Malabar spinach is good for bones and joints, improves eyesight
Malabar spinach is a rustic vegetable, familiar in every Vietnamese family meal. At online markets or traditional markets, people can easily buy this green vegetable. Sharing with PV, Ms. Bich - a vegetable seller at the market said that Malabar spinach is a popular vegetable in the summer, selling for only a few thousand VND per bunch.
Malabar spinach is one of the best-selling green vegetables in the summer. Taken at a vegetable stall in La Duong market. Photo: HM
Malabar spinach is also easy to grow, suitable for both foam boxes and small gardens, many families also take advantage of it to sow seeds. However, few people know that this vegetable has many valuable health benefits: from aiding digestion, cooling the body to improving eyesight and protecting bones and joints.
With its cooling properties, Malabar spinach has long been an ideal choice for hot summer days to cool down. Cool Malabar spinach soup helps soothe the body, supports the liver and kidneys in eliminating toxins, thereby helping the skin stay fresh, reducing acne, heat rash, etc. Malabar spinach is rich in soluble and insoluble fiber, improving the digestive system.
Malabar spinach is good for health and can be used to make many delicious dishes. Photo: HM
One thing that not everyone knows is that Malabar spinach is a significant source of calcium and magnesium. These are two essential minerals that help strengthen bones. Regular consumption of Malabar spinach helps maintain bone density, especially beneficial for the elderly when bone degeneration occurs rapidly, easily leading to osteoporosis and fractures. Premenopausal and menopausal women when hormonal changes increase the risk of bone loss.
Malabar spinach provides essential minerals to support strong bones, helping to prevent osteoporosis naturally and safely because of its high calcium content.
In addition, eating Malabar spinach is also good for improving eyesight because it contains a lot of vitamin A. Powerful antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E and carotenoids in Malabar spinach play an important role in protecting skin cells from damage. Eating Malabar spinach regularly helps the skin become smoother, brighter and slows down the aging process.
Delicious cooling dish with Malabar spinach
Clam and Malabar spinach soup - a refreshing dish for summer days
Ingredients : 1kg clams, 1 handful of Malabar spinach, shallots, fish sauce
How to make clam and malabar spinach soup:
Wash the clams, boil them with 1 liter of water. When it boils, take the clams out, drain the clear water and separate the clam meat. Boil the water again and add the shallots, season with fish sauce to taste, finally add the Malabar spinach and clams, stir gently and turn off the heat.
Malabar spinach and clam soup is refreshing, the sweetness of clams combined with the softness of Malabar spinach is very suitable for hot summer days.
Vermicelli mixed with Malabar spinach, strange taste, anti-boring
Ingredients include: Malabar spinach, dried vermicelli, yellow mustard, vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, soy sauce.
How to make vermicelli mixed with Malabar spinach:
Mix yellow mustard with hot water, simmer for 30 minutes to release the aroma. Soak vermicelli in warm water then boil, cut into 20cm pieces. Pick and clean Malabar spinach, blanch, drain. Mix all ingredients with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, mustard and sesame oil. This dish is simple but very tasty, an effective change of taste for days when you are bored with rice.
Strange Malabar spinach cake
This Malabar spinach cake is easy to make and has a unique taste, suitable for children who are picky about eating vegetables. The combination of the softness of Malabar spinach and eggs creates a fragrant cake, suitable for a snack.
Ingredients : 10 - 15 young Malabar spinach leaves, ½ carrot, 2 eggs, flour, salt, cooking oil.
How to make Malabar spinach cake :
Wash the Malabar spinach and carrots, cut into strips and chop. Season with a little salt and mix well. Add flour (2-3 tablespoons) and eggs, stir well to form a smooth mixture. Add oil to the pan, heat it up and fry the mixture like frying eggs, turning both sides until golden brown. Each cake only takes 3-5 minutes to make, is delicious and easy to eat - especially suitable for picky children.
Malabar spinach cake is suitable for children who do not eat vegetables much.
Stir-fried Malabar spinach is simple but delicious.
You just need to saute garlic with a little cooking oil, add Malabar spinach and stir quickly over high heat, season to taste and you will have a stir-fried dish that goes well with rice, preserving the green color and natural sweetness of this nutritious vegetable.
Clip: Instructions for making delicious stir-fried Malabar spinach with garlic
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