Radish and cabbage are the most common vegetables in our country, and every winter, every household in the Northeast will hoard a large number of cabbage and radish for winter, after allVegetables are rich in vitamins, which are also essential nutrients for our body.
But in the southern region, because of the climate, there is no shortage of vegetables on the table of the common people, andSpecialty is a vegetable that looks very similar to radish, with a yield of up to 7,000 catties per muNowadays,It has become a famous vegetable exported by our country.
So, what exactly is this vegetable? What's so special about it?
As the saying goesEat radish in winter and ginger in summer, and don't work for doctors to prescribe medicineChina has a 5,000-year-old culture, among which the food culture is even more colorful, and there are eight kinds of cuisines.
In addition to these individual cuisines, we also find:In addition to being able to wrap the stomach, many ingredients also have other medicinal propertiesAs mentioned above, eating radish in winter has a health effect, but in addition to radish, there is another neglected vegetable in China, and it isTurnip.
Cranberry resembles a radish in shape and is native to the Mediterranean SeaBecause it has good characteristics such as cold and drought resistance, it was brought to China by Zhang Qian, who was sent to the Western Regions, during the Western Han Dynasty.
Cranberry grows very fast, and its yield is very high and it is very easy to feedIt is precisely because of this series of advantages that after being introduced into our country, it has been favored by the majority of farmers.
Manjing can be said to be full of treasuresIts various parts, including leaves, stems, and roots, are edible. It is rich in various vitamins A, B and C, in addition to this, it is also rich in protein and caroteneThe nutritional value is much higher than that of similar radish.
However, because it resembles a radish, northerners have always believed that it is a kind of radish, and all its advantages have been put on the radish, and that's itCranberry helped, and radish became famous.
Fortunately, with the development of the times, the value of cranberry has gradually been discovered, and it has earned its fame, and with the development of transportation, this regional fruit can now easily cross this limitation.
Cranberry is used in a variety of ways in cooking. The young cranberry leaves are often used in stir-fries, soups, or condiments such as dumplings and buns.
Cranberry is also eaten in a variety of waysThe young cranberry leaves can be used to stir-fry vegetables, cook soups, or make condiments such as dumplings and buns.
Its older leaves can also be used to pickle sauerkraut, and its refreshing and appetizing properties make many people like to use it as a good accompaniment to meals and wines.
The fleshy roots of cranberries can be eaten directly and used for stir-frying, pickling or juicing。Its variety of cooking methods allows people to enjoy the delicious taste of cranberries in a variety of occasions.
In addition to its use at the dinner table, cranberry has other important applications. The coriander series of beverages produced in Qinghai Province have been sold to many provinces with cranberry as the main raw material.
Cranberry seeds have an oil content of nearly 50%, which can be used to extract oil and have medicinal and detoxifying properties.
However, despite its many advantages in terms of nutritional value and consumption, cranberry does not have a sex name of its own. Because of its resemblance to turnips, cranberries are often referred to as "false turnips" or by other names such as turnips and turnips. These names make it difficult for people to identify, so they simply call it a turnip.
However, with its large number of exports,It has also appeared in the kitchens of many foreign friendsHowever, Europeans and Americans like to eat raw food, so they often use it as a fruit, and this way of eating is refreshing, crisp and sweet, just for Europeans and Americans who like to eat meat.
In addition to Europe and the United States,Japan and South Korea are also very fond of cranberriesEspecially in South Korea, a large number of cranberries are purchased for pickling almost every year, even if it is higher than radish, but it still can't stop the enthusiasm of Koreans.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu were divided into three parts of the world, and there were wars almost every year during that period, as we all knowIn fact, wars are fought with grain and grass.
PlusAt that time, there were years of war, so countless military rations were consumed every yearAt that time, it was a great achievement to be able to find food to replace military rations.
It was during that period,Zhuge Kongming, the prime minister of Shu, discovered the characteristics of cranberryBecause of its fast production, easy to survive, and large production, sodirectly used it as the military food of Shu.
In that war-torn era, Pancai solved the army's food problem with its high yield and rich nutritional value, and later people named it Zhuge Cai in order to commemorate its achievements.
In addition to this reason,In the later period, our country experienced many famines, and every time at that time, Pancai became the relief food for many disaster victimsMany of the victims survived on the dish of vegetables, so many farmers used it as a relief food.
In history, Manjing has been praised by many literati and writers, and Han Yu, the head of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, once wrote poems"Yellow turnips, peach and plum things have retreated. ”One of the turnips is cranberry.
In addition to Han Yu, Su Dongpo is also a loyal fan of manjing, we all know that Su Dongpo is a proper foodie in history, and the Dongpo meat developed by him has been passed down to this dayThe Dongpo soup developed by it is made of cranberry as the main ingredient.
The reason why Pancai is loved by people is not only because of its high yield and high nutrition, but also because it can be eaten in a variety of ways. Whether it is stewed, stir-fried, stewed, pickled, or eaten raw, plate dishes can bring a wonderful taste experience. Its meat is crunchy, sweet, and juicy, making it a great meal on the table or a snack on hand.
Although cranberry and radish are similar in appearance, they are not related to each other at allCranberry belongs to the Brassica genus of the cruciferous family, whereas radish is a herbaceous plant of the cruciferous family.
In addition to the difference in attributes,The meat of cranberry is crisp and tender, with a hint of sweetnessTherefore, many people like to eat raw, in addition to this, he also has a variety of methods, and the beauty is a vegetable with the same origin as medicine and food.
Radish can also be eaten raw, but it has a hint of spicinessTherefore, many people don't like to eat raw radish, even if it is fried, many people don't like it because of its special taste.
Although the two brothers look alike, there is still a big difference between the two when compared carefullyFirst of all, the diameter of cranberries is longer than that of turnips, and the skin is smoother than that of turnips.
And turnips we all know,Its base is conical and its epidermis is also very finely hairyOther than that, there is basically no difference between the two.
In fact, cranberry is relatively special in our country, as a northerner, I really can't tell what difference it has from radish, but since my country's export, it has become one of the famous vegetables exported by my country.
The reason for this is because of the special effects of cranberryIt has a high nutritional value and tastes very good, so it is considered a healthy food by foreigners.
We all know that as long as the word health is added, then this thing will not be cheap, and the same is true for cranberryEven though it is higher than the ** of other vegetables, it is still sought after by many foreigners.
In China, cranberry has also been made into a variety of delicious foodsLike stir-fried pork with cranberry, cranberry soup, etc., it is a must-have dish on many people's tables.
In addition, cranberry can also be eaten raw, some people like to cut the fleshy roots of cranberry directly into thin slices, and then directly put some light soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, salt, etc., so that a refreshing cold dish is out of the pot.
In addition to being tasty,Cranberry also has great medicinal valueWe all know that there is a saying about medicinal diet, because in the hearts of Chinese, food supplements are not as good as medicine supplements, and medicine supplements are not as good as consciousness supplements.
However, if the patient's condition is not too serious, many Chinese medicine practitioners still recommend that the patient eat supplements, at this time, they will prescribe some ingredients that are beneficial to the patient's condition and let the patient take it home to eat, and cranberry is one of them.
Although it has been replaced by radish for thousands of years, modern people have gradually proved for cranberryWhether it is Zhuge vegetables or life-saving food, cranberry has an important position in the history of our country.
Nowadays, cranberry has become the "star dish" of China's export of famous vegetables, successfully creating a business card of China's agricultural products overseas, and also contributing a lot of GDP to China.