Can catkins be eaten, can catkins be eaten?

You can eat it, it is recommended to eat it cooked.

The practice of cold catkins.

1.This is the catkins we are going to eat, the buds of the willow tree, tender.

2.Rinse and blanch.

3.Remove and soak in water for 24 hours to remove the bitterness.

4.Change the water three to four times during the soaking process.

5.The color after a day of soaking. Rinse it with cool boiled water.

6.Seasoning: sesame oil, garlic cloves, salt, light soy sauce, fresh shellfish sauce, chopped pepper, shrimp paste.

7.Garlic cloves are pressed and all the above ingredients are combined.

8.Pour the seasoning into the catkins and mix well and serve.

In April and May every year, after the willow trees sprout and bloom, there will be a phenomenon of catkins flying all over the sky, and they will get into people's noses and mouths, and they can't spit cleanly. If you don't wear a mask for protection, people can easily get allergies. What's even more terrifying is that catkins also contain a lot of oil, which can cause fires if they encounter sparks.

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Willow catkins, commonly known as willow spikes, are born at the same time as willow leaves in March and April of the lunar calendar in the north. When the catkins are tender, the flower color is green, the shape is like mulberry, and when the flower is old, it produces white cotton, and falls with the wind like snow. Tender catkins, not only can be used as cooking raw materials, but also have a certain medicinal value, often eat has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling fire and brightening the eye, eating tender catkins in spring can be described as good for health.

A few days ago, taking advantage of the bright day, I took a handy bag and picked some tender catkins from a few willow trees near my home. Picking young catkins should mainly grow in a little part, and it is best to give birth to willow buds that do not exceed 3 days.

In order to make the tender catkins taste moderate, I first prepare a basin of cold water, put in some large grains of salt, wash the tender catkins and soak them for 24 hours, so as to remove the bitter taste and keep the catkins fresh and tender. Then stir in minced garlic, rice vinegar, sugar, chili oil, sesame oil, etc., mix well and serve. The color is green on the senses, the taste is fresh and fragrant, salty and spicy, and the mouth is tender and crispy, which is a rare delicacy at the turn of spring and summer.

There are a lot of catkins growing on the willow trees on the side of the road, which are tender and yellow, and they are very beautiful. It is said that Liu Zhizi is not only edible, but also a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a high medicinal value and use.

Tender catkins can be eaten cold, because the bitter taste of tender catkins is very heavy, before eating, it is necessary to wash and soak in this cold water with large particles of salt for more than 24 hours before eating, remove and wash and add minced garlic, rice vinegar, sugar, chili oil, sesame oil, salt, chicken essence, and you can eat it after mixing well.

Catkins also have the effect of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and eliminating carbuncles. It can be used for vomiting and bleeding, wound bleeding, carbuncle, and malignant sores.

Catkins can be made into catkins salad, and the specific methods are as follows:

Ingredients: half a catty of catkins, appropriate amount of green onion, appropriate amount of salt, sesame oil and vinegar.

1. Pick the catkins you bought, that is, remove the hard stems of the willow tree, rinse them well, and blanch them in boiling water to remove them.

3. When eating, squeeze the water in the catkins with your hands and put it on a plate. The last time you use water, you should burn it with purified water or cool it.

3. When eating, squeeze the water in the catkins with your hands and put it on a plate. The last time you use water, you should use purified water or cool plain water.

4. Peel the green onions, rinse them with water, and then cut them into small chopped green onions, as shown in the figure below.

5. Then, put the chopped green onion into a plate, and then add salt, sesame oil and vinegar.

6. Then stir well and serve. The refreshing dish that clears away the heat and defeats the fire is ready.