This wild melon has a peculiar shape like a flying saucer, and the taste is delicious and diverse, and not many people have eaten it!
Have you all heard of "flying saucer melon"? I believe that some people must have eaten! But people who don't know it yet don't worry, because today Xiaohua wants to introduce it to everyone, "What is a flying saucer melon?" And "How are we going to eat butterfly melon?" ”
So what is a saucer melon? In fact, the flying saucer melon, also known as the butterfly melon or the toothed melon, is a climbing vine plant produced in South America. Its branches are crisscrossed and intricately packed, and the leaves are about the same size as the maple leaves. It is actually a variant of pumpkin, imported from many foreign countries. Its colors are very diverse, white, green, and yellow, and the shape is flat and round, and there are small grooves. Because of its appearance, it resembles the flying saucer of the aliens played in the movie, so it is called "flying saucer melon".
It can be said that "flying saucer melon" is a kind of food that looks good and can be eaten, and when our cute cute melon is planted on the balcony, I believe it can win everyone's attention. In fact, it is not only high in appearance, but also has a very prominent nutritional value. There are studies and analysis, this melon is rich in vitamin C, B1, B2 and carotene, calcium and other trace elements and mineral elements, can have a good health care effect on the human body. At the same time, it is also rich in pectin, which can protect our gastric mucosa and intestines, etc.
<h1>So for such a nutritious food, how do we usually eat it better? Little Flower suggests everyone :</h1>
1. Mix cold
We can cut the saucer melon into thin slices, then put it in water and cook it, and finally add vinegar and sugar to eat it.
2. Eat raw
For example, we can cut it into strips and eat it directly in the sauce. You can also make it into a vegetable salad, which is also very delicious.
3. Eat
Friends who do not like to eat raw can also be used to scramble eggs, or when eating hot pot, they can eat it as an ingredient for hot pot.
4. Steamed melon
A very famous practice of the saucer melon is to cut off one end of the melon vine, take out a part of the melon, fill it with meat filling, and then put it into the pot to steam, after ripening, its taste is really very delicious.
Here the small flowers also want to remind everyone Oh, in fact, the flying saucer melon is not only edible for its fruit food, but also the fruit food flowers, the young branches and leaves that grow, and its seeds, which are also edible. For example, we can use its flowers and young branches and leaves to put in a pot to make a stir-fry dish to eat. Or you can dry its seeds and eat them like melon seeds. In short, the flying saucer melon is mixed with treasures, which is very worthy of our consumption.
Everyone has heard Xiaohua talk so much, can't help but want to buy two and come back to cook? Xiaohua believes that everyone can make delicious dishes, come on!