Every year when Tomb-Sweeping Day comes to Guangxi, the Zhuang people will go up the mountain to pick the leaves of a plant and make it into black glutinous rice to worship their ancestors. Do you know this kind of leaf? This is what local rural people call "triangle maple", which looks like maple leaf. This plant is mainly distributed in Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and other regions in China. It grows in the broad-leaved forest at an altitude of 300- 1000 meters and likes warm and humid environment.

In fact, "Triangle Maple" is used to make clear dishes in Guangxi. First, smash the picked leaves with a hammer, then put them in a bucket and soak them in water for about 5 days. Then soak the leaves in glutinous rice for 3 minutes, and then put them in a pot for stew. Season the pot with oil and salt, and then pour it into the soaked glutinous rice for stew. Every 6 minutes or so, black glutinous rice is delicious and fragrant, and it is very popular among Zhuang people.

"Triangle maple" not only has edible value, but also has high medicinal value. Do you know what benefits this plant has for human body? "Triangle Maple" is very helpful for postpartum pregnant women. It is very important for women to take good care of their health during this time, so as not to leave some sequelae. At this time, it is very good for postpartum women to take a bath with "triangle maple". Don't miss the "triangle maple"

Making black glutinous rice in Guangxi requires maple leaves. The general production process is as follows:

1. First, you need to pick some maple leaves, or you can buy some directly. Pick out the good maple leaves and remove all the dead branches and rotten leaves.

2. Clean the picked maple leaves, then mash them, dry them, and soak them in clear water for one day and one night.

3. Remove the maple leaf residue, leaving only the soaked water. Then prepare an iron pot, no oil, the iron pot is hot, and pour the maple leaf water into the pot to dye the liquid. Then pour it out, reheat the pot, and continue to pour the dye solution. Repeat this several times, and the color of maple leaf water will become very deep.

4. When the maple leaf water in the pot is slightly cold, pour the clean glutinous rice into the maple leaf water for soaking. Note that glutinous rice can't be washed and soaked, otherwise it won't be colored, which will take about 10 hour.

5. Steam the soaked glutinous rice in a steamer, and the steaming time depends on the number of glutinous rice. Steamed glutinous rice is black and shiny, and it is also filled with a delicious plant fragrance, which tastes soft and sweet!