What to eat today? Delicious dishes made with autumn chives.
What to eat today? Chives are in season, crispy, sweet, and fragrant, not only nutritious but also easy to prepare into irresistible dishes.
Chives are a familiar spice in Vietnamese kitchens. Not only are they notable for their distinctive pungent aroma, but chives are also a "nutritional powerhouse" that's good for your health. Both the leaves, flowers, and bulbs of chives contain plenty of vitamins A, C, and B, along with minerals like calcium, iron, phosphorus, and fiber.
Traditional Chinese medicine recognizes that chives have the effect of nourishing the liver, enriching the blood, warming the body, strengthening immunity, aiding digestion, and fighting bacteria. The sulfide compounds that give chives their aroma also help to improve liver function, lower cholesterol, and protect the cardiovascular system. Eating chives regularly can help beautify the skin, improve eyesight, moisturize the lungs, and reduce the risk of colds and asthma, especially useful during the autumn and winter months.
The chives flowering season lasts only about 10 days, when the flower buds are plump, the young stems are crisp, and the aroma is fresh. This is the ideal time to prepare delicious and nutritious dishes that go well with rice. Here are two suggested recipes:
1. Pickled cucumbers with chives
The combination of crisp, refreshing cucumbers and fragrant chives creates a wonderful dish to counteract the richness of other foods. After being sliced into strips, the cucumbers are mixed with salt, garlic, ginger, and chives, with a touch of wine for added flavor, then lightly pickled in a glass jar. After 1-2 days, the dish has a crisp, mildly salty taste with a hint of chives, and pairs well with white rice or porridge.
2. Fried eggs with chives
Eggs are beaten with a little cooking wine, fried until golden brown and fluffy, then quickly stir-fried with young chives over high heat. The dish has a rich, creamy egg flavor, combined with the fragrant aroma and crisp freshness of the chives, making it incredibly appetizing with rice.
Besides being delicious, chives are also a valuable medicinal herb in cuisine. If you know how to take advantage of the short chive flowering season, you can enjoy delicious dishes while supplementing your body with nutrients that will keep you healthy throughout the autumn.
