With the improvement of living standards, people are no longer satisfied with traditional food, and special dishes begin to appear in front of people, such as milkweed, Shepherd's purse, comfrey, chicory, and watercress. wait. Start entering star hotels. A new green food - flower food is quietly emerging, adding new connotations to food culture. A large number of facts have proven that cauliflower is really a green food, and eating wild vegetables and cauliflower regularly is good for the body. The development of my country's flower food industry is mainly led by several major series of products such as edible aloe, kudzu, ginkgo, vanilla, sea buckthorn, dwarf pumpkin, cactus, and edible flowers, driving the development of related and extended products, thus forming an industrial scale. The China Flower Food Logo is a special trademark approved and implemented by the Flower Food Professional Committee of the China Food Industry Association and registered with the State Trademark Office. It is specially used for flower food production enterprises to meet the requirements of flower food in terms of production environment, production process, raw materials, product packaging, product quality, etc., and is protected by law. The explanation of the logo of China Flower Food: China Flower Food is round, which means that the entire industry is harmonious and unified, pursues perfection, and fully integrates with society. The circle also symbolizes the speed of development of the flower food industry like a rolling wheel. The background is white. First, it forms a great contrast with the pattern and highlights the logo. Second, it forms a great contrast with most product packaging and is easy to identify. The design is a dark green plant, which means we are engaged in human health and green undertakings. In the middle and left of the two blessing signs are FlowerFood in English. 1. The nutritional value of flowers. The nutritional content of various edible flowers and the degree to which they can be absorbed and utilized by the human body. In addition to being pleasing to the eye, flowers also play a role in beauty and health care in diet. Flowers contain a variety of vitamins, sugars, amino acids and trace elements needed by the human body. They can improve human immunity, reconcile qi and blood, clear the heart and reduce blood pressure, and moisturize the skin. They are the best products for women's beauty and beauty. According to scientific determination, flowers contain 22 kinds of amino acids, 16 kinds of vitamins, 27 kinds of macroelements and trace elements, as well as various biologically active ingredients such as lipids, nucleic acids, and auxinase. Today, returning to nature has become a fashion, and eating flowers has become a target for consumers. two. History of Edible Flowers Edible flowers have a history of more than 2,000 years in China. Qu Yuan's poem about drinking magnolia in the morning and Qiuju in the evening is the earliest record of eating chrysanthemum. Before the Tang Dynasty, edible flowers were only scattered in herbal medicine, food science and literary works. In the Tang Dynasty, people regarded osmanthus cake and chrysanthemum cake as banquet treasures. In the Song Dynasty, some recipes began to appear, such as Lin Hongshan's Qinggong, which included more than 10 kinds of cauliflower such as plum porridge and snowflake soup. Gao Lian Zunsheng's Eight Notes of Fang recorded a variety of edible flowers in the Ming Dynasty, and the Dai Yangyu Yue Order contained 18 types of edible flowers. In the Qing Dynasty, Cao Cisheng's health notes included plum blossom porridge, chrysanthemum porridge, etc. Yang Xiaolu records more than 20 kinds of flower foods such as peonies, orchids, and magnolias. These edible flower recipes also record the cultivation, picking, processing and cooking methods of edible flowers, recording the achievements of ancient China in using flowers to make food. During the Qing Dynasty from 0755 to 79000, more than 20 kinds of flower foods were described in detail, such as osmanthus balls, jasmine soup, osmanthus scallops, jasmine chicken breast, chrysanthemum cake, and rock sugar lily soup, which was a tonic and could also treat bronchial tubes. inflammation, neurasthenia and other diseases. Chrysanthemums can be used to prepare high-end foods and dishes. Plum blossoms can be used to make preserves and jam. It can be used to make osmanthus sugar, pastries, osmanthus jam, and osmanthus wine. The fruits or bulbs of many flowers, plants, and trees can also be eaten raw. Such as pomegranates, kumquats, figs, grapes, wolfberries and other fruits, as well as the underground stems and bulbs of Paradise
China is rich in flower resources. There are more than 100 kinds of edible flowers, and the agricultural production area is more than 1 million acres. There are a large number of wild flowers, and the variety and production of flowers are very impressive. For example, China's annual output is 8 million kilograms of fresh roses, 2 million kilograms of safflower, 30 billion kilograms of acacia flowers, 800,000 kilograms of lilies, and 8 million kilograms of chrysanthemums. Our flowers have the raw material basis for large-scale industrial production. 3.1 Flowers: Rhododendron, chrysanthemum, wisteria, acacia, hollyhock, peony, lotus, orchid, lily, magnolia, plum blossom, wintersweet, wild rose, hibiscus, apricot blossom, lilac, hops, peony, pear blossom, dandelion, gorse, Impatiens, peach blossoms, rehmannia glutinosa, cockscombs, cannas.
3.2 Fruit, lotus seeds, cactus, raspberry, wild rose, wolfberry, prickly pear, sea buckthorn, hollyhock, cockscomb, ginkgo, hawthorn, lentil, pumpkin, persimmon, loquat, gorgon fruit, fig, kumquat, gourd, torreya, gold Cherry blossoms, coix seed, pomegranate, grapes. 3.3 Chrysanthemum, malan, aloe, kudzu, wild chrysanthemum, sedum, violet, nightshade, commelder, amaranth, platycodon, mint, spearmint, wolfberry, bamboo shoots, hollyhock, impatiens, cockscomb, palm, Stems and leaves of cactus, betel nut, sunflower, reed, fern. 3.4 Lotus, polygonatum, lily, konjac, burdock, yam, platycodon, asparagus, dahlia, peony, etc. 4. Utilization of edible flowers 4.1 Making flowers into delicious dishes can be seen everywhere in high-end hotels. Common folk flowers in China are very popular, such as peony and white fungus soup, lotus herring fillet, fried osmanthus rice cake, plum porridge, wolfberry chicken with hibiscus tofu, canna flowers fried shredded pork, candied wisteria petals, making pies, hibiscus flowers mixed with Flour and chopped green onion, stir-fry and eat. Remove the spines from both sides of the cactus and cut into strips, blocks, shreds, segments, grains, etc. It can be used for platters, side dishes, cold salad, hot stir-fry, and deep frying. Mix green onions with cactus, and peanuts with cactus. Omelette Cactus, Lily Cashew Cactus. 4.2 Roses, roses, honeysuckle, tulips, cloves, osmanthus, vanilla, etc. as food raw materials. Some can be used as food ingredients, such as rose, osmanthus, jasmine, clove, etc. Used in cakes, candies, beverages, seasonings, etc. 4.3 Flowers are used to mix wine and sell wine on bluestone. The pear blossoms are in bloom. This is a famous saying by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Osmanthus aged wine was produced by Lian Baibai Winery during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. It was recorded in the book "Osmanthus Aged Wine Dinner Fragrance Book", which was used on emperors' festivals at that time. It has been sold well in more than a dozen countries and regions and is known as imperial concubine wine in Japan. The chrysanthemum wine produced by Beijing Renhe Distillery uses more than 20 kinds of precious medicinal materials such as high-quality chrysanthemums, ginseng, and wolfberry, and is distilled using the secret method of liquor. In addition, there is rose wine, which relaxes the muscles and activates the muscles, and jasmine wine, which is sweet for ten days and is unique. 4.4 Make tea with flowers. The healthiest drink for humans is tea, and the most classic drink for women is flowers. Therefore, the ancients had such a saying: high-end tea drinks and high-end flower drinks. The method of using flowers instead of tea originated from the beauty habits of ancient palace nobles. Chrysanthemum, a kind of flower tea suitable for women to drink, is cold in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and is used for beauty, dispelling rheumatism, stopping dizziness and improving eyesight. Jasmine: cold in nature, light in taste, relieves flatulence. Rose: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, beautifying, promoting blood circulation and regulating qi. Nasturtium: sweet, slightly bitter, beautifying, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Osmanthus fragrans: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, improves eyesight and relieves bad breath. Rose: light smell, relieves summer heat and detoxifies. Gladiolus: cold in nature, fragrant in taste, relieves depression, unblocks collaterals and resolves phlegm. Begonia: Moisturizes the skin. Five-flower tea dehydrated raw materials: cotton, white chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, plumeria, sophora flower, jasmine tea, honeysuckle tea, rose tea. Famous wine: Hangbaiju is native to Tongxiang. Why is it called Hangzhou? This is because the transportation in Tongxiang was underdeveloped in ancient times
Huizhou Gongju is an excellent variety selected from the chrysanthemum group originating in the Jinzhuling area of ??She County. It has both ornamental value and medicinal functions. According to folklore, Huizhou Gongju was originally introduced as an ornamental chrysanthemum from Deqing County, Zhejiang by Huizhou merchants in the Song Dynasty. In years of severe drought, many people suffer from red eyes and headaches. Some people soak fresh chrysanthemums in water to make fires, and the effect is very good. Later, people often used flowers or chrysanthemums to soak in water and make tea to treat symptoms such as red eyes, shyness, modesty, and dryness. Since then, chrysanthemums have been widely planted in front and back of farmhouses in this area, and chrysanthemums have also been baked and dried for a long time. Jinzhuling is famous for this. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, pinkeye was also spread in the Forbidden City in Beijing. The emperor issued an order to visit famous doctors and famous medicines, and the prefect of Huizhou presented dried chrysanthemums from Huizhou. After soaking in them, Beijingers' eyes recovered. Therefore, Hui Opera became famous and was respectfully called Gong Ju. Gongju has always been regarded as an important Chinese medicinal material and exported to Southeast Asia. Huizhou tribute examination is very particular. After the fresh chrysanthemums are picked, they are dried in a cool place using bamboo baskets, and then carefully roasted over charcoal fire. The finished palace chrysanthemum is preferably large white flowers. Huizhou Gongju has the effects of dispersing wind and heat, nourishing the liver and improving eyesight, cooling and detoxifying, and can be used to treat colds, boils, swelling, hypertension and arteriosclerosis. It can be mixed with other medicines to make Sangju cold tablets and other patent medicines and chrysanthemum crystals and other drinks.