People's Rule of Law Beijing News: (Xue Yu Shi Rongjiang reports) My hometown of Han Yu - Mengzhou City, Henan Province, is a plain area, and everyone in my hometown loves to eat grains and coarse grains, especially people over 50 years old prefer to eat, so everyone looks energetic, healthy, and great!
What we usually call whole grains refers to wheat, corn, rice, soybeans, potatoes, etc.
Corn is one of the five coarse grains, and people call it the "king of harvest". In our generation in Mengzhou, almost every household can't do without it. There are many names of corn, some places call it cob, maize, and some places call bud valley, bud rice, our Mengzhou this place is called Yu Yu (dialect). When I was a child when I went to school and studied, I drank soup every day, and ate a few handfuls of fried rice beans in our clothes bags to make up for the hunger when we were studying at school.
Although corn is a coarse grain, its name is good, and in the face of a variety of miscellaneous grains, only a "jade" word is added to it, which makes people feel warm when they hear it. You see, during the corn harvest season, the fields are spread out, piled up in the yard, hung on the trees, and built on the walls under the eavesCalling it "Golden Corn" is truly worthy of its name.
Corn, in addition to eating, can also be produced into starch, oil or livestock feed, its stem, shell, whiskers are all used, it is full of treasures. In the past, when farmers cooked rice in a pot, corn stalks could be used as burning wood, and guillotines and knives could be used as fertilizer when they were ploughed into the groundThe white shell can be woven into a cushion, and the whiskers can be twisted into a long rope, and the fire is lit and never extinguished, which can be used by the old men to light and smoke "dry tobacco", thus replacing the matches at that time, and relieving the tension of matches in the planned economy era at that time.
When we were children, we didn't have the money to buy sugarcane, and the tender corn stalks that didn't bear ears during the autumn harvest became soil sugarcane, which could suck out a sweet juice that women and children loved to suck, and we called it "sweet pimple". Some children are very anxious, burrowing around the cornfield like rats, and when they see sweet lumps, they will roll them down and hide them, and they can eat them for days at once. There is also a kind of thing called "black eggs" that grows on a few corn stalks, we call it "shit brain", which was thrown away by farmers at that time, and now some people cook it and process it into a delicacy, and a plate in a restaurant can sell for dozens of dollars.
As the saying goes, "If you want to live for a hundred years, you need to suffer from hunger and cold." The hunger and cold mentioned here do not mean that they should starve and suffer from cold, but that people should be reminded to eat seven minutes full of food, and to eat some coarse grains such as corn on their food. Because coarse grains are cold and fine grains are hot, the combination of coarse and fine grains in the diet can achieve nutritional balance and promote good health.
I once remembered that there was an old Chinese medicine doctor on TV who told about such a case: Princess Rongshou, the daughter of Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty, had a disease called migraine, which was treated by the imperial doctor many times and did not get better, and the imperial doctor was very anxious. Later, I occasionally heard that Princess Rongshou was very picky about her diet, and she only ate fine grains and did not like to eat coarse grains. After hearing this, the imperial doctor understood the root of the disease, and instructed the cook to insist on making corn and cereals without the princess's knowledge, and make appropriate adjustments to the diet, and after a while, the princess's illness was indeed cured.
Corn, in terms of gastronomy, it has a rich variety of ways. It can be roasted, boiled, steamed, stir-fried, stewed, and so on. In Western food, it is often used as a side dish or salad main ingredient, and in Chinese food, it is also widely used in stewing, boiling, stewing, frying, etc., corn sugar, corn oil and other foods with corn as raw materials.
Corn is extremely nutritious, it is rich in carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Corn is high in vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6 and other vitamins. In addition, it contains a variety of minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, etc. These nutrients have a good effect on the health of the body, can enhance immunity, promote digestion and absorption, prevent anemia, and so on.
In addition to its nutritional value, the texture and taste of corn are also irresistible. It has a golden-yellow appearance, a full texture, and a sweet taste. When the corn kernels are chewed, their crunchy texture makes people feel particularly satisfied. And the cooked corn is soft and delicate, and it is very comfortable to eat. When making salads, corn kernels can be paired with a variety of vegetables, which not only adds color and texture, but also increases satiety.
In life, we can enjoy the delicious and healthy food brought by corn in various ways. You can choose your favorite recipe, such as roasted corn, corn juice, polenta, corn salad, and more. Corn can also be paired with other ingredients, such as beef tacos, tortillas, corn chicken soup, and more. Whether as a staple or as a side dish, corn always adds color and variety to the table.
Corn is regarded as an auspicious symbol by people, implying that the house is full of gold and jade, the year is safe, and the wealth is treasured, it symbolizes the abundant harvest of grains, more than every year, fruitful, bringing infinite happiness and beauty to people, it is also regarded as a sacred food in traditional Chinese culture, symbolizing the soul of mankind.