Xiao Yi, a reporter from China Economic Weekly, | a photo report in Beijing
"It may be that I have reached the age when I particularly like to dig wild vegetables, and when it comes to spring, I am eager to move and think about it, and if I see it, I will not go home until it is dark." Li Ying, who is over 35 years old, described the mood of digging wild vegetables recently.
Looking forward to it, looking forward to it, the spring breeze is coming. After a long dormant winter, people who are as worried as Li Ying about missing out on waiting for a year have long been unable to hold back in their hearts, taking advantage of the long grass warblers to fly, calling friends and leading companions, running to the corner where wild vegetables were found in the "legend".
Cabbage
As the "head stubble" of the year, cabbage is the first choice for many wild vegetables. The freshness and fragrance of spring are contained in the leaves of the cabbage. The wontons in my childhood memories, with the aroma of grass and trees and nature, seem to have eaten the whole spring into the stomach.
If the harvest is abundant, when you can't finish eating for a while, don't worry, blanch it with boiling water, squeeze out the water, freeze it in the refrigerator, keep the "spring", and enjoy it for a while.
Elm money
"Old elm money trees tower into the sky, strings of elm money hanging from the branches, like strings of frost hanging on the ice, looking at the eyes of people, hungry people drooling." As a foodie who grew up in the south, his understanding of Yu Qian only stayed in the primary school Chinese textbook, liu Shaotang's description of "Yu Qian Rice".
After the Qingming Dynasty, the elm tree was covered with clusters of money leaves, some of which resembled "people who have elm money".
Put the picked elm money in water, remove impurities, wash and drain, wrap in an appropriate amount of flour, and steam in a steamer basket for five to ten minutes. The sweetness of Yu Qian mixed with the fragrance of malt, and in a short while, the whole kitchen was filled with a tender taste.
Chinese toon
As a short-lived flower in the wild vegetable world, toon has to wait for another year if it is missed, and it is eaten and cherished.
There are many ways to make toon, scrambled eggs, mixed with tofu, fried noodles... It's really each of its own incense. However, the price of toon was quite expensive when it was first listed, and at this time, the "toon freedom" could not help but be a little envious.
dandelion
Walking in the field, the breeze blows, and from time to time you will see dandelions dancing lightly in the air, which can inadvertently touch the softest place in your heart.
Dandelions are so beautiful that they can be eaten.
Cold mix dandelion, dandelion stir-fried shredded meat, dandelion stew... Duba is very fit. Dandelion tea is also a popular health tea, especially suitable for spring drinking.
Wild chrysanthemums
Wild chrysanthemums are refreshing wild vegetables among these wild vegetables, with the word "chrysanthemum" in the name, and the taste is also a refreshing taste.
Diding
Spring is warm and blossoming, everyone is in a hurry to watch the splendid mountain peach blossoms, you must not have noticed the small plant with purple flowers silently blooming next to the mountain road - purple flower diding, it can not only be used for medicinal purposes, but also can be tasted as a wild vegetable.
Mountain peach blossoms
The blossoming of the mountain peach blossom is a sign of Beijing's spring, not only for people to watch, but also for the whole body is a treasure. In the eyes of the villagers who live by the mountains, the flower bones can be dried to make peach blossom tea, the open peach blossoms can be used to make vinegar, and the peach branches can be boiled in a pot to make enzymes.
Tips
Recently, the Internet began to circulate some "sealed community digging wild vegetables strategy" and "wild vegetables big picture book", guiding the public to find wild vegetables in the green space of the community.
In this regard, a number of plant experts issued an urgent reminder: do not dig up wild vegetables, tree roots, bamboo shoots, planting soil and so on in the community without authorization. Not only is it damaging to the natural environment, but there are also quite high security risks.
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