The leaves of chicory are edible and can be eaten cold with cucumbers and other vegetables. The leaves can be stir-fried or stewed after being washed, and can also be used as ingredients in salads. The leaves contain a variety of nutrients such as cellulose, minerals and vitamins. If eaten regularly, they can promote gastrointestinal digestion and supplement the nutrients needed by people. People who eat them will be healthier.

How to eat chicory

Chicory is a herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family. The plant can be used as medicine and can also be eaten. The young leaves of the plant are edible. After harvesting and washing the leaves, they can be stir-fried and of course cooked into chicory soup. The leaves can also be eaten cold. Cut them into shreds together with cucumbers or carrots, add onions, garlic, sesame oil and other seasonings, stir evenly and then eat them.

Chicory can also be made into salads by picking off the leaves, washing them with cold water and draining them. Place the leaves in a porcelain bowl, cut the cucumbers and bananas, and place them on the chicory leaves together with the walnut kernels. Add an appropriate amount of salad dressing, tomato sauce, chopped green onion or minced coriander to a porcelain bowl. It can be eaten after mixing. It has high nutritional value.

The leaves of the plant contain nutrients such as cellulose and vitamins. They can be eaten after being harvested and washed, and are beneficial to human health. The nutrients in the roots of the plant can be made into coffee after processing and extraction. Drinking it in moderation can promote gastrointestinal digestion. The roots of the plant can be used as medicine. It is a traditional Chinese medicine that has the effects of removing heat, reducing internal heat, appetizing and reducing swelling.

Chicory is an herbaceous plant with short, succulent roots and upright stems with many branches. The leaves are alternate, lanceolate or egg-shaped, and the flowers are blue in color. Chicory is warm-loving and has strong drought and cold tolerance. The plant is suitable for growing in a warm and dry climate environment. It mostly grows in sunny mountains, roadside and fields.