The edible history of Zizania latifolia has a long history among the people. For example, stir-frying carrots and water bamboo is to clean carrots and water bamboo first, and then boil a pot of boiling water in a water pot. Add chopped red pepper and stir-fry until the oil is red and shiny, then add Jiang Mo and stir-fry. Add water bamboo, stir well, thicken, bring to a boil, add chopped green onion and mix well to serve.

Water bamboo is low in calories and high in moisture, and it is easy to feel full after eating, so it has become a favorite slimming product. Soybean alcohol contained in Zizania latifolia can scavenge active oxygen in the body and inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, thus preventing the production of melanin. It can also soften the stratum corneum on the skin surface and make the skin smooth and delicate. Stir-fry Zizania latifolia in oil, cut off the old part of the root, cut into hob blocks, heat the oil to 40%, and fry until the skin is slightly yellow. Leave a little oil in the pot, stir-fry garlic slices with a little water, and season with a little salt, oyster sauce and a few drops of old extraction color.

Wash pork tenderloin, shred it, and marinate it with a little cooking wine, soy sauce, water starch and oil for 10 minute. Fried bacon, fried meat, fried shredded pork, braised pork with green peppers, fried edamame, scrambled eggs with shredded pork, and wild mushrooms. Add oil to the pot, add chopped green onion and Jiang Mo, add shredded water bamboo and shredded carrot, add a little water and stir-fry until the water bamboo is soft. Put a little more oil and let the water bamboo be heated evenly; Water bamboo itself does not absorb much oil, and the excess oil will stay in pots and plates and will not be taken into the body excessively.

Zizania latifolia can be eaten all year round, but summer is the best time to eat Zizania latifolia. Zizania latifolia is known as "ginseng in water", which is rich in China nutrients and easily absorbed by human body. Has diuretic, laxative, detoxicating, nourishing, and health promoting effects. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, first stir-fry the ginger and garlic in the pot, and then stir-fry them in the shredded water bamboo. Finally, add seasoning, salt, oyster sauce, soy sauce and chicken essence and stir well, then add fried shredded lean meat and stir well again. Eating Zizania latifolia can clear away heat and promote fluid production, quench thirst and diuresis, eliminate dampness and diuresis, prevent constipation, relieve alcoholism, tonify deficiency, strengthen body and lose weight.