Professor Ma Guansheng, Head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Peking University College of Public Health.

Spring blossoms, everything recovers, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits are listed one after another. This is a feast. Remind everyone that you must not miss the delicious food on these trees at this time. They are all good foods that only belong to spring.

Chinese toon

Toona sinensis bud, also known as Toona sinensis head and Toona sinensis tip, is called "the dish on the tree". From the perspective of modern nutrition, Toona sinensis has high nutritional value and is rich in vitamins, carotene, iron, phosphorus, calcium and other minerals. In addition, Toona sinensis is rich in polyphenols, such as flavonoids and gallic acid, which have certain anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects. People like to eat Toona sinensis, more because of its unique flavor.

Toona sinensis can be fried, mixed, wok and fried. Common eating methods include Toona sinensis scrambled eggs, Tofu Tofu, shredded chicken and fried fish. The washed Toona sinensis and garlic cloves are mashed together, and salt, sesame oil, soy sauce and monosodium glutamate are added to make Toona sinensis garlic juice, which is used to mix noodles or as seasoning and has a unique flavor. And dishes like fried Toona sinensis fish are generally not recommended because of their high fat content. If you want to eat, it is good to relieve your appetite once in a while. Toona sinensis contains a certain amount of nitrate and nitrite. In order to reduce the risk, one should be eaten fresh and the other should be blanched with boiling water before cooking.

China Sophora japonica bud

Sophora japonica is the flower of Sophora japonica, which is "Sophora japonica" when it does not bloom and "Sophora japonica" when it blooms. There are three kinds of common Sophora japonica: Sophora japonica, Sophora japonica and Sophora japonica. Sophora japonica can be used as medicine but not edible, Sophora japonica can be used as medicine, and Sophora japonica is only for viewing, edible and medicinal purposes. In terms of nutrients, Sophora japonica contains vitamin E and essential minerals such as iron, selenium, calcium and magnesium. In addition, Sophora japonica also contains a large number of flavonoids, including rutin and Robinia pseudoacacia, which have anti-inflammatory, anti-virus and vascular fragility.

There are many ways to eat Sophora japonica flowers, and the most direct way is to eat them raw. In addition, you can also wash the picked Sophora japonica, add some dry flour and mix well, steam it on a pot, or mix it with garlic. After washing and drying Sophora japonica, stir fry quickly with a little oil, add a little salt and vinegar, and a plate of fried Sophora japonica with good color and fragrance will be fine. You can also mix it with eggs and make scrambled eggs with Sophora japonica. Sophora japonica can also be used as stuffing, washed and dried, and mixed with meat to make delicious Sophora japonica jiaozi and steamed stuffed buns.

Yu Qian

Yu Qian is a samara of elm, which looks like ancient money, so it is called "Yu Qian". The elm is green, bulging in the middle and with thin edges.

Judging from the nutritional composition of elm, it is similar to ordinary vegetables. There are many ways to eat raw, steamed and brewed, but the most authentic and delicious is steamed. Wash and drain the elm roots, sprinkle with flour, stir well, put them in a steamer, and steam for 10 minutes. Mash garlic into garlic paste, add vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil and Chili oil to make a dip, and mix with freshly steamed elm. Serve. Elm is more fragrant with garlic juice. ▲