In Henan, there is a special dish, which has a fragrant mint and tastes delicious. In spring and summer, ordinary people's tables are often served to mix noodles and eat cool and delicious food, which foreigners can't eat if they want. This kind of wild vegetable is everywhere in Henan province, so you don't need to plant it specially. If you want to eat, you can pick one from the ground and take it home to wash it and eat it.

This wild vegetable is stone coriander, with many aliases. Some places are called musk ten parsley, and some places are called spearmint. Stone coriander is shaped like mint, which is easily mistaken for mint by unfamiliar people, so it is also called "wild mint" among the people. In fact, there is a difference between stone parsley and mint. Its leaves are much smaller than mint, its plants are much shorter, and it has obvious mint fragrance. People in Henan like to mix noodles with it. It tastes delicious and refreshing after eating.

Henan people like to eat coriander, just as Sichuan and Guizhou people like to eat houttuynia cordata. People who like it regard it as treasure, while people who don't like it regard it as grass. Houttuynia cordata Thunb It smells bad to people in other places, and they have to spit it out after eating it, let alone like it, but the locals think it tastes good and like it very much. People in Henan like to eat pasta, especially noodles, which is icing on the cake with fresh and refreshing stone coriander. Think of it as the next meal. The edible value of stone coriander is also very high, which not only strengthens the spleen, promotes digestion, promotes diuresis and laxatives, but also has high nutritional content. Eating it in hot summer gives people a cool feeling.

Stone coriander is distributed in many parts of the country, most of which are wild, and can be found in fields, fields and rivers, especially in rural areas of Henan Province, where it can be found almost everywhere and does not need special planting. There are many wild coriander in Shangcai County, Zhumadian, Henan Province. People not only regard it as a delicious wild vegetable, but also use it to drive away mosquitoes. Stone coriander is similar to mint, both of which have more exciting fragrance. Mosquitoes avoid it when they see it, so hanging a handful of stone parsley at the door basically eliminates mosquitoes in the house. If you are bitten by mosquitoes in summer, you can pick a few leaves of stone parsley, rub them and apply them to the redness, which will soon stop itching.

The hot summer is coming. Friends who like to eat stone parsley can also try to plant a piece at home, just like planting mint. Find a flowerpot, put some soil, sow seeds, and a pot will grow soon. Pick a few leaves when you want to eat, and it can also be used to repel mosquitoes. The effect is very good.