Recipes tagged "Dried maca"

[Maca Red Dates Stewed Chicken Soup]: A therapeutic soup with good luck

In my family, during New Year dinners, there is usually more than one soup. Lamb vermicelli, beef soup, chicken soup, sweet soup. . . Sometimes I feel like I’m full just from the soup. . Haha~ But no matter how it changes, chicken soup is one of the must-have standard ingredients. Modern people are becoming more and more aware of health care, and traditional chicken soup can no longer meet our needs. This Maca and Red Date Chicken Soup is based on the traditional chicken soup. It not only adds red dates that nourish blood and replenishes Qi, but also adds a sacred health product: Maca. I think most of my classmates, like me, are relatively unfamiliar with the ingredient maca, so it’s best to get some basic knowledge first. (The following information is collected and summarized on the Internet) Maca, also called Maca, is a semi-wild plant belonging to the genus Lycoris of the Brassicaceae family. Maca is precious not only because of its rich nutrients, but also because of its unique growth environment and conditions. Let’s talk about its growth environment first: First of all, the growth of maca requires a special environment and climate. It requires an altitude of more than 3,500 meters, a harsh climate and fertile land, and a temperature difference of more than 40 degrees between day and night. Fertilization is not required or possible. Secondly, after planting maca once, the land must rest for more than seven years to restore fertility, otherwise it cannot be cultivated. (This seems to be true for all precious medicinal materials, such as cordyceps, ginseng, etc.) Then let’s talk about its nutritional value: Research has shown that maca is unique and rich in phytochemical components and bioactive substances that are beneficial to human health, reproduction, anti-aging, and life-power. To put it simply and concisely, maca is suitable for almost all kinds of people to eat, and it has anti-aging effects, enhances the body's immunity, and improves metabolism. In addition, it has a very good auxiliary therapeutic effect on many stubborn diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc.). After reading the above introduction, it’s time to treat everyone to some soup! The chicken soup with maca and red dates only needs a little salt to bring out the fragrant, sweet and delicious flavor~~