What is grass head?

What is grass head?

Grass head is actually southern alfalfa, which is what people in Shanghai, Taicang and other places call it. It is also called yellow alfalfa and prickly alfalfa. People in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions also call it golden flower vegetable. It can be harvested from August to March of the following year. The main producing areas are Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other places.

What does grass head look like?

The height of the grass head plant is about 20-90 cm. Its stem is procumbent, ascending or upright. The leaves are ovate-oblong and hairless on the surface. The inflorescence head is umbrella-shaped. The pods are dark green-brown and the flowers are yellow.

How to make grass head

1. Wine and vanilla head

Wash the grass heads and drain the water, then put oil in the pot, heat it over high heat and pour in the grass heads, add salt and stir-fry after boiling, finally add a shovel of white wine.

2. Egg skin grass head soup

Remove the thick stems from the grass head, wash and drain, spread the eggs into an omelet and cut them into strips, put a large bowl of water in a pot, bring it to a boil, add the grass head and eggs, and finally add salt and MSG to season.

The efficacy and function of grass head

The plant of grass head has many functions. It can regulate human blood lipids and blood sugar, improve human immunity, improve the discomfort symptoms caused by high blood pressure, and has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, heat-clearing and detoxifying, diuretic and swelling effects.