How to eat daylily? Can pregnant women eat it?

1. How to eat

1. Cold dish: Day lily can be eaten cold. Although it is served cold, it is not to be eaten raw and must be cooked before eating. First soak it in clean water for 30 minutes, take it out, wash and remove the stems, then boil it in hot water, and then put it in cold water to cool down. Then prepare other side dishes, cook and cut the carrots, and cut the cucumbers into shreds. Make the sauce with shredded ginger, minced garlic, oyster sauce and soy sauce and mix together.

2. Stir-fry: Day lily can be stir-fried with many ingredients. Before frying, it is usually necessary to blanch it in hot water and then soak it for a while. Put oil in the pot. If there is meat, add it first. After it turns white, add other vegetables and finally add the day lily. After stir-frying appropriately, add seasonings such as salt and MSG, then turn off the heat and serve.

3. Cooking porridge: Day lily can also be used to cook porridge. However, it is usually used as a side dish, and it is only used as the main ingredient when it is made together with bitter melon to make weight-loss porridge. The method is to soak it in water for 30 minutes, wash the bitter gourd and cut it into strips, put the ingredients and washed rice into the pot, and simmer for about 30 minutes.

4. Make soup: Day lily is also very good for making soup. Whether it is put into chicken soup or pork ribs soup, it has a very good taste. Since it is easier to cook, it is usually put in five minutes before it is done. This method will make it more flavorful.

2. Can I eat it?

Pregnant women can eat day lily. This food itself contains a variety of nutrients, which is very helpful for human health, especially fetal development. It should be noted that freshly picked day lily cannot be eaten. It needs to be blanched or dried before eating, otherwise there will be a risk of poisoning.