Loofah is a seasonal vegetable in summer. It's fresh, tender and tasty. It's fried to make soup. Adults and children like it. People say that the loofah with flowers can't be eaten. Is that really as the saying goes? Come and have a look with Xiaobian.
Can we eat the loofah with flowers
If it's a normal growing loofah with flowers, it can be eaten. If it's an off-season loofah with large flowers, it may contain hormones.
There are flowers at the end of Luffa, and the flowers will gradually wither with the growth of the melon, so sometimes when buying Luffa, you will see some withered flowers at one end of the melon. This kind of Luffa can be eaten. Luffa flower is the flower bud of Luffa, a plant of Cucurbitaceae, which is non-toxic and edible. It is often used as a medicine to treat some diseases. Luffa flower inherits the cool property of Luffa, which is a kind of cold food. Besides, it tastes sweet, accompanied by a little bitterness, and tastes appetizing. Therefore, loofah with flowers is edible.
How to choose loofah
1. Pick shape
To choose regular shape, symmetrical shape, both ends of the same thick, do not choose melon body local swelling.
2. Look at the epidermis
See if the skin is not rotten and damaged, it's better to have flowers. The loofah with flowers is generally fresh.
3. Look at the texture
Take a look at the texture of loofah, the texture is small and even, and the texture is clear and deep, and the texture is old.
4. Touch by hand
Touch the loofah, the loofah is elastic is fresh, non elastic is not fresh, too soft is not fresh.
5. Look at the color
The color of fresh loofah is green and glossy. The skin of the old loofah is dull and the texture will produce black.
How to make gourd noodles
Ingredients: 250g noodles, 1 loofah, 50g lean meat.
Accessories: oil, salt and pepper.
step
1. Prepare all materials.
2. Peel and slice Luffa, chop lean meat, chop garlic and ginger.
3. Boil the noodles in a pot of water until they are 6 minutes cooked.
4. Take it out and put it in cold water for cooling.
5. Stir fry garlic and ginger in oil.
6. Add luffa and stir fry.
7. Add some water.
8. Put the lean meat under the water.
9. Transfer in chicken essence.
10. add salt.
11. Put in the cool noodles.
12. Add a few drops of soy sauce.
13. Start the pot and put in the oil chilli. Like light friends can not put oil pepper can.