Fresh mint leaves can be eaten raw!

Mint leaves are the leaves of the plant Mentha piperita, with a refreshingly cool flavor, Mentha piperita has a dual function of medical and edible, the main edible parts of the stems and leaves, but also can be squeezed to serve. In terms of consumption, it can be used as a flavoring agent, but also as a spice, and can also be used with wine, brewing tea and so on. Menthol scientific name Menthaspp, the use of mint leaves 5 to 10 grams of hot water to brew, to be overflowing with flavor that can be consumed, this is the most convenient way to drink, if the summer with a lid to brewing vessels, can avoid volatilization of peppermint oil to be cooled to drink, "full of cool feeling" will be refreshed and happy.

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Fresh mint is often used in cooking or desserts to remove the fishy smell of fish and lamb, or with fruits and desserts to enhance the flavor. So, how can you eat mint?

Practice 1: mint porridge:

30 grams of fresh mint or 15 grams of dried, 1 liter of water, decocted over medium heat into about 0.5 liters, cooled and fished out of the mint to retain juice. Use 150 grams of stalked rice to cook porridge, when the porridge will be ready, add mint soup and a little rock sugar, boil can be.

Effects: Refreshing, cooling, improves appetite and helps digestion.

Practice 2: mint cake:

Take glutinous rice, mung beans 500 grams each, 15 grams of mint, 25 grams of sugar, cinnamon a little. First, cook the mung beans until rotten, then add sugar, cinnamon and chopped mint leaves to make a filling. Stew the glutinous rice, put it into the box to cool, then use the glutinous rice to wrap the bean paste filling, and flatten it with a wooden mallet.

Effects: Cooling, dispersing wind and heat, clearing the throat.