For people living in the countryside, the bamboo forest is a treasure land, not only the bamboo itself is of great use, but also grows a lot of delicious, such as bamboo shoots in winter and spring, bamboo shoots in summer and autumn, etc., so many farmers and friends like to go to the bamboo forest to find treasures in the agricultural leisure time, if you encounter bamboo shoots, bamboo thorns, not only can you feast, but also get to the market to sell money.
In fact, in the bamboo forest, there are not only bamboo shoots, bamboo thorns and other delicacies, but in many places will not grow. In the rural areas of southern China, there is a kind of wild vegetables in the bamboo forest is very common, in the author's childhood, it will often pick it to sell money, and today, the value of this wild vegetable is very precious, in the market can often sell to 15 yuan a pound or so, but also particularly sought-after, it is "fake konjac".
Pepper's "Brothers"
Pseudokombranous is a perennial herb of the pepper genus of the piperier family, and it can be said that this false konjac and pepper are "brothers", but compared with pepper, this false konjac is somewhat special. False konjac is an herb, pepper is a woody plant, it looks completely different, and the false konjac is creeping growth, its vitality is also very strong, a handful can grow 10 meters long, it is easy to make people mistakenly think that it is a weed. In fact, this fake konjac is not a weed, for many friends in rural areas of the south, this fake konjac is a treasure, because it can not only be eaten as a wild vegetable, but also a common Chinese herbal medicine.
The edible part of the false konjac is mainly its leaves, which are generally called "false konjac leaves" or "clam leaves" in the folk, which smells like pepper, but compared with pepper, the aroma of the false konjac leaves is more intense, but it does not choke the nose, and it is suitable for making seasoned vegetables, whether it is stir-fried, soup, or used to stir-fry, braised, dried, boiled meat, or used to wrap rice dumplings, which are very delicious, and people can't stop after eating.
In addition, false konjac also has excellent medicinal value, which can be used to deal with toothache, stomach pain, bloating, loss of appetite, etc., so in the former countryside, but it is deeply loved by people, every year will go to pick a lot of false konjac leaves to eat and medicinal use.
The author still remembers that when I was a child, there were many bamboo forests on the mountain, and in the bamboo forest, pieces of false konjac would often grow, and in the spring and summer, farmers often went to the bamboo forest to pick. And that will be fake konjac in the countryside on the big set, is also a very sought-after seasoned vegetables, so many farmers pick the fake konjac leaves, in addition to leaving a little to eat themselves, it will be taken to the market to buy, generally 1, 2 cents a pound.
However, nowadays, with the development of false konjac, it has also made the fake konjac go out of the countryside and become a very valuable seasoned vegetable on the market, especially in the summer night market, the fake konjac leaf is quite popular, because it is used to fry the snail super fragrant, which can remove the fishy smell in the snail, but also give the snail fresh, so that people can't stop eating.
Not only that, but mixing the fake konjac leaves into a sauce and adding a little bit when making barbecues is both delicious and can protect the stomach, and the use is not too good.
At present, there are not many farmers who specialize in planting false konjac, one is that the resources of false konjac are very rich in rural areas in southern China, and the other is that the vitality and fertility of false konjac are extremely strong, even if they are not watered or fertilized, they can grow very well. And the false konjac can also take root section by section, the longer and more, a single plant can grow up to more than 10 meters, in its peak growth period (generally in April to August), every other week can be picked once a young leaf, has been able to pick until winter, so the yield does not have to worry at all.
It is now July, it is the peak of the growth of false konjac, if there is a false konjac in the bamboo forest of your hometown, don't miss it, pick some of its young leaves, and then go to the field to pick up some snails, make a meal of false konjac leaves fried field snails to taste it, otherwise it is a pity to miss it.
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