Amaranth is called "longevity dish" and "blood-nourishing dish" among the people.
Amaranth, also known as wild amaranth, red amaranth and wild amaranth, is a vegetable planted in rural areas, and of course it is also a vegetable with high nutritional value. Modern science has proved that various nutrients in amaranth are among the best in vegetables. Its protein lysine content is 2.8%, calcium and iron content is extremely high, which is more than twice that of jackfruit, and it also contains more trace elements needed by human body, such as carotene and vitamin C. Therefore, there are "June amaranth, when eggs; Amaranth in July, gold does not change ",so what are the benefits of eating amaranth often? That's too much. Amaranth is not only an excellent food for weight loss and fitness, but also has the effects of improving human immunity, promoting children's growth and development, accelerating fracture healing, reducing weight and detoxifying, and preventing constipation. It can be said that advocating healthy eating is one of the best choices. Therefore, it is praised as "longevity dish" and "blood-nourishing dish" by the people.
June and July are the best seasons to eat amaranth.
Amaranth is drought-resistant, moisture-resistant and high temperature-resistant, and can be planted from spring to autumn. However, the best planting time under natural conditions is from March to April, when the climate is favorable for seedling emergence. At this time, planting in June and July is the best time for its growth. Under natural conditions, this period grows fastest. Under favorable climatic conditions, its nutrient reserves are the richest. At the same time, another important indicator is that amaranth naturally produced in June and July has the best taste, is juicy and sweet enough, and has no peculiar smell in other seasons.
Now, in order to seize the market, some growers use greenhouses to grow amaranth, which can be supplied all year round. At that time, there was not much difference in nutrition, mainly because the greenhouse plants grew evenly and sold well.
Amaranth varieties have different tastes.
There are many varieties of cultivated amaranth, which can be divided into round leaf species and pointed leaf species according to leaf shape. Round-leaf seeds have round or oval leaves, which often shrink, grow slowly and mature late, but they have high yield, good quality and late flowering and bolting. The blade of a pointed leaf is lanceolate or oblong, and the apex is pointed. Plants grow faster and mature early, but the yield is low and the quality is poor. This is not easy for ordinary people to distinguish.
It can be distinguished by the color of amaranth leaves. We often see three kinds of amaranth: green amaranth, red amaranth and colored amaranth. Now there are many wild amaranths in the countryside, including red amaranth, green amaranth and amaranth. Some people find it difficult to accept the color of the dishes made of red amaranth. A plate is all red, which may taste slightly better than green amaranth. Generally, colored amaranth is mainly mixed with red and green. The green amaranth planted in the farm garden now is the most common and delicious, and it is also one of the most common varieties in the market.
Taboos for eating amaranth
Eating too much nutritious food is not good, and not everyone can eat it. Amaranth is a kind of cool food, which has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Eating too much may aggravate the cold in the body, especially those with spleen and stomach deficiency, weak gastrointestinal function and easy diarrhea. Eating amaranth is easy to have loose bowels and abdominal pain. This part advocates eating less amaranth. Amaranth is photosensitive, and some people will have allergic reactions such as purple, itching, burning pain and diffuse swelling after eating it. Amaranth has a high content of potassium. If you eat a lot, it will increase the burden of kidney metabolism, especially people with poor renal function should pay attention to avoid eating a lot of amaranth.
To sum up, the rural saying "June amaranth, when eggs, July amaranth, gold does not change" is still reasonable. However, it advocates that it varies from person to person and is suitable for eating.
There is a saying in the countryside that "June amaranth is an egg, and July amaranth will not be exchanged for gold", which means that June amaranth is extremely fresh and tender, and its nutritional value can be equal to that of eggs, while July amaranth is more nutritious, and money will not be exchanged. Although it is a bit exaggerated, eating amaranth often can really reduce inflammation, reduce fire, clear heat and stop bleeding.
In our hometown, amaranth is called Renqingcai. Amaranth comes in red and green. Although the colors are different, the nutritional value and taste are the same. It can diminish inflammation, reduce fire and stop bleeding. When I was a child, my mother planted it in her own garden. She scalded it with boiling water, chopped it, fried a few eggs and made it into dumplings or steamed buns. It tastes really cool! So far, my memory is particularly new, and my mouth is watering.
We haven't planted kernel vegetables in recent years, because there are many fields in the front and back of our house, beside the ditch and fork river and in the back room. We can't finish picking and eating. Completely pure green and pollution-free Scald cabbage with boiling water, cold salad, stir-fry, stuffing, very delicious. It is both a food and a health care product.
I used to collect kernel vegetables and feed them to pigs. Nowadays, with the improvement of people's living standards, big fish and big meat have become commonplace. People tend to stay healthy and eat green and pollution-free wild vegetables. Renqing also went to the high-end dining table, entered the supermarket and became a favorite vegetable for ordinary people. I went to the supermarket yesterday and saw fresh red Renqing vegetables on the shelves.
There are many delicious wild vegetables in the country. The popularity of these wild vegetables also has a lot to do with one word, that is "fresh". As seasonal wild vegetables, many of them can only be picked in a short time. In a few days, it will become old and firewood. The taste is natural and tender, and the nutrients are greatly reduced. Among these many wild vegetables, some are eaten blindly for a long time. We generally call it "rice paste dish" here. Why there is such a name is really unknown. The scientific name is amaranth.
Amaranth grows at different times according to different regions. In many areas, edible amaranth seedlings will grow in May and June after the weather gets hotter. This kind of wild vegetable is very common in our field, especially in some small Woods and some open spaces at the head of the village. When amaranth grows to twenty or thirty centimeters, it is also the best picking time, which is not only fresh and tender, but also delicious. Few people will resist the temptation to pick these fresh amaranth strings. In the past, this wild vegetable was also called a life-saving dish. In the era of food shortage, this kind of wild vegetable is really the most eaten wild vegetable, so some old people don't eat it. The reason is simple, because they used to eat too much, which really hurt them.
Amaranth seedlings are delicious when put away. After they are collected, they can be made into many kinds of dishes. We often use boiled water, cold salad or stir-fry, all of which are unique and delicious. Amaranth has a slightly ugly feeling, but it will not affect the taste. Last year, I went to a ditch in the countryside and found a large piece of amaranth. I picked it up with water. Amaranth in this period is considered to be eggs, which is actually an exaggerated metaphor for the taste and nutritional components of amaranth. Amaranth is indeed extremely beneficial to the body and has the function of enriching blood. After a period of time, amaranth will grow taller, and only fresh branches and leaves can be collected at this time, but in general, the collection time of amaranth is still quite long.
After the best harvest period in June and July, amaranth will bear seeds, which is also a feature of amaranth plant aging. At this point, it has no edible value. As the old saying goes, the main nutrients will be supplied to the seeds slightly above the branches. When the seeds are ripe, they are also edible seeds, similar to our millet. In the past snacks, amaranth seeds were used to make some puffed food. Sticking sugar into a round food bigger than table tennis, commonly known as "lotus egg", tastes very fragrant and sweet. Some people specialize in planting amaranth and collect the seeds after autumn to make food.
Although the living standard has improved now, the demand for wild vegetables has also increased a lot. As a pure green and pollution-free wild vegetable, it is naturally favored more and more. Among so many wild vegetables, it is said that only amaranth is an egg, and gold is not changed. It also shows that this wild vegetable is delicious and nutritious. Do you like delicious amaranth? Welcome to add comments. Phenomenon.
Nowadays, it is a habit to eat wild vegetables in both rural and urban areas. From March to late autumn, the diet pattern rotates. I don't approve of silence. In order to keep fresh, I am used to eating any vegetables in season. Moreover, the characteristic of wild vegetables is that they are eaten for a short time, usually ten or eight days, so I eat them once a year and a half, and then I look forward to seeing you again next year. There is a kind of wild vegetables, which I like both in picking and taste, and that is the scientific name. We all call this "sunny" dish. In our hometown, there is a saying that "June amaranth is an egg, and July amaranth is an exchange of gold". Let's talk about why amaranth is so popular.
In June, the roots, stems and leaves of amaranth are tender and nutritious, and their nutrition can be comparable to that of eggs, so there is a saying that "June amaranth is an egg". Moreover, in many places in China, amaranth is called longevity vegetable. Eating amaranth often can invigorate qi, clear away heat, improve eyesight and promote detoxification. In our local area, there are three varieties of red, green and colorful, which are not only delicious, but also very beneficial to the human body. It contains protein, fat, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus and potassium. It belongs to low-calorie and calcium-rich vegetables. And because it is rich in iron and calcium, it is harmful to teeth and bones.
Since amaranth is so popular, what is the best way to do it? Our common methods are generally cooking, cold salad, making soup, or making buns and jiaozi. Don't add water to stir fry, because amaranth itself has a lot of water, so add minced garlic and stir fry a few times when you are ready to cook; My favorite food is steamed bread wrapped in amaranth. After blanching, cut some pork belly, add some dried tofu at home and mix some chopped vermicelli. It's delicious.
However, amaranth is also cold, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency are forbidden to eat; Usually the gastrointestinal tract is cold, and people who are prone to diarrhea should not eat more. Eating too much may cause diarrhea and cold stomach, so it is not recommended to eat amaranth in large quantities at a time, and you can eat it often.
There are too many edible wild vegetables in the countryside, because I grew up in the countryside in 1963, and my family was difficult and I experienced starvation. Spring was originally the best season in the four seasons of the year, but it was the most difficult and bitter day at that time, because it was the time when the grains were green and yellow, and I could only listen to frogs at night and count the days when the wheat was getting closer and closer to maturity. During the slack season, every household has to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables. One of the wild vegetables is called water spinach. Not the name of my hometown, of course. Everyone in the village calls it Renqingcai.
Because my hometown is in Yimeng Mountain area, and later I worked in Weifang, and my parents are still alive, I often go back to my hometown to lead my family to pick this kind of kernel vegetable in the wild, scald it with boiling water, and put garlic and seasoning on the cold salad when I get home. Every time I eat them, it seems that I have returned to an unforgettable past. If a friend has read this article and hasn't eaten nuts and vegetables, then do it for a hundred times without hesitation as I say, and you will definitely eat them again in the years to come.
Rencai is delicious in cold salad, and there are other delicious ways to eat it: boiling water and making jiaozi, or baking pies and steaming steamed buns.
Modern life is getting better and better, and big fish and meat is no longer a luxury. However, with the improvement of living standards, more and more diseases are quietly coming to us, and maybe one day they will haunt our lives. This environmentally friendly and delicious wild vegetable has long since disappeared from many people's memories.
For the sake of our health, please publicize this work and raise the health awareness of the whole nation.
June amaranth, when eggs, July amaranth, gold is not exchanged. This is a metaphor and exaggeration to emphasize that amaranth in June and July is fresh, tender and delicious, rich in nutrition and has a good therapeutic effect. As for rationality, people often disagree, and whoever says it is reasonable says it is reasonable.
I like amaranth, whether local or wild, which is especially fresh and tender. My mouth watered when I fried it with garlic and pepper. There are many kinds of amaranth, including red amaranth, green amaranth, white amaranth and colorful amaranth. June and July are fresh and tender, which is a good time to eat amaranth.
It is an exaggeration to say that June amaranth is an egg and July amaranth will not be exchanged for gold. Just emphasize that eating fresh amaranth at this time is especially delicious and nutritious. It is ok to eat eggs, but it is too exaggerated and exaggerated to say that gold cannot be exchanged. Everything should be divided into two parts. It's good for people who are full of enthusiasm to eat amaranth, but it's not good for people who are not cold and wet, because amaranth is a little cold and wet. People who suffer from cold, dampness and deficiency will eat amaranth more, which will inevitably lead to excessive fatigue and cold and dampness. Eating amaranth seasoned with garlic and pepper can also adjust cold and dampness. So when I eat amaranth, I must use more garlic and pepper. But because it is fresh and delicious, it is not advisable to eat too much. It is better to eat it three or two times every once in a while.
There is a saying in the countryside that "June amaranth is an egg, and July amaranth is not exchanged for gold". Is it reasonable?
The "amaranth" here refers to "amaranth", which we call "red amaranth" in rural areas because its juice is red, which is very useful to coax children to eat bibimbap. When we were young, we especially liked bibimbap with vegetables. It has high nutritional value, but not everyone is suitable for it. For example, people who are prone to diarrhea due to spleen deficiency should eat less to avoid discomfort. Let's start with "June Amaranth"
Amaranth can be seen in rural areas or in the current vegetable market. It is usually eaten in June-July, and this season is also the best season to eat amaranth. I remember when I was a child, I especially liked to mix rice with its vegetable juice and make rice red. Adults also tell us that mixed rice can grow taller and more nutritious.
The nutritional value of amaranth is really high. When I was in junior high school, I heard the teacher say the nutritional value of amaranth. Compared with our mother eggs, it contains beggar elements. It is said that it is especially suitable for children's tooth growth and bone growth, and can be said to be a "longevity dish" suitable for all ages, which can delay aging and enhance physical fitness. Perhaps because of its high nutritional value, the ancients called it gold-free in a more exaggerated way. Now as long as you have money, you can buy anything you want, but you can't buy the taste you used to have when you were a child.
Amaranth is called red vegetable in our local area, because it has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and it tastes good, and this wild vegetable is very common in farmland, so we often pick some to cook. There is also a saying in our countryside that "June amaranth is an egg, and July amaranth is not exchanged for gold". In fact, although this statement exaggerates the efficacy, it also has some truth.
In fact, this sentence is mainly from the nutritional value of amaranth. On the surface, it means that the nutritional value of amaranth picked in June is just like the nutritional value of eggs, while the nutritional value of amaranth in July will be very high, even if it is replaced by gold.
Amaranth will take root and sprout in late May, and the growth cycle is about two months, so June and July are the best time to eat amaranth, and with the growth of time, the nutritional value of amaranth is further improved. Because amaranth is rich in trace elements such as calcium and iron, these trace elements can only reach the peak in the late growth stage of amaranth, so the nutritional value of amaranth can only be similar to that of eggs in June, while the nutritional value of amaranth is the highest in July, comparable to that of gold in vegetables.
The above is the truth of this sentence. After reading the above explanation, maybe everyone will know the meaning of this sentence. It's time to eat amaranth again. If you have time on the weekend, you might as well put down your work and go for an outing to pick amaranth!
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Fried amaranth with garlic
Ingredients: 300g amaranth.
Ingredients: onion10g, garlic 20g.
Seasoning: 20g vegetable oil, 2g salt, 2g sugar, monosodium glutamate 1g or chicken powder (optional), 30g water starch and 5g sesame oil (optional).
manufacturing process
1. Select about 300g of red amaranth, remove old terrier and clean it.
2. Cut chopped green onion, garlic and garlic in half, put garlic in half pot and garlic in half pot.
This is an automatic fast food. Mix a bowl in advance: take a bowl, add 2g of salt, 2g of sugar, 1 g of monosodium glutamate or chicken powder (optional) and 30g of water starch, and mix well to make a bowl.
4. Pour 20g vegetable oil into the pot. When the heat reaches 40% to 50%, add chopped green onion and garlic. Stir-fry the amaranth and stir-fry it quickly over high heat. Pour into a bowl and mix well again. Cease fire and pour 5 grams of sesame oil to enhance fragrance, taste and color.
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6. Characteristics of dishes: bright red color, elegant fragrance, rich garlic flavor, salty taste, rich nutrition and remarkable efficacy.
There are many such wild vegetables in the vegetable field behind our house. I thought it was weeds. Every time I go to pull vegetables, I pull out the tower. really a lot I didn't expect to be eaten.