What is daylily?

What is daylily?

Daylily is a vegetable of the Asphalium family and the genus Hemerocallis. It is also called daylily, lemon daylily, forget-me-not, etc. It is a summer and autumn vegetable that matures around June to September. It is mainly distributed in the south of the Qinling Mountains in my country, and the main producing areas include Hunan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hubei and other provinces.

What does daylily look like?

Daylily is a perennial herb, about 30-65 cm tall, with clustered fleshy roots, narrow, ribbon-shaped leaves, and flower stems growing out of the leaf axils. The flowers are funnel-shaped and mostly orange-yellow in color.

Daylily recipe

1. Cold daylily salad

First, clean the day lily, then cut it into pieces, blanch it in boiling water, take it out, add sesame oil, chicken essence and MSG and you can eat it.

2. Chicken stewed with daylily

Take 30-60 grams of day lily and wash it clean, then slaughter the chicken, wash it, cut it into pieces, put them all into a casserole, add water and stew until the chicken is tender, then add appropriate seasonings.

The efficacy and function of daylily

The nutritional value of daylily is very high. It is known as one of the four great dried vegetables. It is rich in minerals, protein, and fat. It has the effects of preventing and treating insomnia, preventing high blood pressure, improving brain function, clearing away heat and detoxifying.