Introduction: Eat the 6 kinds of wild vegetables before the summer solstice, especially the third one is delicious and can be eaten with rice. You won’t have to worry about losing your appetite when eating them
As the saying goes, "three days of summer solstice are enough", now the summer solstice has arrived, and the Xiaoshu solar term is about to come. (July 7), and immediately after will enter the hottest "dog days".
In the hot summer, when the temperature is high, people become easily upset and even lose their appetite when it comes to food. But "people are like iron, and rice is like steel. If you don't eat one meal, you will be hungry." If you don't have an appetite for common dishes, you might as well eat some wild vegetables from the countryside.
In the summer, there are many wild vegetables growing lush and fresh on the mountains in rural areas. The following six kinds of wild vegetables are in season, especially the third one is delicious and nutritious. With them, you will never have to worry about losing your appetite. .
The first one is wild amaranth .
I believe many netizens have heard of the classic proverb "Amaranth in June is used as an egg; amaranth in July is not exchangeable for gold." It means that in the sixth and seventh months of the lunar calendar, amaranth has the highest nutritional value.
Amaranth is the most common vegetable in farmers' gardens, and it is also commonly seen in vegetable markets in summer. In fact, a kind of wild amaranth can be seen on many roadsides, near ditches, or in orchards, and it is wild amaranth.
Although it is wild, it is still very delicious, especially in terms of nutritional value, it is not inferior to cultivated amaranth. And because it grows naturally without fertilization or pesticide spraying, it is a truly green vegetable. Sometimes you can see some old people selling wild amaranth in the vegetable market, and the price is higher than that of cultivated amaranth.
The second one is and .
Purslane has strong vitality, and it has strong drought and high temperature tolerance. Like most plants, they are afraid of high temperatures in summer, but purslane grows more prosperously the hotter it gets.
As a well-known wild vegetable in our country, purslane has made great contributions in the past. At that time, food was in short supply, and purslane was often dug up to satisfy hunger.
Even though living standards have improved now, purslane is still very popular. Especially in cities, it is often sold as a vegetable in recent years. The price of these grown purslane is higher than that of green vegetables and radishes. Just because it is very delicious and has high nutritional value.
Purslane can be made in many ways. It can be eaten raw, stir-fried, made into soup, pancakes, porridge, made into dumplings, etc. In summer, I think the best way to eat it is cold salad. It has a bit of sour taste, so blanch it and eat it cold, which is a very delicious side dish. It tastes very similar to amaranth, tender, crispy and smooth, so delicious that you can’t stop eating it.
The third type is ground vegetables.
There is a lot of rain in summer, and heavy rainstorms and thunderstorms often occur in the afternoon. After it rains, you will see a wild fungus like fungus in the yard, or on some grasslands, beside ditches, or even on the roof, and it is the ground vegetable.
Because it looks like a fungus, it is also called fungus . In some places, it is also called ambrosia , ambrosia , etc.
Turmeric is a kind of wild vegetable that I have loved to eat since I was a child. Every summer, I go to the wild to pick up some. Although it looks a bit disgusting, dirty and has a lot of sand and dead branches, as long as it is cleaned, there is no muddy smell at all, and it is very good for cooking.
I went to a farmhouse with my colleagues a few years ago and had a portion of ground vegetables and scrambled eggs . A small plate actually sold for 45 yuan. Later, I asked about the price. After drying, the ground vegetables cost 60 to 70 yuan per kilogram.
Dipi vegetables are actually of very high nutritional value. It is rich in protein, polysaccharides, amino acids and a variety of vitamins and minerals. It can be eaten or used as medicine. It is used both as medicine and food.
If you have no appetite in summer, you can use it to stir-fry sour peppers or scrambled eggs. Of course, for northerners, you can also make dumplings, pancakes, etc. with ground vegetables. You can also wash the leftovers and dry them in the sun. Dried and kept for winter.
The fourth one is and .
As the name suggests, this is a wild vegetable that tastes a bit bitter, and its scientific name is lettuce . It is also a wild vegetable that has a long history of being eaten in our country. Although it tastes bitter, many people like to eat it.
Especially in the hot summer, many people lose their appetite and prefer to eat some bitter foods, such as bitter melon and bitter vegetables, which are delicious and go well with rice.
There are many ways to eat bitter vegetables, and the processing is quite simple. Generally, the crisp and tender stems and leaves of bitter herbs from the fields are picked back and washed with water. Then you can cut it into small pieces and fry it directly. You can also blanch it, add salt, chicken essence, minced garlic, sesame oil, etc. and eat it cold.
If you really can't eat the bitter taste of bitter vegetables, you can boil it and squeeze out the bitter juice. Then you can make soup, stuffing, stir-fry, cook noodles, etc., and the flavor will be different.
The fifth type of is .
If you are from the south, how can you miss the top-notch wild vegetable, Zhelan root, in summer?
In Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and some parts of Hunan, Zheergen is a very delicious side dish. It is also very simple to make. Just wash it, cut it into small pieces, add various seasonings and mix it before eating.
Although the root of the folded ear looks like a grass root, it tastes crisp, tender and refreshing. Especially its special fragrance can increase people's appetite. Even if there is no big fish or meat, you can eat several bowls of white rice with one bowl of cold salad.
The last one is Nepeta.
For the majority of Henan people, how would they survive the summer without Nepeta? This is the favorite wild vegetable of countless Henan people.
Nepeta Although it is not a native plant in my country, it is native to Europe, but it is distributed in many places in the country. However, most places regard it as a condiment, but Henan people are different. It is simply That’s the “all-rounder.”
Nepeta, like coriander, perilla, and other wild vegetables, has a very strong flavor. Many outsiders cannot accept it, but Henan people can't put it down. They are simply fanatics of Nepeta.
Nepeta greens can be eaten in a variety of ways. It can be simply served as a salad, or made into soup. When steaming vegetables or cooking noodles, add a few slices of Nepeta greens to make the flavor more fragrant.
Conclusion
The six kinds of wild vegetables introduced above are all very good appetizers, and in recent years they have also become very common vegetables in vegetable markets, and the prices are not cheap.
But if your home is in a rural area, you can go to the mountains to look for it. Such wild vegetables are not only delicious, appetizing and nutritious, but most importantly, they are all natural, green and pollution-free.
Do you like any of these wild vegetables? Do you also know what appetizing wild vegetables are suitable for us to eat in summer? Everyone is also welcome to leave a message for discussion.
