Leeks are one of the common vegetables, it is a green leafy vegetable, lily family, perennial, rooted herb, native to the east of Asia, China's north and south of the universal cultivation. According to the edible part of the root leek, leaf leek, flower leek and leaf and flower leek four categories, each 100g leek contains 92g of water, protein 2.1g, 1.4g of dietary fiber, carotene 1410μg, vitamin C 24mg, as well as iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and other minerals and aroma substances, can be fried, the flower that is the leek flower, the flower axis that is the leek moss, shaded cultivation of leeks for the yellow.

The main effect of leek

1, tonifying the kidney and Yang: leek is warm and pungent, the effect of tonifying the kidney and Yang is better, can alleviate and improve the male impotence, spermatorrhea and other symptoms.

2, enhance appetite: leek also has the effect of enhancing appetite. It contains volatile essential oils and sulfides and other special ingredients, which can emit a unique pungent odor, which can regulate liver qi, improve digestion, and relieve loss of appetite.

3, heat preservation: leek is warm, has the role of heat preservation, after the use of physical strength and promote blood circulation. Cold hands and feet, cold pain in the lower abdomen or late menstruation of women can eat more.

How to eat leek

Make stuffing

Leeks cleaned and chopped, together with pork puree, put chopped green onion, soy sauce, peanut oil, oyster sauce, chicken broth, salt to taste, mix well together to make stuffing, you can wrap dumplings, buns, pancakes.

Stir fry

Wash and cut leeks, chop onion, ginger and garlic. Put water in the pot, blanch the squid and cut into pieces. Put oil in the pot, put onion, ginger and garlic in the stir-fry, then put the squid segments stir-fry, and put the sweet noodle sauce, soy sauce, and finally add the leeks stir-fry, drizzle with sesame oil before leaving the pan.