Can I eat lily if it is a bit bitter?

In daily life, there are usually two kinds of lilies, one is fresh lily and the other is dried lily. Lily has many functions, including nourishing yin and moistening dryness, clearing the heart and calming the nerves. It is very good for health after consumption. Many people usually buy lilies to make soup or stir-fry, and some people use lilies to make sugar water to drink, which is very rich in taste and nutrition.

Is it okay to eat lily if it is a bit bitter?

Can be eaten. Lily is cold in nature and tastes sweet and slightly bitter. It is normal for it to have a slight bitter taste and it is edible. However, after washing the lilies clean and soaking them in water, the bitterness will be greatly reduced. If the lilies you eat are too bitter, it is probably because the outer membrane of the lilies has not been washed clean.

In addition, there is another possibility. The lily you bought is probably the bitter kind, that is, the one with a high bioalkali content. Pay special attention to the fresh lilies sold in bulk in supermarkets: if a lily is made up of many small lily heads and has a little red or all white on the top, it is a bitter lily. Sweet lilies usually have only one head, and are thicker than bitter lilies. Their color is the same as white jade, and they are very beautiful.

Why is lily bitter?

The bitterness of lily is mainly due to the special nutrients it contains, as well as various alkalis such as colchicine. The presence of alkalis makes lily bitter and astringent. Lilies with higher bioalkali content will have a stronger bitter taste, but most lilies are only slightly bitter at best. It is the presence of this bioalkali that makes lily have good nutritional and disease-preventing and lung-moistening effects.

Is lily better if it is bitter or not bitter?

It is the presence of bitter alkali in lily that makes it so nutritionally nourishing, disease-preventing and lung-moistening. So, does it mean that bitter lilies are better?

That’s not necessarily the case. There are many varieties of lilies, some are bitter, some have little bitterness or even no bitterness. They can be roughly divided into two types. The non-bitter ones are pink lilies, and the bitter ones are medicinal lilies. Pink lilies are mostly edible, while bitter lilies are mostly medicinal. They have different effects and are not comparable. It is impossible to say which one is better. It depends on what your needs are.

Which is more nutritious, fresh lily or dried lily?

Fresh lilies and dried lilies are just eaten differently, and there is not much difference in nutritional value.

It depends on your dietary needs, there is no better one. Fresh lilies are suitable for cooking various dishes, such as "Stir-fried Lily with Beef" and "Stir-fried Lily with Celery". They have a light taste and a refreshing texture, and are indeed excellent stir-fried seasonal vegetables. Because dried lilies have undergone post-processing, they are easy to preserve and use, and their inherent bitter taste has been removed, making them suitable for making soups, sweet soups, and tea.