After eavesdropping on my thoughts, the food lovers all over the country were shocked

Using Sophora japonica leaves and flowers to make food?

Zhou Ying looked at Shen Huazheng: "Zheng'er, do you want to make some snacks?"

Thinking of the mugwort and sophora japonica leaves, Zhou Ying subconsciously thought that Shen Huazheng was planning to use the sophora japonica flowers and leaves to make some pastries or other food.

Shen Huazheng smiled and said, "Not only snacks, we can make a meal made entirely of locust flowers and leaves."

Sophora japonica flowers and leaves are not only edible, but also rare health products.

Sophora japonica flowers have significant medicinal effects and are an indispensable medicinal material in traditional Chinese medicine.

Many ancient books have long recorded its medicinal value.

The Compendium of Materia Medica mentioned: "Harvest before it opens, the old ones are better, and stir-fry them for medicinal use."

This means that the best quality of Sophora japonica flowers are the unopened buds, and they must be fried before being used as clinical medicine.

Sophora japonica flowers are widely used to treat a variety of diseases and have the effects of cooling blood, stopping bleeding, clearing the liver and purging fire.

It can also treat liver heat, red eyes, headache, dizziness and other symptoms.

Zhou Ying: (⊙_⊙)?

Sophora japonica flowers and leaves can be made into a table of food? ?

If you want to prepare a table full of food, snacks alone are probably not enough.

Can they be made into meals and dishes?

Thinking of her little cousin who always liked to use flowers and fruits in cooking, Zhou Ying felt that this was very likely.

There are many delicious dishes that can be made with locust leaves and flowers, including locust leaf cold pottery, locust leaf buns, locust leaf dumplings, locust leaf tofu, locust flower cakes, locust flower steamed cakes, locust flower milk jelly, locust flower porridge, locust flower rice, locust flower eggs, locust flower dumplings, locust flower egg pancakes, cold locust flower salad, locust flower honey tea...

Zhou Ying: (⊙o⊙)

That’s enough, it’s enough to make a table full of food.

Zhou Ying thought for a moment and said, "That's easy. Just ask someone to get some Sophora japonica flowers and leaves. But Zheng'er, what delicious food are you planning to make?"

Zheng'er mentioned that there was so much food, it probably wouldn't be possible to finish it in one meal.

This question stumped Shen Huazheng. She held her chin and began to think.

They are all delicious. Which one should I eat first?

In fact, Zhou Ying felt a little regretful after saying that.

She found this question difficult to answer.

If you ask her this question, she won't be able to answer it.

In the past, Zhou Ying always felt that some people were picky when buying things and couldn’t make decisions immediately because they were not decisive enough and had a fickle temperament.

But after tasting the various delicacies made by Shen Huazheng, she realized that sometimes she couldn't make a decision immediately when choosing something, not because she was not decisive enough.

Not a clingy person either.

But there are so many things I like that I don’t know which one to choose.

Shen Huazheng thought for a while and finally made a decision.

"Cousin Ying, let's make locust flower rice, locust flower meatballs, and use locust flower leaves to make a few dishes. After dinner, we can also use locust flowers to make locust flower cakes and locust flower jelly as desserts."

Sophora japonica cake and Sophora japonica milk jelly can be served as after-meal snacks or afternoon tea snacks.

Sometimes Zhou Ying and Princess Lejia came to Shen Huazheng for lunch, and took a nap in her yard at noon.

Wake up from a nap and continue with afternoon tea.

Zhou Ying nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly smiled and said, "It's a pity that Aning didn't come today."

Hearing this, Shen Huazheng also laughed.

Aning didn't come today because she had something to do, so the Shen family lost a freeloader.

However, since Aning didn't come, it always felt a little quiet.

I don't know what she is doing today.

*

"Ah chi!"

Princess Lejia suddenly sneezed, startling Princess Yian who was standing beside her.

"What's going on here?"

As she spoke, Princess Yi'an reached out and touched her granddaughter's palm.

"But you feel cold? Why don't you go back to your room and put on some more clothes?"

Princess Lejia shook her head: "No need, granddaughter doesn't feel cold. It must be because I didn't go to the Shen Mansion today, and Zhengzheng and the others missed me."

Hearing this, the maids around couldn't help but pursed their lips and smiled.

Princess Yi'an also smiled and shook her head: "You."

Since she has a close friend with whom she can confide, my granddaughter has become more and more lively.

She was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Princess Yi'an looked at Princess Lejia and said, "You didn't go to the Shen family's maid's place today. Instead, you stayed at home with an old woman like me. Are you bored?"

In fact, she knew that Aning didn't go out today because she didn't want her to eat alone in the Princess's Mansion.

Aning would only stay at the Shen Mansion for lunch when her eldest son's family was with her, or when she went out to attend a banquet.

"how is this possible?"

Princess Lejia was unhappy when she heard this and immediately went over and took Princess Yi'an's arm.

"When I'm with my grandmother, that's when Aning is happiest. As long as I'm with you, I'll never feel bored."

The person she loves most will always be her grandmother.

No one in this world can replace grandma.

Grandmother must live a long life and stay with her forever.

Princess Yi'an was slightly startled, and reached out to touch Princess Lejia's head: "Good child, it is enough for grandma to have you say this."

Princess Lejia hummed softly and leaned her head on Princess Yian's shoulder.

The maidservants and nannies beside her couldn't help laughing again. The princess still liked to stick to the eldest princess like she did when she was a child.

Princess Yi'an asked softly, "Aning, what would you like for lunch? Grandmother has someone prepare it."

Princess Lejia was still leaning on Princess Yi'an, and she spoke in a muffled voice, "I want to eat leek dumplings."

My grandma’s chive dumplings are the best.

There's no place else like it.

Princess Yi'an's smile deepened: "Okay, Grandmother, I'll have someone arrange it right away."

*

Shen Huazheng asked someone to bring back fresh locust flowers and leaves. The locust flowers were mostly white buds that had not yet fully opened.

This kind of locust flower has a crisper texture and a richer aroma.

The cooks carefully remove the branches, leaves and impurities from the locust flowers to ensure that only the pure white flowers remain.

Soak in salt water, remove impurities on the Sophora japonica flowers and rinse repeatedly.

Then put the locust flowers on a sieve and drain the water.

This step is very critical. The locust flowers cannot be too wet, but also not completely dry.

Because they will be coated with flour later, if the locust flowers are too dry, the flour will not be able to coat them.

While the cooks were washing the locust flowers and leaves, Shen Huazheng had someone light a pot and start frying flour.

While she was stir-frying the flour, she explained some basic knowledge to Zhou Ying.

"The stir-fried flour is less likely to clump together and can be wrapped around the locust flowers more evenly and better."

Zhou Ying smiled and nodded, continuing to watch Shen Huazheng's hands.

She likes watching Zheng'er cook, and also likes Zheng'er's occasional explanations.

I don’t know if it has something to do with the strong smell of fireworks, but this feeling is really warm.

Seeing that the flour in the pot was slightly yellow and had a faint fragrance, Shen Huazheng immediately stopped stir-frying and took the flour out of the pot for later use.