Latin scientific name of pumpkin: cucurbita moschata duch. exlam. duch. expoiret, rice melon, pumpkin, which is called Cucurbita in Shandong and Japanese W not melon in Northeast China. There is a place in Hebei called Beigua. Edible, there are two kinds of orange and cyan, the shape is oblate or irregular gourd shape, the immature fruit has crisp skin and dense meat, which can be used as side dishes and stuffing, and the mature fruit has sweet noodles and porridge. So what exactly should we do? Here are some cooking methods of pumpkins I have compiled, hoping to help everyone!

The method of pumpkin cooking is as follows:

How to make pumpkin pie:

Ingredients: pumpkin, glutinous rice flour, condensed milk

method of work

1, pumpkin cut into pieces, steamed and mashed.

2. Then add some glutinous rice noodles, which are the kind of noodles wrapped in glutinous rice balls.

3. After stirring evenly, you can wrap it in condensed milk and steam it in the pan, or you can fry it directly in the oil pan, and you can also shape it yourself!

The method of fragrant pumpkin rice;

Ingredients: pumpkin 400g, rice 200g, cooking oil 2 tbsp, salt 1 teaspoon, water 500ml.

method of work

1, peeled and seeded pumpkin and cut into small pieces; Clean the rice for later use.

2. Pour 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into the wok, heat it to 7 minutes, then pour the pumpkin pieces and stir fry 1 minute.

3. Pour in the washed rice and pumpkin, stir well, then add about 500 ml of water to make it just over the rice, cover the lid and turn to medium heat for 10 minute.

4. Then open the lid, add salt and stir well, cover the lid again, simmer for 15-20 minutes with minimum fire, and dry the water.

Chinese pumpkin varieties:

① Honey Pumpkin: Early-maturing hybrid, with swollen fruit bottom, slightly longer melon body, similar to papaya shape, yellow ripe fruit with light yellow spots. The pulp is fine and sweet, and the quality is excellent. The whole growth period is 95 days, and the single fruit weighs about 2 kg, so it has strong resistance to virus disease.

② Yellow Wolf Pumpkin: an excellent local variety in Shanghai, also called Xiaozha Pumpkin. The plant has strong growth potential, thick stems and vines, many branches and long internodes. The first female flower is inserted in the 15th to 16th nodes of the main vine, and then it appears every one or three nodes. The fruit is a long wooden stick with a longitudinal diameter of about 45 cm and a transverse diameter of about 15 cm. The peel is orange-red, and it is waxed when it is fully mature. Thick flesh, delicate and sweet meat, good quality and good storage and transportation resistance. The whole growth period is 1 10~ 120 days, and the fruit weight is about 1.5 kg.

③ Big Mopan Pumpkin: an excellent local variety in Beijing. The first female flower was born in the eighth to tenth section of the main vine. The fruit is oblate and shaped like a millstone, with a transverse diameter of about 30 cm and a height of about 15 cm. The tender pericarp is dark green, turns reddish brown when it is fully mature, with light yellow stripes and is waxed. The pulp is orange-yellow, with little water content, and the sweet noodles are of good quality.

(4) Pumpkin with small millstones: an early-maturing variety, with the first female flower inserted in the eighth to tenth section of the main vine. The fruit is oblate and shaped like a small millstone. The tender pericarp is bluish green, and turns reddish brown when it is fully mature, with longitudinal edges. The pulp tastes sweet and has good quality, and the weight of a single fruit is about 2 kg.

⑤ Niutui Pumpkin: Late-maturing variety, with long cylindrical fruit, enlarged end and seed cavity inside. The pulp is coarse and powdery, which is resistant to storage and transportation. The whole growth period is 1 10~ 120 days, and the fruit weight is about 15 kg.

⑥ Snake Pumpkin: Medium-ripe variety with snake-shaped fruit, and the end where the seed cavity is located does not expand. The pulp is dense, sweet and powdery, waxy and of good quality. The whole growth period is about 100 days.

The value of pumpkin:

1. Detoxification: It contains vitamins and pectin, which has good adsorption, can bind and eliminate bacterial toxins and other harmful substances in the body, such as lead, mercury and radioactive elements in heavy metals, and can play a detoxification role.

2. Protect gastric mucosa and help digestion: The pectin contained in pumpkin can also protect gastric mucous membrane from coarse food and promote ulcer healing, which is suitable for patients with gastric diseases. Pumpkin contains ingredients that can promote bile secretion, strengthen gastrointestinal peristalsis and help food digestion.

3. Prevention and treatment of diabetes and lowering blood sugar: Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which is an essential trace element for human islet cells, and has a special effect on prevention and treatment of diabetes and lowering blood sugar.

4. Eliminate carcinogens: Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which is beneficial to the health of panels and nails. Among them, antioxidant β carotene has the effects of eye protection, heart protection and anti-cancer. In addition, pumpkin seeds are an excellent food source of important fatty acids such as omega -6, which is beneficial to brain health.

5. Promote growth and development: Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of protein, the core acid of human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human development.

6. Prevention and treatment of pregnancy edema and hypertension: pumpkin flowers and fruits are extremely rich in nutrition. Pumpkin flower and fruit for pregnant women can not only promote the development of fetal brain cells and enhance their vitality, but also prevent pregnancy complications such as edema and hypertension, promote blood coagulation and prevent postpartum hemorrhage. Take 500 grams of pumpkin and 0 grams of japonica rice and cook it into pumpkin porridge, which can promote the regeneration of liver and kidney cells and promote the recovery of appetite and physical strength after early pregnancy.

7. Relaxation: Mannitol contained in pumpkin has the function of defecation, which can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to human body and prevent the occurrence of colon cancer.

8. Anti-cancer: Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of ammonium nitrite and stop cancer cells from appearing.

9. Insect repellent: Pumpkin seeds have a good effect on killing Schistosoma japonicum larvae. The effective method for patients with ascariasis and pinworm disease is to swallow pumpkin seeds after chewing on an empty stomach.

10. Treatment of hypertension: Eating more pumpkins, especially raw or steamed until half cooked, can lower blood pressure.

1 1. Treatment of asthma: steamed pumpkin mixed with honey, once in the morning and evening, and taken for a long time.

12. treatment of chronic cough: fry pumpkin vines, put them in bottles, let the juice flow in, and take the juice with boiling water after 24 hours.

13. Treatment of edema, ascites, and dysuria: grind the pumpkin pedicle into powder, and take it in warm water three times a day, 2 grams each time.

14. Treatment of burns and scalds: mash pumpkins to get juice and apply the wound. You can also apply pumpkin vine juice to the wound three times a day.

15. Treatment of dysentery: decoction with pumpkin leaves.

16. Analgesia: Cooked melon meat can be applied to the affected area to relieve inflammation and pain.