Mint and Pogostemon are really two brothers, and they really look too much alike. There is a famous dish in Xinquan-Mint Duck, and most of them use Pogostemon. Pogostemon is still abundant and fresh in the market, but mint is rarely seen. Mint is usually soaked in water, but the two brothers, Mint and Pogostemon, tell you what the difference is today?

1. Specific size: Botanically speaking, Pogostemon rugosa and Mentha haplocalyx belong to Labiatae, and both of them have a refreshing fragrance, so they are very similar. Pogostemon simply has another name, called "big leaf mint". As can be seen from this name, the leaves of Pogostemon fragrans are bigger than those of mint.

2. Look at the leaves: It is not enough to compare the size of leaves, because sometimes two things are not put together to compare. Pay attention to the base of the leaf, which is connected with the petiole. The leaves of Pogostemon fragrans are "heart-shaped" at the base. Of course, the gap in the heart is shallow. The leaf base of mint is wedge-shaped or nearly round, that is, there is no small gap in the shape of "heart". What's more, the leaves of Pogostemon fragrans have a sense of shrinkage, while the leaves of Mint are flatter.

3. Look at the flowers: Pogostemon fragrans and Mentha haplocalyx have many flowers, but there are obvious differences. The flowers of Pogostemon Pogostemonis grow at the "top" of the main stem or lateral branches, which is called "terminal" in botany, and the flowers of Pogostemon Pogostemon Pogostemonis are very dense and have a cylindrical spike shape. And mint flowers grow at the junction of leaves and main stems, which is botanically called "axillary". To put it bluntly, the flowers of Pogostemon fragrans grow on the top of the head and the flowers of Mint grow under the armpit.

The first time you see it, you really feel the same as mint, but when you look closely, it's different. In Xinquan, there is a famous dish "White Chopped Duck", and the ingredients are made of musk instead of mint. Today, Ludao Xinquan will help you correct it, learn more about Xinquan food and information, and Xinquan culture can pay attention to "Ludao Xinquan": rmq1258.