
In fact, leaves of vegetables such as pumpkin leaves, wax gourd leaves and loofah leaves can also be made into green balls. In Jiangnan, grandmothers mixed them with lime powder and kneaded them into balls. They can be kept in an urn for a whole year and can be taken out at any time to make green balls.