Can Dendrobium officinale be eaten? How to eat Dendrobium officinale?

Many people like to eat Dendrobium in our daily life, but most of the Dendrobium people eat is Dendrobium officinale. Recently people have learned about a new member of the Dendrobium family, which is Dendrobium schreberi. People will be attracted by its beautiful appearance. Some people also want to eat Dendrobium schreberi, but they don’t know if it can be eaten. Next I will understand this issue so that everyone can understand whether it can be eaten, and also know how it should be eaten.

Can the Dendrobium officinale be eaten?

Dendrobium shungi is a kind of Dendrobium, which is a healthy food. However, the taste of this Dendrobium is not as good as that of Dendrobium candidum. When it is chewed and eaten directly, a lot of residue will appear. Although the taste of Dendrobium shungi is not so good, it has extremely high nutritional value and excellent health effects. It can be eaten by humans in daily life. People can also absorb rich nutrients after eating it, and it can keep the body healthy and prevent diseases.

How to eat Dendrobium officinale

1. Soak in water and drink

Dendrobium candidum can be used to make tea, which is the most common and simplest way to eat it. When needed, you can wash its fleshy stems and cut them into sections, then break them up with a knife, and then put them directly into a clean glass, add appropriate amount of rock sugar, and then pour in boiling water above 95 degrees. After pouring water, cover the cup and soak for three minutes. After soaking, open the cup lid to cool it down and you can drink it directly.

2. Cook porridge

Fresh Dendrobium can also be used to cook porridge. When cooking porridge with it, you need to cut it into pieces in advance and boil it with water. Then take out the soup and cook it with rice and other ingredients. The cooked porridge tastes particularly good and has excellent health effects. In addition to these ways of eating, it can also be used to make tea or wine. The medicinal wine made with Dendrobium also tastes particularly good and can dispel wind, dampness, swelling and relieve pain.

3. Make soup

Dendrobium candidum can also be used with black chicken to make soup. When making soup with it, wash it, pound it and put it in a casserole. Then prepare a fresh black chicken, slaughter it, remove the internal organs, chop it into pieces after cleaning, and blanch it in boiling water for two minutes. After taking it out, put it directly in the casserole, add enough water, and then put in appropriate amounts of red dates, wolfberries, green onions and ginger, heat it to a boil, simmer it over medium heat for two hours, and finally add salt to season it. You can eat the meat and drink the soup after it is out of the pot.

The above is a more detailed introduction to the Dendrobium officinale that people are concerned about, so that everyone can know that Dendrobium officinale is edible and has a particularly high edible value. It can also be eaten in many different ways. In the future, everyone can eat it with confidence, but try to use the correct method introduced above when eating it, so that Dendrobium officinale can play a particularly good health-preserving effect.