Chinese food is actually amaranth, which belongs to Amaranthaceae and is an annual vegetation. Amaranth stems and leaves, its tender seedlings and tender stems and leaves are edible. Amaranth is also known as wild amaranth, red amaranth and wild amaranth. It was originally a wild vegetable, but it was only put on the table in recent years (this statement is not accurate. In Huguang, Jiangxi, Sichuan and Chongqing, there is a long-standing habit of eating Chinese food, which has only been served in recent years. In some areas, amaranth is called "longevity dish". Because it is rich in vitamins and minerals that the human body needs, and they are all important substances that the human body can easily absorb. At the same time, it is an excellent food for strengthening physique, improving immunity, promoting children's growth and development, accelerating fracture healing, reducing weight and detoxifying, preventing constipation and anemia, and giving birth to pregnant women.