Introduction: The whole plant has a smelly smell, the taste is very impressive, but it has become the best wild vegetable, but also as a vegetable species
China's food culture is broad and profound, due to the vast territory, there are also large differences in eating habits in different regions.
Not long ago, I shared an article that southerners don't like to eat carp, and many netizens sprayed me: Why doesn't the south eat carp? I am a southerner and especially love carp.
In fact, what is said here is a high probability situation, and I have to admit that although the carp was once the "king of freshwater fish", in the southern region, it is indeed an unpleasant fish.
In the northern region, there are also people who do not like to eat carp, but in general, carp is still quite marketable in the north.
In addition, in the south, there is also a kind of "devil dish", which has a stinky smell throughout the plant, and the taste makes people feel good when they smell it, and many northerners are not used to eating it.
But in the south, it is loved by many people and is a regular customer at many family tables. And in recent years it has become a common vegetable, some people grow on a large scale, and it is also sold in the market all year round.
It's the root of the folded ear, do you like to eat it?
First impression of the folded ear root
For this vegetable, many people have great opinions about it, even more than hating coriander, and people who don't like to eat it regard it as a "devil's dish".
Don't say that when you eat vegetables, just smelling the taste will be very high, and you can't help but sigh: How can anyone treat such a difficult thing as a delicacy?
However, in Sichuan, Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan and other provinces, many people regard the folded ear root as a delicacy in the world, and they will not feel tired of eating every day, and they will miss it very much if they do not eat for a few days.
Folded ear root is often called houttuynia cordata in the folk, and this name is really worthy of its name. As a Hunan native, I am an authentic southerner. There are also a lot of wild folded ear roots here, and no one eats them locally.
The first time I ate the folded ear root in the field, I found that it was really difficult to swallow, and there was a strong fishy smell like a dead fish in my mouth. At that time, I ate a few sticks on my scalp and didn't eat them again.
But later because I went to Guizhou to work, the local folded ear root is a very common dish on the table, as the number of times I eat it, I found that this dish is not only not as annoying as before, but also sour and spicy to eat, and since then I have slowly fallen in love with the folded ear root.
Talking to others about this wild vegetable, I am more willing to call it the root of the ear than the houttuynia.
Because I work on the construction site, and my co-workers come from all over the world. Among them, I found that most of the friends from Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan, as well as in the Xiangxi area of Hunan, prefer to eat folded ear roots, and the evaluation of this wild vegetable is still very high.
People in most parts of the north reject this wild vegetable, and they all say that the smell is on the top, and the bite is even more out of the soul.
In fact, the history of edible houttuynia cordata in southwest China is relatively long, and according to historical records, edible houttuynia cordata is also related to the Yue King's practice. In the book "Wu Yue Chunqiu", it is recorded: "After the king of Yue tasted the evil of dung, he fell ill with bad breath. Fan Li ordered both left and right to eat cen grass to confuse its qi."
The translation means that after Gou Jian lost the battle, he was ashamed and angry, and in order to save his life, he ate feces, and then there was a foul smell in his mouth. Fan Li told the people around him to eat the folded ear root, and everyone had a fishy smell in their mouths, so as to avoid the embarrassment of the Yue King.
In the early days, although people in many parts of the southwest had the habit of eating folded ear roots, most of them at that time used it as a wild vegetable to save the wilderness. And at that time, it was also a highly valued Chinese herbal medicine.
With the continuous deepening of the understanding of this wild vegetable, it is found that the folded ear root is not only edible, but also very nutritious, and has a high medicinal value, which is a kind of wild vegetable with dual use of medicine and food, so it has gradually been valued.
Especially in the late 1980s, because of the great increase in demand for origami root, it was already trying to grow oriole root in parts of Sichuan. Now sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan provinces, there are weak development of the cultivation of folded ear root, it has also become a cash crop, is one of the main sources of income for many rural families.
The reason is that the market demand for folded ear root is large, it can not only be eaten as a vegetable, but also can be used in medicine, processed into snacks, beverages and other products, and is widely used.
The second is that the cultivation of this vegetable is simple and extensive, but the yield is very high. In the past, the roots of the folded ears were wild and could grow in their natural state. And if it is planted, it does not need to be managed much, it has its own pungent taste, and there are no diseases and insect pests.
The key point is that the vitality of the folded ear root is very strong, and it can be harvested continuously for many years at a time, as long as the pieces are left in the field and not picked up, it will grow every year, which is very convenient.
In addition, the root of the folded ear can be dug up in all seasons, and its roots, stems and leaves can be eaten. In the spring and summer, you can eat its young stems and leaves, and in the autumn and winter you can eat the rhizomes. Therefore, the economic benefits of farmers planting folded ear roots are good.
So how to eat the folded ear root? In fact, the way to eat this wild vegetable is also very diverse, the simplest one is to eat it cold, which is also the most extensive way to eat. In addition, it can also be used to make soups and stir-fry dishes, such as fried bacon with folded ear roots, which is very popular in Guizhou.
In addition, in recent years, many hot pot restaurants can see the folded ear root, because it is very delicious hot pot.
Now many supermarkets and vegetable markets in the south can see the vegetable of folded ear root, which is generally sold as its root block. Young stems and leaves are mostly eaten in the spring.
Friends, do you like to eat folded ear roots? Can you accept its taste? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!