Speaking of lotus, people in China are really familiar with it. This familiarity is not necessarily familiar in daily life, but a kind of cultural familiarity. For example, people who have gone to school will read a few words: "The lotus leaves are infinitely green the next day, and the colors of lotus flowers are different in the sun." "

Or suddenly think of Zhu Ziqing's Moonlight on the Lotus Pond and Zhou Dunyi's Love Lotus Theory: "It is not evil to be stained with mud, and the clear blue waves are rippling." Even children can recite a few words: "Xiao He just showed his sharp corner, and a dragonfly had already stood on his head."

Lotus, also known as hibiscus, was used by the ancients in many poems, such as:

The girl who picked the lotus put the girl who picked the lotus into the lotus leaf, as if the color was the same, and the girl's face was hidden in the blooming lotus, which reflected each other. -Wang Changling's "Lotus Picking Song"

Move the hibiscus to fall, the ship moves the egret to fly. -Xiao Gang's "Lotus Picking Song"

Lotus old autumn frost, a group of fans are ashamed and clean. -Li Bai's "The Song of a Concubine in Zhongshan"

Sunset alludes to sparse forests, and hibiscus grows old along the river. -Chen Ting's "The Night Scene"

Deforestation leaves, hibiscus will wither, and autumn screen will arrange natural makeup. -Xue Anfu's "West Lake Mixed with Autumn"

When drinking under the porch, hibiscus blooms all around. -Wang Wei's Hu Linting

Wait, wait, wait.

However, the poem about lotus that I yearn for most is Li Qingzhao's "Like a Dream, Always Remember the Sunset in Xiting":

"Xing do late back to the boat, strayed into the depths of the lotus root. Fight for the ferry, fight for the ferry, and open a beach of European herons. "

It must be beautiful to think that the girls are competing for races in the depths of the lotus!

I wonder if the frightened European heron is like this!

But when I saw these little creatures, I realized that they were the best companions of the lotus leaf.

Xiao He has sharp horns. Isn't it boring without dragonflies?

With the company of birds, flowers seem to become smart and affectionate. Look, the bud and the bird are silently looking at each other. What are they thinking?

With you around, I won't be lonely anymore.

Let you play by my side and shelter you from the wind and rain.

Maybe you can wander around my world and meditate-do what you want.

Quiet family

Where you are, it is heaven.

Birds playing among lotus leaves

"When I was a child, my mother told me that the lotus pond was my hometown ..."

Maybe one day when they grow up and leave, they will remember that there used to be a lotus pond, and the waterfront under the lotus leaves in that field is their paradise. ...

There are other masters in the depths of the lotus pond.

This turtle must be hundreds of years old, isn't it?

It is said that the above pictures were actually taken by my brothers two weeks ago. That day, I was behind them with a telephoto of 600. I want to have a good look at the lotus, smell its attractive fragrance and touch its delicate face. However, in such a big lotus pond, the flowers are concentrated in the middle, as if discussing. I circled around the lotus pond, wishing I could not see it up close, and kept selling "unless Zhou Dunyi is a bad thing, I can only see it from a distance and can't play with it." That's great, and you can't see it. "

When I came back, I suddenly saw the blue beauty of the flower group talking about buying lotus flowers, and I quickly placed an order with excitement. A few days later, the lotus came. As soon as I opened the box, I was puzzled: due to the violence of express delivery, 14 lotus flowers and 10 died heroically, and only 4 survived. I looked at the bare lotus stems and petals all over the floor, and I wanted to cry.

However, it is definitely unwilling. Looking at the only remaining flowers, I don't even have the mind to appreciate them. I was thinking about the petals of that place, so beautiful and delicate, so throw them away for nothing? I can't do it, male and female servants! !

Looking at the beautiful flowers, I feel infinite pity. Suddenly, it occurred to me that "food is the most important thing for the people" in China. Besides airplanes flying in the sky and boats swimming in the water, what else can't you eat? Can such a delicate and lovely lotus flower also contribute to our food culture? But? Is this really edible? Fortunately, there is an omnipotent mother. I washed the petals and hung them in the newspaper. I turned on my mobile phone and asked Du Niang for help, and by the way, I asked for help in my omnipotent circle of friends.

Du Niang quickly got the answer. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, lotus, lotus seed, lotus coat, lotus room, lotus whisker, lotus plumule, lotus leaf, lotus stalk and lotus node can all be used as medicine.

The main effects are as follows:

Lotus: clearing heart and cooling blood, nourishing yin and moistening dryness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.

Lotus leaf: clearing lung heat, clearing liver fire, clearing summer heat and promoting diuresis, relaxing bowels and losing weight.

Lotus stem: clearing heat and diuresis.

Aha, for a foodie, this answer is simply wonderful. Ok, let's start, and see how I can play this lotus leaf feast to the end:

1.？ Fried lotus petals

Ingredients: several lotus leaves, one egg, two spoonfuls of flour, a little salt and a little lard.

Step 1: Mix flour with eggs, water and salt, add lotus petals and cover them with batter and egg liquid;

Step 2: Heat the pot, drain the oil, carefully pick up the lotus petals covered with batter and egg liquid with chopsticks, put them in the pot and fry until one side is golden, then turn over and fry the other side, and serve.

Features: the fragrance is crisp, and the big petals retain a little sweetness of lotus. Moreover, because the big petals are woven with more fibers, they are more tough to chew, and the more fragrant they are, the more delicious they are. They can be used as summer snacks.

2.？ Sweet lotus porridge

Ingredients: a few lotus leaves, a little rice, lotus seeds and medlar.

Step: Wash the above materials, put them into the pot and cook them together. If it feels bland, you can add sugar or salt.

Features: light lotus fragrance, sweet taste, mixed with rice porridge fragrance and lotus seed fragrance. Take a sip to clear away heat and relieve summer heat. In summer when you don't want to eat big fish and meat, you'd better have a bowl.

3.？ Qing Xiang lotus leaf rice

It's a bit complicated, but it's also my favorite. I strongly recommend it! ! !

Ingredients: a lotus leaf, two cups of rice, a little shrimp, two mushrooms, some pork, bacon and ham, some red dates, a salted egg, salt, oil and soy sauce.

The first step: first cook the rice into rice, be careful not to put too much water, and cook it a little harder than usual; Mine is cooked as usual, but it is a bit rotten when it is steamed again;

Step 2: Cook the pork in advance and cut it into cubes for later use; The purpose is to remove oil;

Step 3: Dice the bacon and ham for later use;

Step 4: soak the mushrooms in warm water, wash and dice them for later use;

Step 5: soak the dried shrimps and red dates in warm water for later use;

Step 6: Beat a salted egg and stir the yolk into small pieces with chopsticks for later use;

Step 7: Put pork, bacon, ham, mushrooms, dried shrimps and red dates into the pot, add oil, salt and soy sauce to stir fry, and then add a little water to stew for a while. You can keep more juice for later use.

Step 8: add some oil and salt to the cooked rice, then add the remaining juice of the stuffing stewed in step 6 and mix well for later use;

Step 9: boil a pot of boiling water and put it on a steaming rack for later use;

Step 10: Wash a lotus leaf, spread it out, spread the mixed rice evenly among the leaves, then pour the prepared stuffing evenly, spread a layer of rice on it, then put it in a pot and put it on a steaming rack, steam for 30 minutes on high fire, and take it out.

Features: fragrant smell, fragrant but not greasy taste, fragrant entrance and endless aftertaste.

4.？ Qing he run Hua dessert store

Ingredients: lotus leaf, yellow sweet potato, purple sweet potato, rock sugar,

Steps: Wash the above materials, cut the sweet potato into small pieces, and add rock sugar to the pot.

Features: fresh and sweet. In addition to the sweetness of sweet potato powder and waxy syrup, there is also a faint lotus fragrance.

Sweet potato can also be replaced by other materials. If you want to stand out from the crowd, you can skip the purple potato.

5.？ Pork ribs, lotus seeds and lotus seed soup

Ingredients: lotus petals, ribs, lotus seeds, glutinous rice and coix seed.

The first step: the ribs fly into the water, put them in the pot and put them in.

Step 2: Add lotus, lotus seeds, glutinous rice, coix seed, etc. Put it in the pot and simmer slowly. Just add salt to the stew.

Features: clear and light soup, suitable for summer.

6. Cool lotus leaf tea

Ingredients: a small piece of dried lotus leaf, several hawthorn slices, a small bag of green tea and a little rock sugar.

Steps: shred the lotus leaf, grab a handful, a few pieces of dried hawthorn, a small bag of green leaves, add boiling water and rock sugar to make lotus leaf tea, which is sweet and sour and fragrant.

I heard that lotus leaf tea also has the function of slimming. Girls who love beauty can try.

On such a hot summer day, a pot of lotus leaf tea is cool and appetizing! But lotus leaves are cool, and people with cold constitution can't eat more, even if they taste them.

Haha, after reading the lotus recipe above, do you really want to try it yourself? Actually, it's all very simple You can try it or make some changes, such as materials and methods. Anyway, there is nothing you can't do except the unexpected:)

As for cooking, I always think that having fun is the most wonderful thing! Secondly, it's the question of whether it's delicious or not ~ Of course, I think it's delicious to send it out for everyone to reward, haha ~

In addition, search online for lotus recipes, and you can try it if you are interested:

Lotus prescription: Lotus can clear heart, cool blood, nourish yin and moisten dryness, and promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis.

1, fried shredded pork with lotus seed paste (fried tenderloin with lotus seed paste and mixed with bean paste)

2. mung bean syrup rolls lotus flowers.

3. Stewed duck soup with towel gourd and lotus flower

Lotus leaf prescription: Lotus leaf can clear lung heat, clear liver fire, clear summer heat, induce diuresis, relax bowels and lose weight.

1, lotus leaf Erhua porridge (lotus leaf, lotus flower, flat bean curd)

2, lotus leaf winter melon soup (lotus leaf, melon, ribs) (diuretic dampness)

3, lotus leaf cassia seed tea (weight loss)

4. Steamed pork with lotus leaf powder

Lotus root formula: lotus root clearing heat and diuresis.

1, lotus stem and red bean pork tripe soup

2, lotus stem plantain clam soup

If you succeed in the above food, don't forget to leave me a message backstage! The bright moon is waiting for you to share ~

I hope your life has both flowers and delicious food, and you are in a good mood to try new things.

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