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Introduction of common bean curd
1, cowpea
Bean curd, also known as bean curd, cowpea, cowpea, long cowpea, banded bean, belongs to the family leguminosae is an annual vegetable. There are three kinds of stems: dwarf, semi-trailing and trailing. Southern cultivation is mainly trailing, dwarf secondary.
Doujiao is rich in protein, carotene, high nutritional value, good taste, is widely cultivated in China's north and south of one of the popular vegetables, its popularity in all kinds of vegetables in the first place. Bean curd is highly adaptable, can be cultivated in the open ground, can also be protected planting, but also can be produced annually, four seasons on the market.
2, four-season beans
Four-season beans are also called kidney beans, kidney beans, rack beans, jade beans, kidney lentils, April beans, etc., for the annual herbaceous plants. In Zhejiang Quzhou called Qingming beans, in Sichuan and some central China called four season beans, is one of the common vegetables on the table.
The varieties are trailing and dwarf.
An annual twining herb, pubescent. Beans are widely grown in both north and south China. Distributed in eastern China, in Hebei, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei, Jiangsu and other provinces are cultivated; widely planted in temperate areas
3, white not old
White not old, also known as the old to be young, super white frame beans, the king of the king of the white large frame, with flower seeds, yellow seeds, white seeds, soil gray seeds. It is also a variety of bean that is characterized by its greenish-white color, larger grains and sparse pods.
White is also green when it first grows out, and then gradually become greenish-white, it looks very old, but in fact its taste is not old at all, so people will be this kind of beans figuratively called white, meaning that although the color is white has been old, but in fact, it is not old.
They are very easy to taste, the most suitable way to eat is stewed meat or stew, but also many people like to make into a steamed bean curd to eat. It is very good to use it for stewing or braising, it absorbs the fresh flavor of the meat, it is very fragrant, it is very good for rice, it has a soft taste and aroma.
It is different from the four seasonal beans in that the skin is white and looks old, while the four seasonal beans have a greenish skin, which makes them look more tender. White is not old there are obvious knots.
4, lentils
Lentils, also known as Emei beans, magpie beans and other native to India, China has a long history of cultivation .
Lentil is an annual or perennial plant, the root system is developed, strong drought tolerance. Stems have dwarf, trailing two types. China's cultivation is mostly trailing species, the leaves are three out of compound leaves, smooth and hairless leaf surface.
The pods can be fried, boiled, pickled and dried lei, and the grains can be boiled, made into bean paste filling and lentil puree.
5, snake beans
Snake bean horn, also known as snake melon, snake beans, is a cucurbitaceae rarotica in the genus annual climbing herb.
Trailing, plant height of about 3 meters, vigorous growth, strong branching, fruit long columnar, generally in 1.30-1.70 meters, the two ends of the asymptotic thin, the tail end of the often bent into a snake-like, light green epidermis, flesh bright green, fleshy and fluffy.
Snake beans according to the fruit body is divided into short fruit type, long fruit type. According to the skin color is divided into gray-white, green, green and black.
6, oil beans
Oil beans
Oil beans, also known as oil beans, the original plant for the legume bean genus. The main production area for the northeast of China's Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province.
The color of oil bean curd is tender green, no tendon, a lot of meat, nutritional value is also very high, eating young pods flavor is good, taste is also very good.
The protein content in the oil bean curd is 10 to 20 times the protein content of general vegetables, and contains 18 kinds of amino acids needed by the human body. In addition to the characteristics mentioned above, oil bean curd is also rich in dietary fiber, a variety of vitamins and minerals.
Oil bean curd its unique bean flavor is also other vegetables can not compare, you can fresh pods cooked food, but also can be processed into high-quality dehydrated vegetables, frozen vegetables, by the people's welcome.
7, pig's ear bean curd
This is another kind of bean curd, big called pig's ear, smaller called cat's ear; Beijing, Jilin and other places called pig's ear bean curd. It is also called plum beans, "lost beans" (harmonic). In Liaoning, they are called qi (泣) beans. Edible, suitable for shredding and shredded meat together.
In the purchase of pig's ear bean curd should be noted that good quality bean curd, pods green, full, greenish white or reddish brown grains, shiny, tender and fragrant. And those who have cracks, skin wrinkles, strip over thin without children, skin with insect traces of pig's ear bean curd should not be purchased.