What are the specific categories of loquats? How to make delicious loquat porridge

Loquat itself is rich in nutrients and can be eaten directly or processed into other delicacies. For example, loquat can be used to make porridge. Loquat porridge can supplement the human body with a variety of vitamins and minerals, clear lung heat, regulate the spleen and stomach, and moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. The probiotics it contains can improve intestinal health and speed up the discharge of waste in the human body. Regular consumption can also play a certain role in weight loss.

Contents of this article

1. Classification of loquat

2. How to make delicious loquat porridge

3. Taboos on eating loquat

Classification of loquat

Loquat flesh color classification method is to classify loquat into two categories according to the color of the flesh: red flesh (red sand) and white flesh (white sand). Red flesh loquat has orange-red or orange-yellow flesh, the tree grows relatively strong, has strong resistance, and is easy to cultivate. It has a higher yield, coarser flesh, slightly inferior flavor, and is resistant to storage and transportation. It can be eaten fresh or processed. Examples include Jiefangzhong, Zaozhong No. 6, Dahongpao, Luoyangqing, Baiyu, and Guangrong.

White loquat has white, milky white or light yellow flesh. The plant generally grows weakly and has poor resistance. The skin is thin, the flesh is fine, sweet, and of good quality, suitable for fresh consumption. The yield is slightly lower than that of red loquat, and the cultivation technology requirements are higher. If there is a lot of rain during the ripening period, the fruit is prone to cracking. Examples include Zhejiang's soft white sand, Fujian's white pear, and Jiangsu's white jade.

How to make delicious loquat porridge

Ingredients: 250 grams of loquat meat, 50 grams of glutinous rice, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.

Method: Boil rock sugar in water, then add the cleaned glutinous rice. When the porridge is cooked, add the peeled loquat meat and cook for 10 minutes.

Process: Cooking

Taste: Sweet

Ingredients: 50g glutinous rice, 12g almonds, 15g lily bulbs, 20g loquat

Accessories: 20g pear, 5g honey

Preparation method

1. Put an appropriate amount of boiling water in the pot, pour the washed lilies, almonds and rice into the pot in turn, cook over high heat, and stir while cooking.

2. Keep the porridge in a slight boiling state all the time, and cook until the rice grains begin to expand, the rice and water blend together, and it becomes soft and greasy, then change to low heat.

3. Peel the pears and loquats and cut into dices. Add the loquat dices first, stir slightly, then add the pear dices and continue cooking while stirring.

4. After the porridge is cooked, put it in a bowl, let it cool down slightly, then add honey. The lily, almond and loquat porridge is ready.

Loquat porridge can supplement the human body with a variety of vitamins and minerals, clear lung heat, regulate the spleen and stomach, and moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. In addition, adding yogurt to loquat porridge can remove cholesterol from the human body and prevent blood vessel aging. The probiotics it contains can improve intestinal health and speed up the discharge of waste in the human body. Regular consumption can also play a certain role in weight loss.

Taboos on eating loquat

(1) Foods that are incompatible with loquat

a. Loquat with white wine: Alcohol can easily convert the carotenoids in loquat into pro-oxidant substances, which attack normal cells and are harmful to health.

b. Milk loquat: The protein in milk combines with the malic acid in loquat to produce organic acid. If the organic acid reaches a certain content, the milk will denature and precipitate.

c. Wheat and loquat: Wheat strengthens the spleen and stops diarrhea, benefits the kidneys and reduces sweating, removes heat and quenches thirst, but eating it with loquat can easily cause phlegm.

(2) Foods that go well with loquat

a. Pomegranate and loquat: Both contain malic acid and citric acid, which help increase appetite, aid digestion, and increase physical energy and endurance.

b. Honey loquat: The effective substances in loquat can inhibit influenza virus. If it is combined with honey, which has the effects of resolving phlegm and relieving cough, soothing the liver and regulating qi, it can moisten the throat and relieve cough, and is mainly used to treat colds.

c. Ginseng loquat: Loquat has a good therapeutic effect on lung and stomach diseases. If it is consumed with ginseng, ginger, cloves, etc., it can assist in the treatment of nausea and vomiting.