How to eat osmanthus

Osmanthus is a very ornamental plant with a refreshing fragrance, but few people know that it can be consumed as a food ingredient. This method of consumption is relatively simple. As long as it is dried, it can be used as a Chinese medicinal material. In addition, fresh osmanthus can also be eaten directly, which can bring some very good benefits and effects to your body.

Harvest in autumn when it blooms, dry in the shade, pick out impurities, and store in a sealed container for later use; it can also be used fresh.

[Properties] Spicy, slightly bitter, neutral in nature. It can resolve phlegm, relieve cough, promote blood circulation and relieve pain.

[Reference] Contains volatile oils, including β-phellandrene, nerol, and linalool; also contains vinegar, including lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, and stearic acid.

[Use] Used for wheezing, coughing and sputum; abdominal pain in women with amenorrhea; toothache caused by caries.

[Usage] Make tea, decoct soup, or soak in wine.

Osmanthus tea cake: equal parts of osmanthus, Baiyaojian, and Haiercha. Mash them into a paste and dissolve an appropriate amount in your mouth each time.

Originated from "Compendium of Materia Medica". This recipe uses osmanthus to eliminate odor and relieve pain, uses Baiyao decoction to promote body fluid and resolve phlegm, and uses children's tea to resolve phlegm and relieve pain. The whole recipe has multiple functions such as eliminating odor, promoting body fluid, resolving phlegm, and relieving pain. Used for bad breath, dry and sore throat, dry throat due to cough, and toothache caused by caries.

Diet recipes

Glutinous Rice and Osmanthus Lotus Root

Cuisine and Function: Dessert/Snack

Taste: Fresh fragrance Process: Cooking

Ingredients for glutinous rice, sweet-scented osmanthus and lotus root:

Ingredients: 800g lotus root, 200g glutinous rice

Accessories: 20g lotus leaf

Seasoning: 100g white sugar, 40g sugar osmanthus

Characteristics of glutinous rice and osmanthus lotus root: sweet, cool and fragrant.

Teach you how to make glutinous rice osmanthus lotus root, how to make glutinous rice osmanthus lotus root

1. Wash glutinous rice and soak it in warm water for about 1 hour;

2. Wash the lotus root and cut it into sections;

3. Cut off one end of the lotus root to expose the hole, fill it with soaked glutinous rice, cover it with the lotus root node, and insert bamboo sticks to secure it;

4. Pour clean water into the pot, put in the lotus root (with the rice opening facing upwards), and bring to a boil over high heat;

5. Cover with clean lotus leaves, put on the lid, turn to low heat and cook for about two hours.

6. Take out the lotus root and let it cool, peel it, cut it into 0.8 cm thick slices, and stack them on a plate;

7. Place the pot on high heat, add water and bring to a boil, add sugar and boil until dissolved, skim off the foam, and turn to low heat;

8. When the syrup becomes thick, add the osmanthus syrup and stir well, then remove from heat and let cool;

9. Pour the sugar paper on the glutinous rice.

Tips - Food incompatibility:

Lotus leaf: Lotus leaf is afraid of tung oil, poria and silver.

Osmanthus Huanglin Crisp

Cuisine and efficacy: Fine staple dessert/snack weight gain recipes

Taste: Sweet Process: Roasted

Ingredients for making Osmanthus Huanglin Pastry:

Ingredients: 300g wheat flour

Accessories: 100g osmanthus, 150g egg white, 150g black sesame, 20g starch (corn)

Seasoning: 150g lard (refined), 100g white sugar

1. After sifting the flour, add 90 grams of lard to 200 grams of flour and knead into shortbread dough;

2. Add 60g lard to 300g flour and appropriate amount of water to make a water-oil dough;

3. Cut the crispy dough and water-oil dough into strips one by one and use a rolling pin to roll them into the shape of an ox tongue;

4. Roll it down from the top and fold it into three, roll it into a skin, fill it with osmanthus filling, and make it into a pancake shape;

5. Place in a baking tray, brush the surface with egg wash, and bake in the oven until cooked.