During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the mooncakes we eat will be filled with sweet-scented osmanthus, which tastes floral.

Osmanthus is relatively common in southern my country. Many people will pick some fresh osmanthus for consumption, but what is the best way to eat fresh osmanthus?

Making osmanthus candy is a common phenomenon, and it would be better to use osmanthus as an auxiliary ingredient, such as osmanthus cakes, osmanthus cakes, etc., are all good choices.

Freshly picked sweet-scented osmanthus cannot be eaten. Freshly picked sweet-scented osmanthus contains a lot of tannins and will feel bitter and lack of flavor when eaten.

Therefore, fresh osmanthus is generally cooked for a long time. When the astringency is reduced or even completely disappeared, it is suitable to be processed into various foods.

If you are really in a hurry, you must simply handle it before eating.

You can wrap the washed fresh osmanthus with a cloth, squeeze out the water in the osmanthus, add an appropriate amount of sugar and mix well, then put it into a glass, compact it and seal it, and marinate it for more than 4 days before taking it out for consumption.

If you are not in a hurry, a small amount of osmanthus is generally pickled in the following two methods: Method 1: Sugar osmanthus. Rinse an appropriate amount of osmanthus with water, drain the water, mix it with white sugar of the same weight or twice as much as the osmanthus, and put it into a jar.

, which becomes sugar osmanthus with excellent color, aroma and taste.

Method 2: Take 500 grams of salted osmanthus, add 125 grams each of salt and alum, and 500 ml of cold water, stir briefly.

Sealed in a bottle, it can be stored for a long time.

This method can keep the color and fragrance of the sweet-scented osmanthus. Remove it before use and rinse it with cold water.

The sweet-scented osmanthus products processed and kept fresh by the above method can generally be directly incorporated into various sweets and snacks for consumption.

Add a little to snacks such as glutinous rice with sweet fermented rice, eight-treasure rice, lotus heart porridge, and bean paste dumplings, and the aroma will be fragrant and your appetite will double.

In addition, you can also use osmanthus as seasoning to make your own homemade sweets such as lotus root powder and osmanthus cake, osmanthus yuanxiao, osmanthus cake, osmanthus glutinous rice siomai, osmanthus sugared lotus root, osmanthus sugar taro, osmanthus chestnut cake, osmanthus sweet potato cake and so on.

Osmanthus is one of the top ten traditional flowers in China. It is an excellent garden tree species that is both ornamental and practical, integrating greening, beautification and fragrance. Osmanthus is a unique tree that can be seen when it is clear and can spread far and wide when it is thick.

The effects of osmanthus are as follows: 1. Resolving phlegm and relieving cough. The aromatic substances contained in osmanthus can dilute phlegm and promote the discharge of sputum from the respiratory tract. It has the effects of reducing phlegm, relieving cough and relieving asthma.

2. Promote qi and relieve pain, disperse blood and stop dysentery. The spicy scent of osmanthus has the effect of promoting qi and can relieve pain, disperse blood and remove stasis, and promote the excretion of turbid substances in the intestines and lower intestinal wind and dysentery.

3. Eliminate bad breath. The fragrant scent of osmanthus can remove odor in the mouth and kill bacteria in the mouth. It is a good dietary therapy for patients with bad breath.

The fragrance of osmanthus makes the dishes made with osmanthus fresh and delicious. Below, the editor introduces 2 osmanthus delicacies.

Ingredients for Osmanthus fermented fermented eggs: 400 grams of fermented fermented rice, 1 egg, appropriate amount of water, 1 tablespoon of wolfberry, 1/2 tablespoon of dried osmanthus, 2 drops of oil, appropriate amount of sugar. Method: 1. Soak wolfberry in water until swollen.

2. Add two drops of oil into the spoon and spread evenly.

3. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot. After boiling, place a spoon on the water. Crack the eggs into the spoon and cook until medium-cooked.