Doujiao pinyin is dòu jiǎo

Doujiao is a vegetable, an annual vegetable in the Rosaceae family, Cowpea. Also known as cowpea, long cowpea, and banded bean, bean horn is rich in protein, carotene, high nutritional value, and good taste, and is one of the popular vegetables widely cultivated in northern China, with its popularity ranking first among all types of vegetables. In addition, string beans are highly adaptable and can be cultivated both in the open field and in protected areas.

The young pods and grains of cowpea are flavorful and can be eaten in a variety of ways, such as stir-fried, boiled, stewed, mixed and stuffed. Young pods can be fried, can also be cold, in addition can also be used for processing pickled, frozen, dried, preserved vegetables, processed into canned food, etc., is an excellent raw material for processing and exporting foreign exchange earnings. There are many varieties of cowpea for vegetable consumption, which are divided into white-skinned cowpea, green-skinned cowpea, flower-skinned cowpea, red-skinned cowpea and so on according to the skin color of the pods. The dried seeds can also be used to make porridge, rice, sauce and flour.