苋菜又名赤苋、雁来红。根据叶色可分为绿苋菜、红苋菜和花苋菜,绿苋菜炒熟后汤汁清澈,红苋菜和花苋菜炒熟后的汤汁呈紫红色。紫红色的汁富含花青素。苋菜从三月到九月都可以播种,春夏秋三季均能吃到苋菜。苋菜,鹅掌形的叶子,中间血红,间以褐斑,边缘青碧,红绿相衬,指头粗的茎梗,绛红如鸡血;穗儿毛茸茸的,如深秋的狗尾草。鲜嫩的苋菜,连茎带叶,轻轻掐下,洗净后和着蚕豆爆炒,扑入蒜头末,入口鲜嫩爽口,是农家餐桌上的 Amaranth, also known as red amaranth, goose red. According to leaf color can be divided into green amaranth, amaranth and amaranth, green amaranth broth after frying clear, red amaranth and amaranth fry soup was purple. Fuchsia juice rich in anthocyanins. Amaranth can sow from March to September, amaranth can be eaten in spring, summer and autumn. Amaranth, goose-shaped leaves, the middle of the red blood, with brown spots, the edge of blue, red and green contrast, finger thick stems, crimson as chicken blood; spike hairy, such as Setaria late fall. Amarant amaranth, with stem leaves, gently pinch, washed and broad bean stir fry, into the garlic at the end, the entrance fresh and refreshing, is the farm table