Introduction: Native to Africa, the leaves have their own salty taste, used as soap abroad, and China becomes a high-end dish for 10 yuan and 1 pound
The weather is getting colder, and it really feels like winter is about to enter. In the cold winter, the most exciting thing is the steaming hot pot. A few days ago, I went to a colleague's house for dinner, and I ate hot pot at that time. This dinner, let the author most impressed is a vegetable, its leaves have a small crystal bead, it looks like Xiaoice grains, and raw and cooked can be eaten, the key is that it also has its own salty taste, heard colleagues say that this vegetable is called ice vegetables, native to Africa, in the local area is also used as soap. After the introduction of China, it has become a high-end vegetable and aristocratic dish, and supermarkets have to sell for 10 yuan a catty.
When it comes to the vegetables of the hot pot, there are many types in Our country. For example, artemisia annua, spinach, cabbage, lettuce and so on. But using ice vegetables to make a hot pot, the author is really the first time. In fact, I have heard of it before and seen ice dishes, but I only know that this dish is expensive and have not eaten it. And this time at the colleague's home dinner, the first time to eat ice dishes, it feels still very good.
Ice vegetables are also known as ice grass, crystal ice vegetables, etc., the biggest feature of this dish is that there are bubble-like uplifts on the stems and leaves, which looks like a small crystal, like the ice ballast after the vegetables have been frozen, it is estimated that this is also the reason for the name of the ice vegetables. Therefore, when you see it once, you will never forget it. Ice vegetables are native to Africa and have only been introduced to China in recent years. At present, it is only cultivated in a few areas, of which China is a large vegetable growing county - Shandong Shouguang has a small amount of planting.
Iced vegetables are not just a vegetable in the African region of origin, more locals use it as a medicinal herb, and some even use it as soap. This is because the nutritional value of ice vegetables is very high, which contains a variety of amino acids, flavonoids and other nutrients rare in other vegetables.
And the reason why there are some small bubble-like crystals on the surface of the stem and leaf of ice vegetables is actually a kind of bubble-like cells covering it, which is also rich in a large amount of natural plant salt, which is why ice vegetables have a salty taste. Moreover, the natural plant salts contained in ice vegetables are also very beneficial to patients with high blood pressure, diabetes and high blood lipids.
In recent years, ice vegetables have begun to grow on a small scale in China, and because they are very rare in the market, coupled with high nutritional value, the price has not been cheap, often sold to more than 10 yuan a pound, so it is also called "noble dish" and "high-end dish" by netizens, but its texture is crisp and the unique flavor of the characteristics make ice vegetables still very popular. In fact, not only in China, in many countries ice dishes are very popular ingredients, of which the French people love to eat ice dishes. In addition, in Japan, ice vegetables have also been developed into a new type of salt-flavored health vegetable, and even researchers have developed it as a cosmetic, which is favored by consumers.
Although ice vegetables are native to Africa, they are a bit harsh on the growth conditions, and the most suitable temperature for growth is 5-25 ° C, and below 5 ° C or above 30 ° C will wilt. Moreover, the requirements for water and fertilizer are also very high, and too much water application or unfavorable drainage will have a serious impact on the species, and it is not suitable for cultivation in areas with too much rain. This is also why ice vegetables have not been widely promoted like other vegetables. Dear netizens and friends, have you ever eaten ice dishes? Do you like to eat?