What is snow vegetable?

What is snow vegetable?

Snow vegetable is a vegetable of the Cruciferae family and the Brassica genus. It is a variety of mustard. It is also called snow vegetable, snow vegetable, spring everlasting, frost everlasting, and fragrant green vegetable. It matures around March and April every year. It is a spring vegetable. The main producing areas are Jiangsu, Hunan, Hubei, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other provinces.

What does snow vegetable look like?

Snow vegetable is an annual herb, about 30-150 cm tall, the whole plant is hairless, the basal leaves are broadly ovate, about 20 cm long, the inflorescence is terminal, the flowers are yellow, and the seeds are spherical.

How to cook snow vegetable

1. Snow vegetable edamame

Heat oil in a pan and add minced pork. When it changes color completely, add snow vegetables. Stir-fry well and add edamame. Finally, add appropriate seasonings according to your taste.

2. Stir-fried pork with pickled mustard greens and bamboo shoots

Wash and cut the snow vegetable into pieces, heat up a pan with oil, add the shredded pork and stir-fry, then add shredded bamboo shoots, minced garlic, chili pepper, etc. Finally, add the snow vegetable, add salt, sugar, light soy sauce, etc. and stir-fry evenly.

The efficacy and function of snow vegetable

The nutritional value of snow vegetable is very high. It is rich in protein, vitamins, phosphorus, calcium, riboflavin, etc. It has the effects of digesting food, detoxifying and promoting qi, preventing constipation, and clearing away heat and detoxifying.