Crocodile root is not a hair product, its scientific name is Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Hair products refer to foods with high content in protein, such as duck, chicken, eggs, pork, mutton and beef. Because the roots of broken ears have a strong smell, they are usually eaten as cold dishes, and some are eaten in hot pot, most of which are edible.

Is the broken ear root a hairy root?

No. Grass rhizome, also known as thatch, white thatch and cogongrass rhizome, is a perennial herb of Gramineae. Crocodile root, also known as Houttuynia cordata Thunb, is usually eaten as a kind of wild vegetable in daily life, which is quite different from cogongrass root in appearance. Its flat and twisted stems are 20 ~ 35cm long and 0.2 ~ 20 ~ 35cm in diameter. The surface is brown, with several longitudinal edges and obvious nodes, and there are residual fibrous roots on the lower nodes; Fragile and easily broken.

When was the ear root picked?

The ear roots taste best in April and September-65438+10 every year. In fact, with the continuous progress of agricultural technology, the roots of Cynanchum auriculatum can be planted all year round, but the natural roots of Cynanchum auriculatum have the best taste in April and 10 every year. At other times, the technology is either immature or outdated and tastes bad. Because 5438+00 is the best in April and June every year, we can know that it can be planted twice a year, the first time in early spring and the second time at the end of summer every year, but in fact, with the current technology and agricultural technology, it can be planted all year round.

Where do the ears come from?

Crocodile root is a specialty of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Anhui, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places in China. Distributed in the Yangtze River basin and southern regions. In the late 1980s, it was introduced into the field in Gaoping Town, Guanghan City, Sichuan Province. Houttuynia cordata is famous for its broken ears. Its tender stems can be eaten, fried or cold. Crocodile roots like to grow in the dark environment of supermarkets. The leaves are similar to buckwheat and extremely fertile. The color of the rhizome is purple and the tender stem is edible. Whether fried or cold, it tastes good. But because of its fishy smell, people who like eating will like it very much, and people who don't like it will be extremely annoying.