What is Xiancao?

Fairy grass in the so-called "eating fairy grass", also known as jelly grass and fairy grass, is a kind of medicinal and edible plant resources. The dried stems and leaves can be made into fairy grass, which is similar in appearance and taste to another popular snack in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, and is a summer snack. It is known as "Cao Xian" because of its magical effect of relieving summer heat. There are two ways to eat Xiancao: cold food and hot food.

Burning grass is also one of the famous snacks in Taiwan Province Province. There is also the custom of eating pineapple in summer. Because pineapple is the best in this season, it has the effect of reducing fire. In addition, the pronunciation of pineapple in Minnan dialect is the same as that of "Wanglai", so it is also used as a symbol of praying for peace, auspiciousness and prosperous business.

Extended data

The difference between Guiling Ointment and Xiancao.

1, from the price comparison.

Due to the addition of a variety of traditional Chinese medicines, Guiling ointment is more than twice as expensive as Cao Xianguo jelly. The former is mainly solidified from tortoise plastron and Smilax glabra, while the latter is ordinary starch.

2. Compare the curative effect.

In addition to clearing away heat and toxic materials, Guiling ointment also has the efficacy of nourishing yin and removing dampness, which is far behind that of Cao Xian ointment. That is to say, Guiling ointment is colder than Cao Xian ointment, and girls who eat too much may feel cold, and people with weak constitution are not suitable for eating it often.

3. Compare the present situation.

Due to the cost problem, the tortoise plastron content in many tortoise plastron is getting less and less, and many of them will be replaced by some Cao Xian powder, so many tortoise plastron we eat now are far less bitter than the traditional ones, which is why many merchants can fish in troubled waters and fill "good" (tortoise plastron) with "second time" (Cao Xian fruit jelly).

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