Why is rapeseed called rapeseed? The difference between rapeseed and rapeseed

Lettuce, also known as bitter vegetable or lettuce, belongs to the Asteraceae family and the genus Lactuca. It is a pointed leaf lettuce with tender shoots and leaves as its products. The leaves are long lanceolate, light green in color, crisp and tender in texture, and extremely fresh, fragrant, and have a unique flavor. It is a top-grade raw vegetable and is known as the "Phoenix Tail". Have you learned about it in detail?

Contents of this article

1. Why is lettuce called lettuce?

2. The difference between rapeseed and lettuce

3. Home-cooked lettuce

Why is lettuce called lettuce?

Oil lettuce, also known as oat, oil wheat and oat (scientific name: Avena nuda) is a kind of oat, scientific name "naked oat" or "naked oat", an oat variety native to China. It is called "oil wheat" in North China, "jade wheat" in Northwest China, and "bell wheat" in Northeast China.

Also known as bitter herb and lettuce, it belongs to the Asteraceae family, Lactuca genus. It is a pointed leaf lettuce with tender shoots and leaves as the product. The leaves are long lanceolate, light green in color, crisp and tender in texture, and taste extremely fresh, fragrant and have a unique flavor. It contains a large amount of vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and a large amount of calcium, iron, and other nutrients. It is a top-grade raw vegetable and is known as the "Phoenix Tail".

There is a saying about the origin of its name: A long time ago, there was a man who was buying vegetables on the street. He didn’t know what the vegetable was called, so he shouted: "Hey, buy vegetables." Then everyone thought that this vegetable was called lettuce!

The difference between rapeseed and lettuce

The easiest way to distinguish them is that the short dark green ones are rapeseed, and the long light green ones are lettuce... In terms of taste, lettuce is better than rapeseed, and it tastes crispy, like lettuce leaves or even romaine lettuce, which is something rapeseed does not have.

Lettuce recipe

Garlic lettuce

Ingredients: lettuce, garlic, salt, pepper powder, chicken essence.

practice:

1. Wash the picked lettuce, blanch it in boiling water for a while, take it out and gently squeeze out the water, then cut it into 5cm long sections for later use.

2. Peel the garlic, smash it, and cut it into minced garlic for later use.

3. Add oil to the pot. When the oil is 90% hot, add the lettuce and stir-fry quickly. At the same time, add pepper powder and salt and stir-fry evenly.

4. After stir-frying slightly, add minced garlic. After the garlic is fragrant, turn off the heat and add chicken essence. Stir-fry evenly and it's done!

Sesame sauce salad

Ingredients: 300g lettuce, 1 teaspoon (5g) salt, 1 tablespoon (15ml) sesame paste, 1 teaspoon (5ml) sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon (3ml) soy sauce, a little cooked sesame seeds.

practice:

1. Wash the lettuce, drain the water, trim it and cut it into sections.

2. Sprinkle a little fine salt, mix well and spread it out, then place it neatly on a plate.

3. Pour the sauce made of sesame paste, soy sauce and sesame oil on it, and sprinkle with a little cooked white sesame seeds.

Dace with black bean sauce and lettuce

Ingredients: 400 grams of lettuce, 50 grams of canned grass carp, 1 scallion, 1 small piece of ginger, 3 cloves of garlic, some starch, 30 grams of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of sesame oil, 3 teaspoons of broth, 2 teaspoons of cooking wine, 1 tablespoon of fermented black beans, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and 0.5 teaspoons of MSG.

practice:

1. Cut the lettuce into 10 cm long segments, blanch it in boiling water, and place it on a plate; chop the onion, garlic and ginger.

2. Add oil to the pan, stir-fry shallots, garlic, ginger, and fermented black beans, add broth and other seasonings, add grass carp after boiling, thicken with water starch, serve on the lettuce, and drizzle with sesame oil.