Celery is a frequent guest on our table, its taste is crisp, and there is a unique fragrance, which makes it whether it is a home-cooked stir-fry, or cold salad or made into fillings, etc., are deeply loved by people. Although we can buy celery all year round, spring is the best time to eat celery, and the celery at this time is very tender. Speaking of celery, I believe everyone has discovered that whether it is cooking celery in a restaurant outside or at home, celery leaves will be removed and not wanted, which can't help but make people curious, can't celery leaves be eaten? Why do people only eat celery stalks and not leaves. I'm going to talk to you about this problem today, and if you don't know, follow me to find out!

One: The reason why most people don't eat celery leaves

Usually when we pick celery leaves, it is not difficult to find that celery leaves are relatively coarse, in fact, because celery leaves have more crude fiber, it is not as crisp and juicy as celery stems, and celery leaves have a bitter taste. Not only that, although celery leaves have a special smell and are rarely infested by insect pests, some pesticides and growth-promoting drugs are still used. Celery leaves are more exposed, which also makes them more susceptible to pesticide residues and more difficult to clean. In addition, eating celery stems is also a kind of cognitive inertia formed from generation to generation, since childhood, the elders will remove the celery leaves when cooking celery, and even they have made a lot of efforts, this subtle behavior has also made many people think that the leaves are inedible to be removed.

Two: Is celery leaf really not to be eaten?

The statement that celery leaves cannot be eaten is actually a big misunderstanding, and the nutrients of celery leaves are no less than those of stems. Celery leaves are rich in minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium, while the content of carotene is 11 times that of the stem, the content of vitamin C is 0 times that of the stem, and the content of vitamin B0 and protein are 0 times and 0 times higher, respectively. Celery leaves are often eaten, and it also has the effects of lowering blood pressure, protecting blood vessels, improving digestion and metabolism. All of these data show that it is a pity to eat celery and not celery leaves.

Three: How to deal with celery leaves

Although celery leaves are edible, celery leaves not only taste slightly bitter, but also have oxalic acid and pesticide residues, so before cooking, we should rinse the celery leaves repeatedly, and then blanch it, so that we can remove some oxalic acid, pesticide residues and bitterness. After blanching, we use the celery leaves for cold dressing, soup or filling, which is both nutritious and delicious.

Four: Tips for picking celery

1, look at the leaves.

When buying celery, we first have to look at the celery leaves. Fresh celery, its leaves are emerald green, slightly darker than the color of the petioles, and the leaves are straight and unfolded, which is very vibrant to look at. But if the leaves are soft, wilted, or yellow, or even spotted and rotten, then it means that the celery has been left for a long time and is no longer fresh, and the taste of such celery will be very old and rough when you buy it, and the nutritional value will be reduced.

2, look at the leaf handle.

I believe that many friends have bought that kind of celery, that is, celery looks very fresh, but after buying it home, it tastes very woody, and it is full of various fiber meridians. In fact, if you want to buy fresh celery, we have to pay attention to its petioles, the petioles are lighter in color, showing light green, and they obviously feel hard and crisp when folded gently, so this celery is very tender. On the contrary, the petiole of celery is dark in color, dark green, and it is more laborious to fold and not easy to break, so this celery is relatively old, and it may be stuffed when eaten, so we don't want to buy it.