What is Qingming vegetable?

What is Qingming vegetable?

Qingmingcai belongs to the Asteraceae family. It is the tender stems and leaves of Gnaphalium wilfordii. It generally has no other nicknames. It matures and is available on the market around the Qingming Festival every year. Common production areas are in Northwest, North China, Southwest, and South my country.

What does Qingming vegetable look like?

Qingming vegetable can generally grow to more than 40 centimeters. Its leaves are generally spoon-shaped, oblanceolate or obovate-spoon-shaped. The general shape is relatively rare, and its color is dark green.

How to make Qingming dishes

Qingming vegetables are generally used to make Qingming vegetable cakes. First, wash them, chop them up and cook them. Then add glutinous rice flour and salt, mix them together, and knead them into a dough. Finally, heat oil in a pan, then grab a piece of glutinous rice cake with your hands, roll it into a ball, flatten it, and fry it in the pan.

The efficacy and function of Qingming vegetables

Qingming vegetable can generally be used as medicine. It has high medicinal value. It can generally dispel wind and relieve exterior symptoms, resolve phlegm and relieve cough. It can also be used for symptoms such as cough with phlegm, asthma, colds, etc. At the same time, it also has the effect of lowering blood pressure and antibacterial and analgesic, so it has many functions.