After living for more than 20 years, the living conditions and food quality have undergone fundamental changes from rural to urban areas. Even so, I can't forget the wild vegetables in my hometown.
China people have a long history of eating bracken, which was first recorded in the Book of Songs Nanzhao, saying, "Look for the south mountain and pick ferns." The history books also record the story that "Boyi and Shu Qi did not eat Zhou Su in ancient times, but picked ferns in shouyangshan, so that later generations regarded fern picking as a symbol of lofty seclusion.
The best wild plants in the mountains belong to bracken, which should be regarded as delicacies. Pteridium aquilinum, which grows in pine forests and bushes on sunny slopes, has strong vitality and almost all of it has its lush fragrance. Although no one fertilizes and waters it, the pinnate green leaves are always full of vitality. Whether it's an old leaf with a faint ink or a new green leaf, whenever the mountain wind passes by, the fern will lower its body and sing.
Locals call it "Dragon Claw Cuisine", which is tall and thin. Its vitality is extremely strong and its reproduction is extremely fast. Pteridium aquilinum in our hometown can grow on the barren hills by itself, and the green is boundless.
As soon as Tomb-Sweeping Day arrived, furry bracken came out of the ground. My family was poor when I was a child. As far as I can remember, I knew the name of bracken when I was about four or five years old.
The best time to pick bracken is when its stem is about a foot long and its leaves don't open like fists. When its leaves are fully unfolded, it is old and can't eat.
The common way to eat bracken is to make kimchi and then stir-fry vegetables. You'd better put some meat slices in it. That bracken tastes crisp and slippery, which is very refreshing.
Gu Qingsheng, a food expert, saw him in his "Food Map" and said, "Stewed salted ribs with bracken is delicious." Moreover, he wrote an article, relishing the cooking method of this soup.
Efficacy: invigorating qi and deficiency, invigorating stomach and moistening intestines, clearing heat and promoting diuresis, calming nerves and lowering blood pressure.
Reasons for choosing bracken
Antibacterial bracken has a certain inhibitory effect on bacteria, and can be used for persistent fever, intestinal wind-heat toxicity, eczema, ulcer and other diseases. Has good effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, sterilizing and clearing fire.
Some effective components of bracken can dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure; Crude fiber can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and has the effect of reducing qi and relaxing bowels.
Pteridium aquilinum can clear the intestines and detoxify. Pteridium aquilinum is often used to treat diarrhea and dysuria, which has a certain effect.
Potentilla anserina can be made into vermicelli and flour instead of grain to satisfy hunger, and has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, strengthening body constitution and enhancing disease resistance.