Introduction:
Tientsin Pakchoi contains rich crude fiber which can accelerate intestinal and bowel movement, enhance digestion, prevent dry stool and eliminate intestinal toxicity. It cures constipation while advances absorbing nutrition. Tientsin Pakchoi also contains rich protein, fat, vitamins and mineral including calcium, phosphorus, as well as iron. They can not only improve immunity but also assist the efficiency of weight losing and keeping fit. Furthermore, active ingredient methanol in Tientsin Pakchoi can resolve estrogen that may cause breast cancer while trace element named molybdenum in Tientsin Pakchoi can also resist absorbing ammonium, which demonstrates Tientsin Pakchoi has the function of resist cancer and other diseases. Moreover, ingredients in Tientsin Pakchoi can eliminate the cholesterol level and increase the elasticity of blood vessel. Thus, eating Tientsin Pakchoi frequently can prevent arteriosclerosis.
Notes:
Tientsin Pakchoi that is rotted, stored for a long period, half raw due to insufficient pickled and cooked repeatedly should not be eaten because of the appearance of nitrite, which will combine with hemoglobin and produce methemoglobin that causes the symptom of poisoning, difficulty breathing and paralysis due to hypoxia in the body. However, Tientsin Pakchoi contains rich cellulose which can accelerate the intestinal movement. Thus, patients in diarrhea should be careful of Tientsin Pakchoi.
Purchase:
Tientsin Pakchoi with solid sphere and bottom, a full leaf that without withered and turned into yellow, hard due to over-maturated and rotted are recommended to be purchased.
Cooking methods:
Fried and cook.
Dishes:
Stir fried Tientsin pak choi with dried shrimps,
Stir fried Tientsin pak choi with bean curd sticks,
Lily buds Rungus and long cabbage soup,
Stir fried beef and Tientsin pak choi
