1, absinthe. Folium Artemisiae Argyi is one of the most common raw materials for youth league. The youth league in Shanghai is made of wormwood, so that the youth league in most parts of China is made of wormwood at present. The fragrance of wormwood is easily accepted by the public, and for many years, wormwood has always occupied an important position in the recipes of our country, so it has a very wide audience. However, it should be noted that wormwood is slightly toxic. You can eat green balls two or three times a year, but don't eat them often. On the one hand, green balls are made of glutinous rice flour and are not easy to digest. On the other hand, wormwood accumulates more trace toxins, which is not good for health.

2. rodents. In fact, the dumplings made of rat grass should be called rat qu _, which is more common in southern Fujian and Guangdong. Rat Qu _ will be molded with a special mold, with green soft waxy skin on the outside and various fillings inside, which can be made sweet or salty. The mouse song is very ornamental, and it looks good as soon as it is served. Rodents themselves are a kind of food that can be cooked. There are smart women in the countryside who will pick them up, or scramble eggs or make soup. The smell of rat grass is different from that of wormwood, and the difference of raw materials can be clearly distinguished when eating.

3. Wheat straw. The juice of wheat straw is green at first glance, but when mixed with flour, it will become a beautiful "matcha color". Because the color is gorgeous and beautiful, there are also commodities extracted from wheat straw juice into powder on the market, which can be directly used to make green balls. The green ball has a faint smell of grass, which is different from the green ball made of wormwood.

4. Spinach juice. Eating vegetables with the green juice of spinach is nothing new. Spinach juice has high nutritional value, and the filtered spinach juice has almost no taste, which can also make the ingredients appear bright green. Many young people who make innovative dishes will make green balls with spinach juice. Although it lacks the taste of wild vegetables, it makes green balls more everyday.

5. Ramie leaves. The place where ramie leaves are used to make green balls is concentrated in Jiangnan. Select tender leaves of ramie, blanch with water to remove bitterness, and then mix with lime to get green juice for later use. But in recent years, fewer and fewer people use ramie leaves, because this kind of leaves has a strange taste, which people who like it like it very much, and those who hate it are very annoying. So almost only the older generation will insist on making green balls with ramie leaves.