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What is ice grass? Can grass be eaten? What nutritional value does it have

The green vegetables we often eat in our daily life basically have the word "vegetable", such as lettuce, green vegetables, cabbage, spinach and so on. There are few vegetables called grass, but now there is a new type of vegetable called ice grass. Do you know what ice grass is? This article will tell you what wheatgrass is and what nutritional value wheatgrass has.

What is ice grass?

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. (Gramineae), also known as Agropyron cristatum (L.), is a perennial xerophytic grass of Gramineae. The culms are in sparse clumps, and the upper part next to the inflorescence is pubescent or glabrous. It is hard and rough and often curled in. The upper leaf veins are strongly raised into longitudinal grooves, and the veins are densely covered with small short hard hairs. The spike is thick, round or slightly narrow at both ends, the spikelets are closely arranged in two rows in parallel, neat in castor tooth shape, glume navicular, villous on the ridge and between the dorsal veins, with awns slightly shorter than the glume; Lemma densely villous or significantly sparsely villous, palea ridge with short spiny hairs. Born in dry grassland, hillside, hill and sandy land. [1]

Chinese scientific name: Agropyron cristatum (Linn.) Gaertn. Also known as wild wheat, flat spike Agropyron, pinnate wheat, grass Kingdom, Angiospermae, monocotyledon.

Nutritional value of Wheatgrass

Wheatgrass is a new type of vegetable, which comes from Africa, Europe and other places. It is said that the nutritional value of Wheatgrass is still very high. It is rich in amino acids, natural plant salts and carotene, which has a good therapeutic effect. The reason why it is called ice grass is that its surface is densely distributed with small 'bubbles', which glitter in the light, much like small ice crystals. Wheatgrass looks fresh and crisp. It is very suitable for cold salad in summer.

Ice grass is not only good-looking, but also very special to eat. It tastes very light, but it tastes cool and refreshing. How to eat ice grass? The chef's most recommended method is to eat raw. Because wheatgrass itself contains natural plant salt, it tastes slightly salty. Wash the ice grass and add nothing. Taste it carefully with your tongue, and you can feel the faint salt taste. In many restaurants, you will put it on the ice and put it on a plate, which is more refreshing and appetizing.

In addition to raw food and cold mix, the dishes related to ice grass include boiling, blanching, clear frying, and even used to make soup. Wheatgrass can be blanched with water, and it will soften if you scald it with boiling water. Therefore, when eating hot pot, it can be used as the rinse material of hot pot. Although its taste is not as crisp as cold mix, it is very fresh and tender. The way of blanching will make ice grass more delicious.