How to eat Kapok

1. Nutritional content

It is a traditional Chinese medicine that can be found in Chinese medicine stores. It is generally used to cook porridge or make soup. When it blooms, it has 5 to 6 light red petals, which can grow to 5 to 8 centimeters. After dehydration, they become smaller and wrinkled, and have an irregular shape. The calyx holds it up like a small cup, which is particularly beautiful. Generally, complete large flowers are chosen, and the best color is brown and yellow.

2. How to eat

1. Drinks

We can use it as a drink in daily life. First, we need 15 grams of dried kapok petals, 10 grams of honeysuckle, and 10 grams of white chrysanthemum. Secondly, wash them clean and rinse them with hot water. It can not only relieve heat in summer, but also be used as a daily drink.

2. Cooking

Of course, in addition to drinking it, we can also cook it. A fresh crucian carp, add 30 grams of fresh petals, 50 grams of small mushrooms, 30 grams of fresh bamboo shoots, onions, fresh ginger, rice wine, salt, pepper, and MSG, and delicious food is about to be born. Remove the fish's internal organs, clean it, and dry off any excess water; wash the flower petals and drain the water; slice the mushrooms and bamboo shoots; when the oil in the pan is hot, stir-fry the ginger and scallion slices until fragrant, then fry the crucian carp until both sides are golden brown, then add water, and put in the sliced ​​mushrooms, bamboo shoots and flower petals, sprinkle with rice wine and pepper to season, and cook. Finally, season with salt and MSG and enjoy immediately.

3. Taboos for eating

The elderly say that eating too much of some things is not necessarily a good thing. Eating them for a long time or eating too much at one time can cause symptoms such as bloating and loss of appetite. People who are allergic to flowers or pregnant women should also eat them with caution!