Can celery leaves be eaten? Why does no one eat celery leaves?

We all know that celery is a popular vegetable. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, dietary fiber, etc. It has a variety of ways to eat and tastes good, so it is loved by people. So can you eat celery leaves? Let's take a closer look!

Can celery leaves be eaten?

If the celery leaves are fresh and tender, and you don't dislike the taste of the celery leaves, you can still eat them. If you are worried that the celery leaves have a bitter taste, you can remove it by blanching them.

Celery leaves are not only edible, but also have a higher nutritional value than celery stalks and a stronger aroma. Celery leaves are rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, multiple vitamins and trace elements. The carotene content in celery leaves is more than 8 times that in celery stalks, which shows that celery leaves are very nutritious.

Why doesn't anyone eat celery leaves?

1. We don’t like the taste of celery leaves. Moreover, if there are celery leaves on a plate of celery, we often feel that the plate of celery is not very beautiful and messy. Although this is subjective, it is undeniable that everyone has this perception;

2. Celery leaves have a bad taste. Compared with Chinese cabbage leaves, Chinese cabbage and other vegetables that can be eaten, celery leaves are not worth eating. It feels like eating grass.

3. Although most housewives know about the nutritional value of celery leaves, the strong taste of celery leaves is really unacceptable to most people, just like people who don’t like the taste of coriander;

4. Inherent cognition: because it is not delicious, no one eats it. After people gradually build up certain inherent thinking, after years of accumulation, many young people get such a cognition from their parents that celery leaves should not be eaten, because my parents always throw away the celery leaves directly after buying them.

5. Don’t know how to cook celery leaves? Although everyone likes the crispness of celery stalks, there are still a small number of people who are willing to try and make and taste celery leaves. However, due to lack of experience, they don’t know how to make it, and finally give up.

How to eat celery leaves

Steamed celery leaves

1. Chop the garlic into small pieces, then put the garlic pieces into a bowl, pour soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, pepper oil, some MSG and white sugar, stir well and set aside.

2. Wash the celery leaves, drain the water and put them in a bowl, sprinkle with flour and stir evenly.

3. Pour water into the steamer, then put the basin into the steamer, steam over high heat until steaming, then steam for another five minutes, take out and place on a plate, stir with the prepared garlic sauce.

Celery and carrot omelette

1. Wash the celery leaves, peel the carrots and cut them into thin strips, and cut the green onions into chopped green onions for later use.

2. Take a bowl, beat a few eggs in it, then beat the egg liquid, add chopped green onion, shredded carrots and celery leaves, some salt and thirteen spices, and then add an appropriate amount of flour, then stir it into an egg batter without lumps for later use

3. Pour some oil into the pan, heat the oil, pour in the egg batter, spread it flat, and fry it over low heat until both sides are golden brown.

Celery Leaves Salad

1. Chop the garlic and wash the celery leaves for later use

2. Pour water into the pot, bring it to a boil, add celery leaves, blanch them until cooked, remove them, soak them in cold water, squeeze out the water and put them in a basin, add minced garlic, soy sauce, a little rice vinegar and sesame oil, add salt, stir well and place them on a plate

3. Finally, sprinkle some cooked white sesame seeds.