Chive flower taboos

Chive flowers are a good appetizer, and chives also have aphrodisiac effects. Eating more leeks in daily life can not only supplement the vitamins in the body but also promote people's gastrointestinal digestion function and enhance their appetite. Chive flowers must be washed thoroughly before eating. It is best to soak the chive flowers in salt water in advance, then dry them, and finally pickle them. This way they can be preserved for a longer time and will not affect the taste.

Introduction to chive flowers

Chive flowers, also known as leek flowers, are white flower clusters that grow on leeks in autumn. They are mostly picked when they are about to bloom, ground and pickled into sauce for consumption. Farmers often call them "leek flowers". Eating chive flowers can stimulate the appetite, increase appetite and promote digestion. Chive flowers are rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, riboflavin, ascorbic acid and other healthy ingredients.

Edible processing method of chive flowers

After rinsing the chive flowers with clean water, soak them in salt water or clean water for a while, and the chive flowers will be clean.

How to eat chives (recipes)

How to make pickled chives

Ingredients: 500g chives, appropriate amount of soy sauce, appropriate amount of sesame oil, appropriate amount of star anise, appropriate amount of pepper, appropriate amount of water, 100g salt.

Method: Buy tender chives in the market, wash them, and put them in a container to dry. Put star anise and Sichuan peppercorns in a basin, pour in hot water, and wait until the water cools down before using. This way the hot water can heat out the flavors of the star anise and peppercorns. Pour the drained chives into cooled water, add salt and start pickling. It can be eaten after being pickled for 48 hours. Before eating, put it on a plate, add soy sauce and appropriate amount of sesame oil, and the fragrant salted chives are ready.

How to make fried shrimp with chives

Ingredients: fresh shrimp, baking soda, wine, chives, fish sauce, and salt.

Method: Peel the fresh shrimps, dust them with cornstarch and wash them (add some baking soda for a more refreshing taste); refrigerate for more than half an hour, take out and cut a knife on the back; heat the oil in a pan, add the shrimps and stir-fry for a while, add the wine, then stir-fry the chives until half cooked, then add fish sauce and salt to taste.

How to make fried chives with dried mushrooms

Ingredients: dried mushrooms, chives, oil, and salt.

Shave off the dirt on the dried mushrooms, pick out impurities, scrub off the mud and sand one by one with a brown brush, wash the fresh dried mushrooms, tear them into small strips, and according to the amount of dried mushrooms, take out an appropriate amount of pickled leek flowers from the earthen jar, then pour an appropriate amount of oil into the pot, heat it at high temperature, and after it frys, pour the dried mushrooms in and stir-fry first, wait until the color of the dry mushrooms turns black, then put the leek flowers in and stir-fry together, add an appropriate amount of salt, and scoop it out and serve it in a bowl after about 3 minutes.

How to cook blanched chives

Ingredients: chives, wolfberries, minced garlic, oyster sauce, sesame oil.

Method: Wash the chives and blanch the whole chives in boiling water for 20 seconds. Remove from the heat and place in ice water for 10 minutes. Soak wolfberries. Then pick up the mushroom, squeeze out the water, cut into small pieces and set aside. Add minced garlic, oyster sauce and light soy sauce. Mix chicken essence and a little sugar, pour it on the chives, sprinkle with wolfberry, and drizzle with a little sesame oil.

How to make spicy chives

Ingredients: 400 grams of chives, salt and ginger as appropriate.

Preparation method: First wash the chives and ginger, then add salt and mash them, mix well, put them in a can and seal them for a few days before eating.

Who can't eat chives? What are the precautions for eating chives?

1. Who should not eat chives?

People with yin deficiency, hyperactivity of fire, eye diseases and weak gastrointestinal tract should not eat too much.

2. Suitable people for chive flowers

It is edible for general population. It is suitable for patients with night blindness, rough skin, constipation and dry eyes.

3. Taboos on eating chives

Chive flowers cannot be eaten with white wine, as it will cause internal heat. Chive flowers cannot be eaten with spinach, as they will cause diarrhea.