Because this dish is shaped like dahlia, it is named-Lihua Zizania latifolia
Lihua Zizania is not a delicacy or a rare dish, but it is a common and delicious home-cooked dish that is very popular in Jiangsu cuisine. This dish is simple to make, sweet and refreshing. Its flow-like beauty will make you can't bear to use chopsticks, but you want to taste it.
Zizania liflora
By GildaWelch
Recipe Recommendations
- Zizania 2 pieces
- red pepper a little
- scallion 1 scoop
- salt 1/2 teaspoon
- chicken essence 1 /2 teaspoon
- sour brine appropriate amount
Steps for Zizania liflora

1
Wash water bamboo.
2
First cut off the tip of water bamboo, then cut off the 4 sides evenly, leaving a square in the middle.
3
Use a knife to cut off 4 corners obliquely.
4
Then use a knife to slice off the petals along the oblique knife edge just now, taking care to leave a little bit and not completely fragmented.
5
Slice 4 petals in turn.
6
Gently remove the flower with the tip of the knife.
7
Make all the flowers in turn.
8
Bring water to a boil in the pot, add in the wild bamboo flowers and blanch them before removing them.
9
Put the fished water bamboo flowers into the rice pot and soak them for about half an hour.
10
Heat the oil in the pan, add the chopped red shallots, and fry on low heat to produce the fragrant onion oil.
11
Add scallion oil, chicken essence, and salt to the soaked water bamboo flowers, and gently shake and mix well.
12
Use cucumber skins to make leaves and red peppers to make flower stems.
13
Set the plate and serve.Zizania liflora Make Tips
1: When cutting wild flowers, be sure to take them cleverly and not use too hard. 2: If there are no red shallots, use the white shallots to fry the onion oil. It is also very fragrant. 3: When eating, you can mix a small plate of your favorite sauce and dip it into it.