The name of this dish is bitter chrysanthemum,
Name: bitter chrysanthemum
Alternate names: chicory, bitter greens, dog tooth lettuce
English name: Ruccola salad
Latin name: Lactucaversicolor (Fisch.) Sch.Bip.
Ruccola is a cultivar of the genus Chicory in the Asteraceae family that feeds on young leaves. It is one or two years old. herb. The scientific name is Cichorium endivia L., and each 100g of young leaves contains 95.1g of water, 1.2g of protein, 77mg of calcium, vitamins and other nutrients. Suitable for raw food, cooking or soup. Chicory leaves are lanceolate. There are about 20 small flowers in the flower head, the corolla is lavender, the pistil stigma is double-forked light blue, the stamens are 5, connected into a tube shape, and the anthers are light blue. The seeds are short columnar, gray-white, and weigh 1.6g per thousand seeds. The germination ability of seeds can be maintained for 10 years. In production, seeds stored for 1-3 years are often used for sowing. Bitter chrysanthemum has a slightly bitter taste and a green color. It can be fried or eaten cold. It is a good delicacy for clearing away heat and eliminating internal heat. Because of its sweet taste and slightly bitter taste, it has the effect of clearing away heat and relieving summer heat.