Cowpea, commonly known as carob, ginger bean, banded bean, cowpea belongs to the legume family of annual plants, divided into two kinds of long cowpea, rice cowpea. Cowpea is heat-resistant and frost-intolerant, it is a climbing plant, and needs to build a shelf after it grows to a certain length. Cowpea has white or lavender flowers, and after flowering the seeds usually bear only two pods, which are linear and can be up to 40 centimeters long.

Nutritional benefits:

Cowpea is rich in Vitamin B, Vitamin C and vegetable proteins, which can be involved in the regulation of the digestive system, and can also prevent and control acute gastroenteritis as well as the symptoms of vomiting and diarrhea, as well as quenching the thirst and strengthening the spleen, tonifying the kidneys and stopping ejaculation, and benefiting the qi and body fluid. Cowpea provides easily digested and absorbed proteins, moderate amount of carbohydrates and many kinds of vitamins and trace elements, which can replenish the nutrients of the organism. Vitamin C contained in cowpea promotes the synthesis of antibodies and improves the antiviral effect of the organism. And, the phospholipids of cowpea have the effect of promoting insulin secretion and participating in sugar metabolism, which is the ideal food for diabetics.

Suitable collocation:

So cowpea is suitable with which ingredients?

Cowpea and shrimp can strengthen the stomach and kidney, and regulate the middle and benefit the qi;

Cowpea and mushroom can benefit the qi to replenish the deficiency;

Cowpea and garlic can prevent hypertension and cardiovascular disease;

Cowpea and maize can strengthen the spleen and open up the stomach to lower the blood pressure;

Cowpea and mung bean can clear the heat and remove the toxin to strengthen the stomach to reduce the food.

Common practice:

What are the other common practices of cowpea in life?

Stir-fried cowpeas with shredded meat, dry-fried cowpeas, stir-fried cowpeas with acid cowpeas and minced meat, cowpeas with minced garlic, cold cowpeas, eggplant and roasted bean curd, and so on.

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