The vegetables that Cantonese love to eat are exotic flowers and plants that you can't think of. Many people have grown them but don't know they can eat them.

Introduction: The vegetables that Cantonese people love to eat are exotic flowers and plants that you can't think of. Many people have grown them but don't know they can eat them.

Netizens who are familiar with Cantonese cuisine know that Cantonese people not only love to cook soup, but also have a much lighter diet.

The author is from Hunan and worked in Guangdong for seven or eight years. When I first went there, I was really not used to it, because the food of Hunan people is mainly spicy, and there is almost no preference for spicy food.

However, Cantonese people like to be light, and they must have a bowl of soup and a bowl of green vegetables in their three meals a day. It can be said that vegetables are an indispensable dish for them every day.

And they eat a lot of green vegetables. In addition to the green vegetables we usually eat, they also eat some vegetables that are common to us, but no one eats "exotic flowers and plants", and they all bring them to the table. and made into food.

Today, I will tell you about the 6 kinds of vegetables that Cantonese people love to eat, which are absolutely unexpected for many people. Because many people have grown these vegetables, but they have never eaten them. Have you ever eaten them? Let's take a look together!

The first is squash blossoms.

Pumpkin is a kind of vegetable that everyone is very familiar with, and it has also started to be marketed this season. It can not only eat tender pumpkin, but also can be cooked and eaten when it is old, and there are many ways to eat it.

It is estimated that everyone has eaten pumpkin, and many people still love pumpkin. But to be honest, I didn’t like pumpkin when I was a child, and I felt that pumpkin was really tasteless.

After living in Guangzhou for a few years, I did not like to eat pumpkin, but fell in love with eating pumpkin flowers. That's right, it is to pick the pumpkin and cook it. In large and small vegetable markets all over Guangdong, squash blossoms are a very common vegetable. And to buy it, you have to hurry up. Because it's late, it's often not available.

Pumpkin flowers are much more delicious than pumpkin. It can be eaten in a variety of ways. It can be stir-fried, salad, soup, fried, or stuffed with pumpkin flowers. It is a very delicious meal, and it tastes soft and tender, sweet and delicious.

The second is the pumpkin vine tip.

In Guangzhou, not only pumpkin flowers are very popular, but pumpkin vines are also very popular vegetables. And in Guangzhou for a few years, I also learned that the dishes made of pumpkin vine tips picked after rainy days are more delicious.

Some people may be surprised. The pumpkin vines are covered with spikes. Is this delicious? That's because they haven't eaten it, and after eating it, they will no longer doubt it.

Carefully peel off the outer skin of the squash vine tips and cut it into small pieces ready for cooking. It is more common to stir-fry it with minced garlic and pepper, and it can also be used to cook soup with eggs. They are all very delicious side dishes.

Later, I shared with netizens that pumpkin vines can be eaten. Many netizens in the north said that it was the first time they heard that it could be eaten. In the past, my family was cut and fed to pigs.

The third is chili leaves.

It was only in the last few years that I learned that chili leaves can be eaten, although I am a Hunanese from a place where every household grows chili peppers. But here in my hometown, chili peppers can be eaten in different ways, but no one really eats chili leaves.

For many Cantonese, chili leaves are a very delicious vegetable, and the most common practice is to fry pork liver with it. Or boiled egg soup with chili leaves, which is also in line with the lightness of Cantonese diet.

At first, I always thought that chili leaves are as spicy as chili peppers, but after eating them, I found that not only is it not spicy, but it has a little sweetness. Have to say boiled egg soup with chili leaves, really delicious. Now every summer, my family also makes chili leaf boiled egg soup every few days, and children like it very much.

The fourth is the pig porcupine dish.

What is it called in your hometown? In my hometown, it is also called beet, or beef cabbage.

It is estimated that when many people see this vegetable, they will remember that it was often grown in rural areas to feed pigs. Yes, it used to be a green vegetable for pigs, but in the eyes of Cantonese, it is also a delicious vegetable. The Cantonese just grabbed it from the pig's mouth and brought it back to the table.

Although the name of Zhu Po Cai is indecent, the local people love to eat it. People in many places are not used to eating pork porridge, saying it is difficult to swallow, but the Cantonese simply blanch it in water, then add tempeh, minced ginger and minced garlic to stir-fry it, and it also has indescribable deliciousness, the key is still A very good meal.

The fifth is the melon tip.

It has to be said that Cantonese people really like to eat some vegetable vine tips, and watermelon tips are also very common vegetables in vegetable markets. The so-called watermelon is the nest melon in Plants vs. Zombies. It is often called chayote, holding melon, and jinshui in the folks, but it is often called watermelon in Guangdong. After all, it is a vegetable imported from abroad. .

Many people should have only eaten watermelon, but do not know that the tip of watermelon can also be eaten. In fact, it is not only edible, but also delicious. In this respect, it is even more delicious than watermelon. Therefore, the price of watermelon tip in Guangdong is higher than that of watermelon, and it is more popular.

Its eating method is similar to that of pumpkin vine tips. First, the old stem of the outer skin is torn off, then cut off, and it is stir-fried with high fire. It can also be used for salads, soups, etc. It is a seasonal vegetable that is very suitable for summer.

The sixth is the taro lotus terrier.

Taro lotus stems are poisonous in the eyes of most people, so let alone eat them as vegetables. In fact, a few decades ago, my hometown also ate taro lotus terrier, but now the conditions are better, and fewer people eat it.

It is true that the taro lotus terrier cannot be eaten raw, and it may cause unbearable itching on the hands when handling it. But if the taro lotus stem is made into sauerkraut, it is the best meal. In the Guangdong area, you often see a truckload of taro lotus stems in a vegetable market, and then they are bought in bundles to go home, which are used to make sauerkraut.

After marinating it, it can be eaten directly cold or stir-fried with chili peppers. The author likes to eat taro lotus stems very much, but I can't do it directly, which is really a pity.

Have you ever eaten these green vegetables that Cantonese people love to eat in your hometown? In fact, for most southerners, they may not have eaten all of them. Here the author is telling the truth, that is, I have eaten pumpkin flowers, pumpkin vines, pepper leaves and taro lotus stems, and most of them didn’t know they could eat until they went to Guangdong.

Friends, how many have you eaten? Which one is your favorite? In summer, these vegetables are available in abundance, so try them!