For Yunnan people, flowers are not only for appreciation, but also an indispensable protagonist of Yunnan cuisine. Only Yunnan people can make full use of flowers and bring a series of delicious food made of flowers to the table for everyone to enjoy. One night in the spring breeze, green shoots appeared on the bare branches. A thunderbolt woke the earth and everything began to revive. People living in the plant kingdom began to enjoy the gifts of nature.

When spring comes, many people in Yunnan will go up the mountain to pick wild flowers and dig wild vegetables, some of which are eaten fresh, some are dried and some are pickled, enjoying the selfless gift of nature.

? Litang tree is called Muli pear tree, sour pear tree, wild pear tree and Li Du pear tree in other places, while Huize is also called Tanger tree in Yunnan, a wild shrub, Rosaceae; Flowering in early spring, umbrella-shaped racemes, white petals, flowering in March-April; The fruit is brown with spots, nearly spherical, bitter when it is immature, and turns copper when it is mature, with sweet and sour taste. The fruiting period is from August to 65438+ 10.

? Li Tang is a treasure. Li Tanghua is a kind of wild vegetable that Yunnan people especially like. It is rich in vitamins, amino acids and more than ten mineral elements needed by human body. It is said that it has the functions of astringing lung, astringing intestine and promoting digestion.

? In spring, pick the buds that seem to be blooming, remove the bitterness with boiling water, take them out and soak them in clear water for 3-4 times, then drain the water and refrigerate them for later use. There are many ways to stir-fry pear flowers, such as vegetable stir-frying, cold salad, adding bean paste, sauerkraut or bacon or ham stir-frying.

? Pear blossoms have only a faint fragrance after they enter the mouth, and people with insensitive taste sometimes can't taste the faint fragrance. The sweetness of Li Tanghua is unforgettable, and it remains between the teeth after continuous chewing.

? Yunnan people cherish this dish so much because of its seasonality. After this season, there will be no more pears. If you want to taste its sweetness again, you must wait for the next spring. Ancient poets once used a famous sentence: "There is no wind and willows are all over the sky, and there is no rain and pears are full."

? The fruit that blooms in Li Tang is called Li Tang fruit. In Huize, hometown, the tree is called Tanger tree, the flower is called Tanger flower, and the fruit is called Tanger fruit, which is a common plant.

? Li Tang fruit can be eaten raw, but it is sour and hard to swallow when it is immature, and sweet and sour when it is ripe, so it has a special taste. Cooked and washed pears can be eaten after being cooked with clear water or light salt water, which can remove the sour taste well.

In rural areas, this kind of pear fruit is mostly used for making wine, and it is added to rural areas together with homemade rice wine. Whenever people pick pears and soak them in a proper amount of rock sugar for a period of time, it becomes a delicious low-alcohol pear wine. If it is brewed with high alcohol corn wine or sorghum wine, it is another flavor.

? It is said that Li Tang fruit has certain functions of eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, clearing away heat and calming down, promoting digestion and stopping dysentery, stimulating appetite, resisting fatigue, protecting liver, enhancing myocardial capacity, lowering blood pressure, improving dizziness and even resisting tumor. Most of them are edible, but cold constitution can't be eaten at one time.

? In addition, Litang tree is also a good material for pear tree grafting. Li Tang has good toughness and hardness, which can be used as pear handles and hoe handles in rural areas, and its old piles can be used as bonsai and root carving.

? Li Tang tree is a kind of ordinary tree, but in fact it is neither ordinary nor extraordinary. It grows in mountainous areas and fields, and silently contributes to greening and beautifying our global village.

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