Explanation and method of asparagus in Yuanjiang

Yuanjiang asparagus, also known as "bamboo shoots", grows on the tidal flat wetland in South Dongting Lake. It is a natural gift, rich in nutrition and unique in flavor, integrating natural wild and green organic characteristics, and it is a selfless gift from nature to human cuisine.

According to historical records, asparagus consumption in Yuanjiang began in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have left beautiful words about delicious asparagus.

Su Dongpo observed the newly unearthed asparagus, which was described in "Night Scene of the Spring River in Hui Chong": "Peach blossoms are three or two outside the bamboo, and the duck prophet warms the spring river. Artemisia sphaerocephala has short reed buds all over the ground, which is the time for puffer fish to go up. "

Wang Anshi learned the nutritional value of asparagus from eating it, and a poem said, "When shad leave the net to build an island, the fat of bamboo shoots is better than milk."

Ouyang Xiu, a great writer in the Northern Song Dynasty, wrote: "Bamboo shoots and shad are delicious, and I hate the lack of cups and plates." I think stewed shad with asparagus is an authentic food.

Thousands of years have passed and time flies.

Although various cuisines in modern China compete with each other, Yuanjiang asparagus is still an irreplaceable delicacy in Dongting. Dongting people mix asparagus cold, stir-fry, stew, hot pot and cook it, or mix it with fish, meat, chicken and eggs to make dishes. Asparagus is crisp, smooth and delicious. Just take a bite and you will appreciate the unique flavor of Dongting Wetland.

"Yuanjiang asparagus is naturally wild and does not need artificial cultivation. Not only has a unique flavor, but more importantly, it is green and healthy and has high nutritional value. " The staff of Yuanjiang Wenzhu Office introduced us.

Asparagus has the same origin as medicine and food, and has been highly respected since ancient times. Shennong Materia Medica lists asparagus as "above the top grade", saying that "long-term use can not only strengthen the body, but also benefit qi and prolong life". According to Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in Ming Dynasty, asparagus "stagnates heat, facilitates urination", has the functions of moistening lung, relieving cough, eliminating phlegm and killing insects, and is said to "relieve internal toxicity". The Chinese Medical Code records in detail that asparagus contains rutin and vitamin C, which can lower blood pressure, soften blood vessels and reduce cholesterol absorption, and can be used as a dietotherapy prescription for patients with hypertension and coronary heart disease.

In recent two years, experts from Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Hunan Agricultural University have studied the pharmacology of asparagus. The results are surprising: asparagus contains a lot of dietary fiber and selenium, which has strong anti-cancer activity. Tissue protein in asparagus can promote the normal growth of cells and inhibit cancer cells, which has certain curative effect on all cancer patients and can be used as adjuvant therapeutic food for all kinds of cancer patients. At the same time, asparagus is a good antioxidant food and a health care product with nutrition, beauty, weight loss and anti-aging.

Today, food for clearing away lung heat and detoxifying is even more precious. The latest research shows that asparagus has the effects of clearing away heat, promoting fluid production, clearing away lung heat and detoxifying, and it has a very obvious conditioning effect on people.

Perhaps it is precisely because of the benefits of asparagus that the generous Yuanjiang people can't wait to push it to the whole country. Yuanjiang asparagus has successively entered high-end hotels in Changsha, Guangzhou, Beijing and other places, becoming the new favorite of the food industry.