Do you eat burdock peeled?

Many people have heard of health-preserving vegetarian soup, in which one of the ingredients is called burdock. When you hear the word burdock, you don’t know what it is. I believe many people think that burdock is something from a cow. Some people found out after some research that burdock is not something from a cow. What exactly is burdock? Burdock is a very common plant with significant effects. Chinese medicine calls it Dongyang ginseng. Many people use it as medicine, especially in Japan. Many people regard it as one of the vegetables they eat every day. Do you need to peel it when eating it? Let's find out whether you need to peel burdock when eating it?

1. Burdock does not need to be peeled when used as a traditional Chinese medicine. The burdock sold in pharmacies is usually dried burdock roots with skin. For home cooking, there are generally two ways: one is to peel off the burdock skin with a scraper, and the second is to peel it by brushing off a layer of black substance on the surface with a steel wire wear-resistant ball.

2. Home cooking generally includes cold shredded burdock, fried shredded burdock, steamed burdock, stewed burdock soup, etc. It should be noted that after peeling the burdock, it should be soaked in salt water or vinegar water so that it will not turn black. Also, it should be noted that the castrated burdock does not need to be peeled when making pickles.

3. Peel the skin and use a peeler to cut it into small strips. Soak it in salt water to prevent it from turning black. Add some shredded meat and stir-fry. It can also be used to make soup. You can use a knife or peeler to peel the skin. If you want to peel it deeper, you can cut it in half and you will see the difference between the skin and the flesh. If you are going to make soup, you don't need to peel it, but you need to wash it thoroughly.

The above is a detailed explanation and introduction on whether to peel burdock before eating. Burdock must be peeled when eating, otherwise the outside will be very hard and not delicious at all. When using burdock to make soup, you do not need to peel it. But it must be clean. Burdock can be used as a traditional Chinese medicine, and you can eat it without peeling the skin. The method of peeling burdock is very simple. You can peel the burdock skin the same way you peel potatoes.