In the spring, everything recovers, and wild vegetables grow unconsciously. Cat's paws are one of them. Cat's paw, named after the shape of the leaves that resemble a cat's paw, is a high-grade mountain vegetable. When the cat's paws were tender, we would often pick them, and when we were finished, we would sell them, and when we were young, we were one of the few wild vegetables that we could exchange for money to buy toys.
Cat's paw mainly grows on hillsides, meadows, river beaches and other places, and the number is very small and difficult to find. It has a well-developed root system and is able to grow in the middle of stone crevices. The leaves of the cat's paw are elongated and green or dark green in color. The inflorescences of cat's paws are umbrella-shaped and white or yellow in color. The fruit of the cat's paw is spherical in shape and black or brown in color.
The taste of cat's paw is a little sour, but it is very refreshing and delicious. It can be used for cold dressing, stir-frying, making soups or pickling. My favorite method is to salad cat's paws, clean the leaves of cat's paws, cut them into small pieces, add an appropriate amount of salt, vinegar, sesame oil and other seasonings, stir well and serve. The taste of cold cat's paws is very delicious, and every time you eat it, it will make you have a lingering aftertaste.
When we were young, we would often go to the mountains to pick cat paws. We will clean the leaves of the cat's paws and sell them. Now, I'm grown up and haven't seen a cat's paw in a long time. Cat's paw is not only a delicious mountain vegetable, but also a kind of memory and feelings.