Chickweed is commonly known as chard.

Chickpea (scientific name: Brassica rapa?L) is a cruciferous plant of the genus Brassica, the seedlings of Chinese cabbage (bok choy) is commonly known, this call to the Shanghai area is more common.

Chickweed is a variety of cabbage in the cruciferous family. The leaves are firm and bright, elliptic or oblong, about 30 centimeters long, and green in color; the leaf base tapers into a petiole, and the petiole is narrow. Chickweed is native to China and is cultivated throughout the country, with the most extensive cultivation in the south, and is supplied throughout the year, with the most in the spring and summer seasons. Chickweed has a tender texture and fragrant flavor, and is a popular vegetable. Chicken feather vegetable to no yellow leaves, no rotten leaves, the shape of the best neat.

Cabbage should not be eaten raw. Use cabbage to make dishes, fried, boiled time should not be too long, in order to avoid the loss of nutrients. Cabbage package after refrigeration can only last 2-3 days, such as storage with the root, can be slightly extended 1-2 days. There are many ways to eat cabbage, can be stir-fried or with mushrooms, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and stir-fried.

Chicken Feather Cabbage Buying Guide

Chicken Feather Cabbage is the shortest growing period of leafy greens on the market. In the hot season, it can be harvested about 20 days after sowing. There are two requirements for choosing and selecting chickweed.

One is fresh, that is, the freshness should be high. Chickweed is very tender and most likely to lose water and shrivel up. Once the water loss and then go to spray water, strong age leaf blade tip shriveled can not be restored. So where the tip of the leaf wilting do not buy, the knife mouth has water beads that indicate the highest degree of freshness.

The second is tender, that is, look old do not buy, color dark old, light tender. Growing period long petiole is also long, generally speaking short good (length should not exceed 15 centimeters).