Commonly known as 'broom vegetable', it is often used as a broom, but I don't know it is the best wild vegetable. Have you ever eaten it?

Introduction: Commonly known as "broom vegetable", it is often used as a broom, but I don't know it is the best wild vegetable. Have you ever eaten it?

Broom, this is a small tool that every household has, with it, our house can be made cleaner.

In rural areas, each household has several brooms, and most people make their own brooms, because there are many materials that can be used to make brooms on the mountains in rural areas, such as sorghum straw, palm tree hair, and bamboo. can be used to make brooms.

Did you know that there is a plant called broomweed? It is also a very common plant in the countryside, and it is often cut to make brooms, but what many people do not know is that it is also a superb wild vegetable, so not many people have eaten it. It would be a shame if you had this plant in your hometown and didn't know it was edible.

What kind of plant is broomweed?

Broomweed is a plant widely distributed in the northern region. Its scientific name is Kochia, and in the folk, it is often called ground wheat, broom, broom seedling, broom vegetable, peacock pine, etc.

This is a plant whose name and shape are seriously inconsistent. Some people hear its scientific name Kochi and think it is a relatively low plant, or a plant that grows on the ground. In fact, this is not the case. Kochia is an annual herb that grows relatively tall.

Because its stems grow upright and upward, it can generally grow to half a meter or more than one meter, plus its stems and leaves are very dense, it looks like a ball of lush green pom-poms.

Broom vegetables come from the huge family of Chenopodiaceae, and this family is recognized as the toughest plant, because their vitality is very tenacious, even in the most difficult and harsh environments, they can still grow well, And so is the broom.

This kind of plant is basically not picky about the growth environment. It can grow in fields, hillsides, or wastelands, especially in the vicinity of villages. It can be seen in some wastelands, roadsides, or yards in rural areas. its figure.

And the broomweed is also very recognizable. Its stems grow upward, and the plants are dense and leafy. The plants are different from ordinary weeds and trees, but are round or spherical, obovate or The oval plant type seems to be an ornamental plant by nature. It grows profusely in the spring and summer, and the foliage is tender green, but it looks better in the fall, when it turns red.

What is the value of broom vegetables?

Regarding broom vegetables, many people in rural areas know that it is a material commonly used to make brooms. In rural areas in the past, it was often used to make brooms, or brushes for washing pots and stoves. Because after this plant grows old, its branches are very hard and the branches grow very dense. After it is well bundled, it is a broom, and it is very strong and durable.

In the northern region, broom dishes have been the most common material for making brooms since ancient times, even today. At present, a broom made of broom vegetables can be sold for 5-10 yuan in the market. However, making brooms with broom vegetables is also a technical job, not an easy task.

Secondly, the tender stems and leaves of the broomweed are the best wild vegetables. It is estimated that many people have seen broom vegetables, but very few people have eaten broom vegetables. In fact, broomweed is a rare game in spring and early summer. Its buds taste very similar to mallow in the vegetable garden, so it is also called "ground sunflower" in some places.

It is said that in the past, when there was a shortage of food in famine, broomweed was a wild vegetable that was often used to satisfy hunger. Because it has a strong vitality, even in extreme weather and growing environment, it can still thrive, and it grows into a large area. It is also because of it that many lives have been saved in the past.

As for how to eat broom vegetables, there are actually many ways. It can be eaten in the same way as most wild vegetables. It can be eaten cold after blanching, stir-fried, or wrapped in flour and cooked.

In many places in the north, people like to wrap wild vegetables in flour, steam them in a pot, and then add chili oil, soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and minced garlic, and eat them together, which is especially fragrant. And broom vegetables can also be eaten like this, which is crisp and refreshing, without a bit of bitterness.

It is said that in Japan, broomweed is grown as a vegetable, and it is also one of the most common vegetables in the market. Not only the young leaves can be eaten, they also eat the seeds of broomweed. I heard that it tastes similar to caviar when it is made into a delicacy.

It is worth mentioning that Broomweed is still a medicinal plant. In the Compendium of Materia Medica compiled by Li Shizhen, a medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty, it is recorded that Broomweed: "Long service is smart, light and resistant to old age", which means that Broomweed is not only a It can be eaten, and regular consumption has the effect of beauty, beauty and anti-aging.

This is because broom cabbage is also rich in carotene, vitamins, minerals and other elements. After taking Kochia, the human body can quickly absorb these nutrients, so it can improve the metabolism of the human body and activate the function of the human body. The seeds of broom can also be used as medicine.

In recent years, broomweed has another value, and it has been paid more and more attention, that is its ornamental value. Because the plant of this plant is very special, and the branches and leaves are very dense, it is green and fluffy in spring and summer, and turns bright red in autumn. It is very beautiful if it is planted in large quantities, so in recent years It is also often used as an ornamental plant in some parks and communities.