In July, the weather is hot, the plants grow very luxuriantly, and there are many varieties of vegetables. My favorite, the most seasonal and distinctive vegetable is sweet potato tips.

The sweet potato tip is the tender tip at the top of the sweet potato vine.

Sweet potato, also known as sweet potato, sweet potato, white potato, sweet potato... Sweet potato is an annual herb, originating in South America.

I don’t know when I was brought to the Philippines by a merchant ship.

Because of its large yield, delicious taste, health, and ease of cultivation, it is regarded as a national treasure by the Philippines and its export is prohibited. Violators will be beheaded.

In the late Ming Dynasty, Chen Zhenlong, a Fujian businessman who was doing business in the Philippines, discovered that sweet potatoes are "drought-resistant and easy to grow, can be harvested in small quantities, and are suitable for both raw and cooked crops. They have six benefits and eight benefits, and they are the same as those of five grains."

He liked it very much, so he thought of a way to specially make some cables used on sea ships, twist the sweet potato vines inside the cables, and smear some mud on the outside of the cables, and throw them dirty on the ship to avoid customs.

Strict interrogation.

After these sweet potato vines were brought back to China, they were quickly popularized.

For Fujian, the introduction of sweet potatoes comes at the right time.

The year after the introduction of the introduction, southern Fujian suffered a severe drought once in a century. "There was no green grass and no harvest." Because the sweet potatoes were drought-resistant and had a bumper harvest, the victims "had enough to eat, and the disaster was not a famine." There are such successful cases,

The cultivation of sweet potatoes has been further promoted.

The growth of population cannot be separated from food.

The successful introduction of sweet potatoes also triggered a surge in population in China.

Because sweet potatoes contain very high sugar and starch content, many people use sweet potatoes to make sugar and flour as a supplement to their staple food.

Sweet potato vines can also be used to feed pigs.

The tender tips of sweet potatoes are also a rare delicacy.

This kind of fresh and tender leaves will grow back quickly after being pinched. It can be said that it is inexhaustible.

Pinch off the tips of a handful of sweet potatoes and wash them before frying them or serving them cold.

I personally prefer it served cold. You just need to blanch the water and add minced garlic, chopped green onion, salt, light soy sauce, vinegar, and chili oil. It is simply the best taste in the world.