What does spring taste like? Everyone has their own preferences.
Some people love light shepherd’s purse and some love heavy-mouthed Toona sinensis, but almost everyone will not resist leeks.
After the spring rain, the fat and tender leek leaves are growing wild. The tender leeks are picked up, carefully chopped, mixed with super-good egg pieces, and made into dumplings. It is simply the highest delicacy in spring.
Some people are greedy for leeks because of their good taste.
Some people also want to eat leeks [to strengthen yang].
Others asked, I heard there are many pesticides on leeks, can I eat them at ease?
Shi Jun, Doctor of Botany, let’s talk about leeks.
Leeks have a unique spicy flavor.
Chinese people have a long history of eating leeks. In the Book of Songs more than 2,000 years ago, there was a poem saying that “fleas are offered on four days and lambs are offered to offer leeks”. In the Han Dynasty, leeks were even planted in greenhouses in winter.
Leeks are loved and are closely related to their smell.
Some sulfur-containing compounds in leeks create its special pungent aroma.
However, some people have scruples about leeks because of this taste-the smell left in their mouth after eating leeks is a bit embarrassing.
To remove this taste, the most effective way is to brush your teeth, chew some tea and drink some milk.
What is the nutrition of leeks? Can it strengthen yang?
To be honest, the nutritional composition of leeks can only be regarded as moderate.
For example, its vitamin C content is not as good as that of Chinese cabbage, and the zinc content of leeks per 100g is only about 0.43 mg. Only commendable is that leeks contain a large amount of cellulose, which is of great benefit to promoting intestinal peristalsis.
It is also because of this that middle-aged and elderly friends should not eat too much at a time, so as not to cause dyspepsia and gastrointestinal discomfort. It is possible to eat about 100g (22) at a time.
As for the legendary function of strengthening yang, it may come from < < Materia Medica Collection > >, among which there are records of [warming the middle, lowering qi, tonifying deficiency and benefiting yang], of which the word [benefiting yang] is regarded as an important basis for strengthening yang of leeks.
But in fact, from the analysis of nutritional composition, leeks contain sulfur compounds, zinc, vitamin C and other substances, although all have certain benefits to our bodies, but there is no direct connection with male function. Moreover, these nutrients are also found in other foods.
At present, there is no research that can definitely confirm that leeks have the effect of improving sexual function.
It is a delicious vegetable, don’t expect extra [health care effect].
Is there much pesticide residue in leeks?
No.
Because leeks can easily be infected with fungi and cause root rot and other symptoms, it is indeed possible to use some drugs during the planting process. Bordeaux solution is mostly used to fight fungi-this is a drug made of copper sulfate. However, after careful cleaning, there will not be too much residue harmful to health.
There is also a saying that some vegetable sellers and farmers use copper sulfate to soak leeks to make the color of leeks look greener and more attractive.
This is also unlikely. The leeks soaked in this way have long been out of freshness, and farmers do not need to do such thankless things.
Recommend How to Eat Leeks
Let’s make a delicious leek box!
Step 1 Make a crust
Add 285 grams of water to 500 grams of flour and mix the flour with moderate hardness. Add one hour after mixing the flour.
Step 2 Make stuffing
After the eggs are spread into omelets, they are chopped up. Fresh shrimps are scalded and diced. After the vermicelli is soaked, it is processed into small pieces. Mix these ingredients with chopped leeks. Add a little peanut oil, salt, pepper and monosodium glutamate and mix gently.
Note that leeks should be mixed with other fillings after being separated from clean water.
Step 3: Package Boxes
Knead the good dough into strips, cut it into uniform dosage, and roll it into a thin dough around and thick dough in the middle.
Take the stuffing and spread it evenly on the dough cover, fold it in half and seal the edge.
Step 4 Flipping Boxes
After the pan is heated, add a little oil. After the oil is heated, put it into a leek box and fry over low fire.
After the bottom is golden yellow, fry the back until golden yellow.
When kneading dough, add more water. The vermicelli is thoroughly soaked and the leeks are cut smaller. It takes a little longer to bake the box. The leek box thus baked is softer in texture and does not need to be chewed. It is more suitable for people who are older or have poor teeth.
We might as well buy one of the spring leeks during the fresh and proper season, bring home the special spicy taste of spring and eat it in our mouth.