calcareous grass, whose scientific name is dog tendon vine, also known as Shujin grass and calcareous grass, belongs to Dianthus family and is a perennial herb. Stems vine-like, spreading, up to 1 meter long, much branched, sparsely pubescent. The leaves are ovate to ovate-lanceolate ...

I ate three lime grass cakes this morning, which are more delicious than green dumplings. The lime grass cakes have a grassy smell, so it is appropriate to describe them as waxy and fragrant. I used to eat this kind of lime grass cake when I was a child, because lime grass is everywhere in the fields, but mustard grass with green dumplings is not common.

calcareous grass has thorns, so cows, sheep and rabbits should not eat it. I wonder if our ancestors thought of making cakes to eat.

In the morning, I can often eat Suzhou country food when I go to Xinzhuang Buddhist Hall. This is specially given to me by a female layman. I am so moved. This encourages me to go there to read Buddha every morning!