Cao Xian is an annual perennial herb of Mesona of Labiatae, which can benefit for many years after planting for one year, and its height can reach 1 meter. Leaves opposite, blooming in late autumn. Born in ditches and dry sandy grasslands. Cymbals are arranged in terminal racemes, 2 ~ 8 cm long; Corolla white or reddish, 3 ~ 3.5 mm long, upper lip wide and large, with 4 teeth, middle 2 teeth inconspicuous, lower lip boat-shaped.

Ai Yu is a climbing or creeping shrub of Ficus of Moraceae, with long oval leaves, 7- 12 cm long and 3-5 cm wide, with dense rust on the back. Fig fruit is oblong, 6-8 cm long, 3-4 cm in diameter, hairy on the surface, tapering at the top and protruding umbilicus; The total stalk is short, about 1 cm long and densely hairy.

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Snacks made by Cao Xian and Ai Yu:

First of all, Cao Xian is frozen.

Cao Xian bean jelly, made of Cao Xian powder, is one of the famous snacks in Fujian. There are two ways to eat. One of them is also very popular in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, but it is called bean jelly in these areas. Because it can relieve summer heat, it is better to eat in summer, and with crushed ice, it is a holy product for relieving summer heat. The so-called "bean jelly" also refers to this.

Second, Aiyu Jelly

Aiyudong is a famous local snacks in Tainan City, Taiwan Province Province. Aiyu jelly is made of Aiyu seeds, which are evergreen vines, usually attached to rocks or tall trees. Because of the superior natural conditions such as topography and climate, the wild Aiyu seeds produced in Alishan area are excellent.

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