What is Pu Cai?

What is Pu Cai?

Cattail is the tender pseudostem of Typhalatifolia L., a plant of the Typhaceae family. It is also known as Shenpu, Pulijiu, Pusun, Puya, Pubai, Puergen, and Cattail. It is the pseudostem of the perennial plant Cattail of the Typhaceae family. Cattail mostly grows in spring, so it is also on the market in spring. It is distributed in Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Hunan, Shaanxi, Gansu, Hebei, Yunnan, Shanxi and other places in my country, with the most in the southern water towns.

What does cattail leaf look like?

Cattail is a perennial swamp herb with a height of 1.4-2 meters, and some can even reach more than 3 meters. The rhizome is white, long and horizontal, with many fibrous roots at the nodes. The old roots are yellow-brown. Every spring, new shoots will grow on the rhizomes, which are cattails.

How to cook cattail leaf

1. Stir-fried cattail

(1) Remove the hard skin of cattail leaves, cut the tender core into elephant eye slices, blanch in light salt water and drain.
(2) Cut the meat into strips, soak the black fungus and cut into strips. Cut the green onion into flowers, cut the ginger into strips, and slice the garlic.
(3) Add the egg liquid to the oil pan and stir-fry until it is formed. Remove from the pan and continue to stir-fry the scallions, ginger, and garlic. Add the shredded pork and stir-fry until it changes color. Add the fried eggs and blanched water chestnuts, stir well, add salt to taste, and season with chicken essence when cooked.

2. Pu Cai in Milk Soup

(1) Take only the tender core of fresh cattail leaves, wash them and cut them into 3 cm long pieces.
(2) Soak the mushrooms in advance, wash and cut into strips. (3) Slice the winter bamboo shoots and soak them in clean water for later use.
(4) I added the sea cucumber myself, but you can also add shrimp to enhance the flavor.
(5) Cut the ham into thin slices. Add water to a soup pot and heat it up. Blanch the cattail leaves, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots separately and drain them for later use.
(6) Add oil to a wok and stir-fry a little chopped green onion and ginger. When it is warm, turn down the heat and add 1 spoonful of flour.
(7) Add hot water and salt to adjust the taste of the soup.
(8) Pour all the ingredients into the soup, cook for 1 minute, then add MSG to taste. Turn off the heat and add 2 tablespoons of milk to make the soup thicker, whiter and more fragrant.

The efficacy and function of cattail

1. The effects of cattail leaf Cattail leaf is sweet and cool in nature. It has many effects such as clearing heat and cooling blood, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. Regular consumption can treat fatigue fever and fetal bleeding in pregnant women. In addition, it can quench thirst, treat human mouth ulcers, and has a certain therapeutic effect on abnormal leucorrhea and body edema in women.
2. Cattail can clear away heat and reduce fire. Cattail can clear away heat and reduce fire. It tastes bitter and is cool in nature. It can clear the heart and reduce fire, and it can also clear away heat and relieve restlessness. Regular consumption can help people eliminate heat and toxins in the blood. It is most suitable for people who often get angry.