broad bean

Today I will introduce a vegetable - broad bean, and talk about its specific common knowledge:

The efficacy and function of broad beans

Benefits the stomach, eliminates dampness and swelling, stops bleeding and detoxifies

How to choose broad beans

When buying fresh broad beans, be sure to peel them and look at them. Choose those with green tendons, which are fresh. They have thin skin and tender flesh, and are soft and sticky. If the tendons are black, it means that the broad beans are not fresh, and the skin is thick and the flesh is hard, which makes them taste bad.

Broad bean production techniques

1. Broad beans can be eaten in many ways, such as boiled, stir-fried, deep-fried, or soaked and peeled for stir-fry or soup;

2. Made into broad bean sprouts, the taste is more delicious;

3. Broad bean flour is the raw material for making vermicelli, rice noodle skin, etc. It can also be processed into bean paste to make cakes;

4. Broad beans can be steamed and processed into canned food, and can also be made into soy sauce, bean paste, sweet sauce, hot sauce, etc. It can also be made into various snacks;

5. Broad beans cannot be eaten raw. They should be soaked and blanched several times before cooking.

6. Shelling broad beans: Put dry broad beans into a ceramic or enamel container, add an appropriate amount of alkali, pour boiling water and simmer for one minute, then you can peel off the broad bean skins, but the peeled broad beans need to be rinsed with water to remove the alkaline taste.

How to store broad beans

1-3 days

Taboos on eating broad beans

Eating too much old broad beans can cause abdominal distension, so they need to be cooked thoroughly before eating. The leaves, stems, and pods of broad beans all contain D-glyceric acid. Its leaves can treat bleeding from tuberculosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and traumatic bleeding. Its flowers have the function of cooling blood and stopping bleeding, and can treat coughing up blood, epistaxis, leucorrhea, and hypertension. Its stems can stop bleeding and diarrhea, and can treat various internal bleeding. Its seed coat has a diuretic and moisture-infiltrating effect, and can treat edema, athlete's foot, and urinary problems.