Bitter vegetables, bitter gourd bears the brunt, bitter gourd is cold, and can be made into bitter gourd lean broth, stir-fried bitter gourd, fried beef with bitter gourd, and brewed bitter gourd. Bitter gourd is also known as gentleman's dish. When cooking with other ingredients, it will never contaminate the bitterness with any ingredients, and it has the demeanor that a gentleman is "bitter" alone.
In some places, bitter gourd is also eaten in cold salad. Bitter gourd is extremely bitter when eaten raw. You can blanch it in boiling water first to remove some bitterness.
Ixeris sonchifolia Bunge, also known as Ixeris sonchifolia Bunge and Lettuce in some places, has a slight bitterness, but its bitterness is negligible compared with that of Momordica charantia Bunge. Those who can't accept the bitterness can choose it, and there are many cooking methods, such as stir-frying, boiling soup and cold salad.
In addition, there are pumpkin seedlings, loofah, mustard greens, houttuynia cordata, etc. which are all vegetables that can clear away heat and fire. Can be stir-fried, cold salad, soup, etc., of which mustard is often fermented in the south to make sauerkraut, which is also very suitable for summer.
Houttuynia cordata Thunb, also known as the root of broken ears, is common in southwest China. It can clear away heat and detoxify, especially suitable for cough due to lung heat. Because it has a special taste, some people can't accept its taste, but it can be relieved by boiling water and drinking it.
It should be noted that the vegetables that have been removed from the fire are generally cold and cool, so it is necessary to pay attention to collocation and nutritional balance, and you should not be partial to one or two for a long time.
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