Qinba Mountain has a kind of shrub plants, dense leaves emit a peculiar smell, cattle, sheep and poultry do not eat, most of them grow in the shade of the mountain, the leaves are a bit like mulberry leaves, because of its cooling heat, heat and detoxification, blood pressure, weight loss and elimination of joint pain and other effects, is affectionately known as "immortal leaves", every summer people will pick back the young leaves of the immortal tree from the mountain, after a number of processes to make "immortal tofu", there is a big sister in Shangluo who earns 100,000 yuan a year, and the family even provides for 3 college students and is passed down as a good story.
Fairy leaves
"Immortal tofu" has a legend in many places, in shangluo city, Shaanxi Province, the "Shanyang County Chronicle" recorded such a story, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties Shaanxi suffered a drought, corpses all over the wilderness ten rooms and nine empty, groups of disaster victims fled outside, hungry people met a radiant grandmother on the mountain road, with crutches to block everyone's way, tell everyone not to flee, there is a kind of immortal tree on this big mountain, the tree grows immortal leaves, making tofu is not a problem.
Legends are not credible, but "immortal tofu" in many places in our country is also widely circulated, in recent years also set off a boom, in the Network has become a net red food, in the rural snack stalls, a big sister skillfully put the green as emerald "fairy tofu" into the bowl, a bowl of money, the purchase of people is also endless, the big sister with "immortal tofu", the family has 4 suites, for reading out 3 college students, really not simple, can not underestimate their strength.
Fairy tofu
Leaves
In Shanyang this side, every household will plant immortal trees, in the 2 acres of land in the big sister every day to pick leaves, a pound of selling 8 pieces a day can also earn hundreds of yuan, the big sister said that can earn money at the door of the house, thanks to the party's policy is good, this should be placed in the past, this leaf thrown in the place no one picked up, but now it has become the "golden leaf" in everyone's eyes, under the leadership of the local government, the immortal leaves are made into micro powder, and can also be added to noodles, rice noodles, etc. No matter how to eat, you can eat the unique taste of the immortal leaves.
Bring water to a boil
Filtered juice
The reason why the immortal leaves can be made into tofu, compared with ordinary leaves, the immortal leaves are rich in pectin, protein, fiber and vitamins and other nutrients, and calcium can be solidified when encountered, the big sister said that 1 kilogram of leaves can do 8 kilograms of "immortal tofu", each kilogram according to the market price of 5 yuan to calculate, the income is also very considerable. "Immortal tofu" color like emerald, crystal clear look pleasing to the eye, not only delicious to make it is also very simple, its young leaves boiled in boiling water, completely boiled juice, in addition to the grass and wood ash gauze wrapped stir evenly, placed for a period of time after the fresh "immortal tofu" is ready.
Formed fairy tofu
"Immortal tofu" taste can be sweet and spicy, the eldest sister said that the immortal leaves are mostly produced from the mountains, the traditional ancient method of making "immortal tofu", the shelf life is short and not conducive to long-term transportation, the eldest sister after thousands of experiments, the immortal leaves are ground into dry powder, just add water and coagulant can be completed, the eldest sister not only planted her own land full of immortal saplings, but also led the surrounding villagers to start large-scale planting.
Spotted dove leaves
Summer in June is the fairy leaf picking season, this shrub scientific name is called "two wings six wood", because the dove bird especially likes to nest in this shrub, some places this shrub is also called "spotted dove leaf", with the expansion of artificial planting area, to prevent bird droppings pollution can also take bird repellent measures, the use of shock wave bird repellent, etc., a set can cover dozens of acres, you netizens for cattle and sheep do not like to eat the fairy leaves how to see? Do you want to eat it when it becomes "fairy tofu"? Do you have any other suggestions for turning waste into treasure in the Immortal Tree? Welcome to leave a message to discuss. For more technical advice click on the top right to follow me.