Although the cactus is prickly all over, it has the reputation of "sweet spring in the desert". In the desert, when the travelers are hungry, they can split the large cactus and dig the tender and juicy stems and meat to satisfy their thirst.
Can edible cacti and cacti be eaten? In fact, cacti can be eaten, but it should be noted that not all cacti can be eaten. Some kinds of cacti are poisonous and can't be eaten. Friends who want to eat cacti can buy them in the vegetable market.
1、 Purchase of edible cactus:
When buying cactus for vegetable, you should choose the tender slices that grow for 15-35 days. The color of the slices is green, with little or no thorns, and the epidermis is is glossy, without wrinkles. The palm size is the best choice.
2、 Effect of cactus:
1. It has the effect of lowering blood sugar, blood fat and blood pressure. If you can eat a piece of cactus for vegetable every day, you can eliminate the excess cholesterol, fat and sugar in your body, and play the role of promoting Qi, promoting blood circulation, clearing away heat and detoxification, and promoting metabolism.
2. It has many effects on human body, such as clearing away heat and detoxification, strengthening stomach and spleen, clearing pharynx and moistening lung, nourishing face and skin care, and has obvious therapeutic effects on liver cancer, diabetes, bronchitis and other diseases.
3. It does not contain oxalic acid, which is very conducive to the absorption of calcium by the human body. It is a good calcium supplement for children and the elderly, and can also be used for weight loss.
Recipes and practices of cactus for pricking and eating cactus I. practices of cactus Lily soup
Ingredients: Cactus 200g, fresh lily 200g, sugar.
Practice:
1. Cactus cut into small pieces, Lily break off the petals.
2. Take a proper amount of water, put cactus, Lily and white sugar together, boil them in a high fire, and then burn them in a low fire for 10 minutes, then pour them into a bowl and cool them to eat.
Features: moistening lung, relieving cough, reducing blood fat and body pressure.
2、 Fried beef with cactus
Ingredients: 200g beef, 30g fresh cactus, appropriate amount of chopped green onion, ginger, salt and monosodium glutamate.
Practice:
1. Peel and shred cactus.
2. Wash and slice beef.
3. Put the wok on a big fire, add oil and heat it up, stir fry the wok with chopped scallion and ginger, add beef slices and stir fry until it is cooked, add cactus shreds and stir fry, add salt and monosodium glutamate to taste, and then put it into a plate.
3、 How to make phoenix silk cactus
Ingredients: 50g of chicken, 150g of cactus, 10g of leek, 5g of ginger, 8g of salad oil, 4G of salt, 2G of monosodium glutamate, 1g of sugar, proper amount of wet raw powder, 1g of cooked chicken oil
Practice:
1. Cut chicken into slices, cactus into slices, leek into slices and ginger into slices;
2. Add a little salt and monosodium glutamate to the chicken shreds, marinate them with wet raw powder, heat a little oil in the pot, and stir fry until they are eight ripe;
3. In addition, heat the oil in the wok, add ginger, cactus and leek, stir fry them over medium heat until they are ready to ripen, pour in chicken shreds, mix in salt, monosodium glutamate and sugar, stir fry them to taste, thicken them with wet raw powder, and pour in cooked chicken oil. Warm tips: 1, the general people can eat, especially suitable for the elderly, obese people to eat.
2. Vegetable with cactus some bitterness, so before processing to peel, thorns, and with light salt water soak for 15 to 20 minutes or after blanching with water, then use water float, you can get rid of bitterness.
3. Wild and ornamental cacti should not be eaten casually, they contain a certain amount of toxins and anesthetics, not only have no therapeutic effect, but will lead to nerve paralysis.
4. Cactus is bitter and cold in nature, with excellent effect of clearing away heat and detoxification. Excessive consumption will lead to diarrhea.
5. People with weak spleen and stomach should eat less.