1、 Introduction

Ginkgo biloba, commonly known as Ginkgo biloba, is the fruit of ginkgo tree. Its maturity is around September. Seeds drupe shaped, elliptic to subglobose, 25-35 mm long; Exotesta fleshy, with white powder, pale yellow or orange yellow when ripe; Mesotesta is bony, white; Endoderm is membranous, endosperm is rich and edible.

2、 Can I eat it

Ginkgo fruit can be eaten. It is rich in nutritional elements and has high edible value. It is not only rich in starch, protein, fat, sugar and other components, but also rich in vitamin C, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, magnesium and other trace elements. However, Ginkgo biloba has certain toxicity. Do not eat it raw, otherwise it will cause physical problems. Ginkgo biloba fruit has therapeutic and health effects such as relieving cough, benefiting lung, protecting blood vessels and increasing blood flow. In addition, Ginkgo biloba fruit has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on delaying brain aging, alleviating memory decline, treating Alzheimer's disease and other symptoms.

3、 How to eat

1. Edible with shell: put the ginkgo fruit without shell and pepper and salt into the pot, fry until cooked, and then remove the shell to eat. Or wrap the ginkgo in a wet towel or envelope, put it in the microwave oven, turn on a low heat and wait for two to three minutes before eating.

2. Shelled food: when making soup and porridge, the shelled ginkgo fruit is used as an auxiliary food material. It has a variety of effects, such as benefiting vitality, tonifying the five internal organs, anti-aging and so on. It is suitable for family consumption. In addition, it is also a good choice to bake the shelled ginkgo fruit into crisp powder and add it to the dumpling filling. And the moral is good, with the meaning of "forever".