Gexian rice, known as Tianxian rice, Tianxian vegetable, commonly known as water fungus, is a naturally grown, nutrient-rich algae plant, not rice. According to legend, ge Hong, a Taoist priest of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, collected and eaten it when there was no grain to eat, hence the name "Ge Xian Rice".
The shape of Ge Xian rice is spherical, the skin is thin and smooth, dark green when wet, soft and elastic when pinched, and somewhat similar to the pearls in bubble tea.
Ge Xian rice is smooth and tender to eat, and the taste is delicious, similar to the fungus, and there is a record of "making wood ear taste" in the "Compendium of Materia Medica", which is a treasure at the banquet.
The seeds of Gexian rice are very small, and it is difficult to see with the naked eye when it grows in the early stages, so in ancient times, people thought that Gexian rice was a food given by God, so they called it "Tianxian vegetable".
Ge Xian rice is also known as "pearl in the water" because it grows in water, and its shape is round and black, and it is also called "water fungus", "pearl vegetable" and so on.
Fresh Gexian rice is not easy to store because it contains a lot of water, so it needs to be dried for long-term consumption after harvesting, and the dried Gexian rice is rolled up and gray-black.
Gexian rice is eaten in a variety of ways, whether it is dry or fresh Gexian rice, it is very suitable for cooking, can be boiled soup, steamed, made into sweets, etc., the following introduces the two methods of Gexian rice.
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First, soak the dried Gexian rice, beat the eggs into a bowl and add a little salt and water, stir well, pour in the Gexian rice, and then put it in the pot and steam it.
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After washing, the rice is soaked in boiling water to make it swell, then rinsed with clean water, removed from the sediment and put into a steamer for 1 hour before washing.
Put the right amount of water in the pot, pour rock sugar, cook into sugar water, then pour in the gexian rice, cook on high heat, and finally add your favorite fruit.