"Under the eastern fence of picking chrysanthemums, leisurely see the South Mountain." It is a famous sentence that has been popular for thousands of years, and this supreme realm of life of the Eastern Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming has become the ideal pursued by countless future generations.
Wang Youliang, a villager in Heya Village, Qidu Town, Linzi District, has been studying chrysanthemum cultivation for many years, and after the frost falls, the chrysanthemums he planted bloom, and the snow-white Hangzhou white chrysanthemums and the golden Huanggong chrysanthemums sway with the wind under the blue sky. Citizens flock to pick chrysanthemums.
Chrysanthemums are the grand scene of autumn, and the chrysanthemums in full bloom make this season of flowers and flowers regain new vitality. Chrysanthemums are not only beautiful, but also can be eaten, medicated, and made into tea. The Eastern Jin Dynasty poet Tao Yuanming was a master of picking chrysanthemums and eating chrysanthemums, and was also emulated by the literati of all generations.
As one of the best varieties of edible chrysanthemums, Hangzhou white chrysanthemum has long been used as a tribute to the royal family, and it is particularly precious.
As a family of traditional Chinese medicine, Wang Youliang, who has been influenced by his family since childhood, knows the efficacy of various crops well, and has also planted a variety of health care and health food herbs over the years, and the most planted is mulberry trees and chrysanthemums. Wang Youliang said that these two crops are not only full of treasures, but also easy to plant and easy to manage.
Hangzhou white chrysanthemum is native to Zhejiang, frost falling flowering, petals as white as jade, golden buds, good color and taste, medicinal and food homologous, for the treasures of chrysanthemum. Chinese medicine believes that chrysanthemums are subjected to frost and dew, the leaves do not fall, the flowers are not zero, long-term consumption, has the effect of resistance to aging, prolongation and lightness.
Wang Youliang's Ju Garden is located in the Rose Valley on the east bank of the Zihe River, adjacent to the Jinan-Qingdao High-Speed Railway in the north, with an area of more than 20 acres. Although Linzi is not the origin of Hangzhou white chrysanthemum, the fertile land and mild climate are also very suitable for the growth of Hangzhou white chrysanthemum. This year is the second year of Hangzhou White Chrysanthemum, which has begun to enter the peak production period.
Wang Youliang has a preference for chrysanthemums, he said that Hangzhou white chrysanthemums are full of treasures, chrysanthemum buds in the Spring Festival can be eaten for a month, and hangzhou white chrysanthemums in autumn can be eaten for half a year after being frozen in the refrigerator. Wang Youliang has a set of edible chrysanthemums: steaming, frying, mixing, soup, everything is delicious. The easiest to learn is steamed chrysanthemums and chrysanthemum soup.
Wang Youliang's Chrysanthemum Garden
Chrysanthemum feasts are not difficult to make, and the easiest way is to steam and make soup. After removing the flower peduncle, part of it is sprinkled with flour and steamed, and part of it is beaten with eggs to make soup.
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【Steamed chrysanthemum】 Like the traditional steamed wild vegetables, sprinkled with white noodles and a little salt after steaming, pay attention to the steaming time can not be long, the flowers are very tender, easy to cook.
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【Chrysanthemum soup】The same as the method of seaweed custard soup, sprinkle egg juice first after boiling in white water, add chrysanthemums when it is almost ripe, put a little salt, and cook it in one minute.
After coming out of the pot, the chrysanthemum soup has a strong aroma, and it is refreshing and sweet to eat.
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Wang Youliang recommended to us several common methods of Hangzhou white chrysanthemum ingredients - steaming, frying, steaming, cold mixing, pastries and so on.
1 Steaming, the same method of steaming wild vegetables common in the north. Remove the chrysanthemum petals and rinse well, sprinkle the flour and salt evenly into it, then steam on the pot and turn off the heat 2 minutes after boiling.
2 Fry, hang the fresh chrysanthemums with eggs, put them in hot oil and fry them until they are yellow.
3, the fresh chrysanthemums are picked and set aside, with a small amount of starch, eggs with cooking oil, salt to make porridge, after opening the pot, the fresh chrysanthemum petals can be put in to eat.
4 Cold mix, mix the fresh chrysanthemum petals with white fungus or fungus, add the appropriate amount of seasoning and mix.
5 chrysanthemum cake, put the fresh chrysanthemum into the pot to boil, or add water to crush the fresh chrysanthemum, add honey, a small amount of goji berries after steaming, and boil it into a paste.
Hangzhou white chrysanthemum into tea, can be dried flowers into tea, can also be flowers into tea, fresh chrysanthemums taste better. Fresh chrysanthemums are frozen in the refrigerator and can be stored for about half a year.
In addition, bathing with Hangzhou white chrysanthemum can alleviate fatigue; filling pillows is the best product for health care. According to the "Materia Medica", "Chrysanthemum flavor and bitterness, sexual peace, suffering from the four qi, full of frost and dew, obtaining the essence of gold and water, benefiting the lungs and kidneys"; The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records: "Cure all the winds and dizziness, dispel the wind with the eyes, search for liver qi, and nourish the blood and moisturize the appearance." It has antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, vasomotor, hypolipidemic, anti-tumor and other effects.
In late autumn, go to the Heya Chrysanthemum Garden on the bank of the Zihe River, personally pick a basket of Hangzhou white chrysanthemums, look at the Niushan Mountain in the south in your spare time, go home to make a few simple chrysanthemum dishes, and experience the idyllic life of Tao Yuanming, which is a great pleasure of golden autumn.
Tips:
River Cliff Chrysanthemum Garden is open today and is free to play. Chrysanthemum picking, 30 yuan per catty.
location:
Hangbaiju Juju Garden is located in the middle of Linzi Rose Valley, 3 kilometers north along Zijiang East Road (Taohua Jianlu South), and can also be reached from Martyrdom Pit (Heya Village, Qidu Town) to the east across the Zihe River.