Latin scientific name of Cucurbita pepo: Cucurbita pepo, also known as Xiong Xiong melon, watermelon, white melon, small melon, pumpkin, cantaloupe, melon seeking, etc. , an annual grass vine, is native to India and is planted in both north and south of China. There are three major strains: dwarfing, semi-creeping and creeping. Most varieties of north melon have obvious advantages in main vines, but few and weak lateral vines. Stems stout, cylindrical, with short white bristles. So what exactly should we do? The following are some methods I have compiled, hoping to help everyone!

The cooking method of Beigua is as follows:

Beigua millet porridge:

Wash the melon, the skin can be eaten, and then cut into small pieces, of course, not too small. When cooking porridge, when the rice is almost cooked, put the melons in the pot and cook them together. Boil 10 minutes and it will be cooked. Take a small piece and taste it. When it is cooked, you can drink beigua millet porridge.

Cooking method of steamed pumpkin;

Wash the wax gourd until the skin is edible, then cut into pieces and steam it in a pot. It will be cooked in about 20 minutes, especially sweet. If fried, shred it and put some lean meat in it for frying. In addition, you can scrape the melon into shreds, mix some shredded carrots, chopped green onion and shredded ginger, and make egg cakes.

The value of dietotherapy: Beigua contains starch, protein, carotene, vitamin B, vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus.

Preparation method of beigua gluten soup

Materials:

Beigua, amaranth, monosodium glutamate, salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil and pepper.

Exercise:

1, peel fresh and tender melons,

2. Boil water in an empty pot. When the water boils, put gluten, gourd slices and amaranth into the pot at the same time, bring to a boil, and add monosodium glutamate, salt, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil and pepper.

Method for cooking melon with tomato juice

Materials:

1 tender northern melon, 1 tomato, 1 green pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, salt, monosodium glutamate,

Exercise:

1, wash the wax gourd, cut it into four pieces along the length, and then cut it into pieces.

2. Blanch the tomatoes with boiling water, peel them and cut them into small pieces.

3. Cut the green pepper into pieces and slice the garlic for later use.

4. Heat the vegetable oil in the pot, add the tomato slices and stir-fry to get the juice.

5. Add pumpkin, green pepper slices and garlic slices and stir fry.

6. Put some salt and a little monosodium glutamate when it is cooked quickly.

Cooking method of beigua: beigua cake

Materials:

Flour, 1 egg, half melon, salt, pepper, chopped green onion, garlic paste, soy sauce,

Exercise:

1, add flour to eggs, pour in proper amount of water,

2. wake up the noodles for a while, for the sake of tendons,

3, the shredded vegetables to be put in: the north melon should be tender,

4. Put shredded pumpkin into noodles and add a little water to make thick noodle water.

5. Mash garlic into mashed garlic, add a little soy sauce, proper amount of vinegar and salt, and splash the juice with burnt pepper oil for later use.

6. When baking the cake, put a little oil in the pot, let the oil spread all over the pot, and use a small fire.

Nutritional value of north melon;

1, Beigua is light green, and its taste is as fragrant and delicious as its color. Pumpkin's lovely appearance is not slim, but it has the effect of slimming. In addition, pumpkin is rich in vitamins, which has a good effect on people with dark skin color, can improve the color of the panel, supplement the nutrients of the skin, and make the face dull and youthful.

2. Gourd contains more nutrients such as vitamin C and glucose, especially calcium.

3, gourd is rich in water and has the effect of moisturizing the skin. No matter what diet you follow, people who lose weight usually feel yellow and loose. Pumpkins rich in water can give you the true colors of water.

4. Gourd contains an interferon inducer, which can produce interferon, improve immunity, and play an antiviral and antitumor role.

5, gourd contains potassium, vitamin K, which can be beneficial to health.

6. Reed also contains more cellulose. Hemicellulose, lignin and pectin. These substances can not be hydrolyzed by human digestive enzymes, but can promote intestinal peristalsis and facilitate fecal excretion.

7. Gourd contains trigonelline and propanol diacid, which are not found in ordinary melons. It has the functions of regulating human metabolism and inhibiting the conversion of sugar into fat. Known as "natural health food" and "natural diet beauty food".

8. The water content of Beigua flower is 95%, and the calorie is low. Except for phosphorus, iron, vitamin A and vitamin C, most other nutrients are low in content.

9. Reed seeds are high in calories, and protein is rich in iron and phosphorus. It is a food with low purine and sodium, which plays an important role in patients with gout and hypertension. People with diabetes can eat more and often.