七叶葫芦又叫长把葫芦,据菜农谈,长了七片叶就一定会长葫芦,同时葫芦长得很长,因此得名。七叶葫芦是夏季重要蔬菜之一,因它具有早熟的特点,在市场上很受欢迎,老菜农黄士才说,在光绪年间,这种菜出新时,近要用红纸包着去进贡,过去一些有钱的人打爆竹来接,解放前一斤七叶葫芦可以买到一斤猪肉,现在机关、学校、部队都喜欢吃这种菜。它不但是一种营养价值很高的蔬菜,而且是一种良药,可以消气化痰,它的种子据说比瓜子都更好吃。另外七叶葫芦老熟后,外皮坚硬,取去心部及种子,可贮藏其他的蔬菜种子,保存的很久很久。 Seven leaf gourd is also called a long gourd, according to vegetable farmers talk, a long seven leaves will grow gourd, gourd grow very long, hence the name. Seven leaf gourd is one of the important summer vegetables, because of its precocious characteristics, very popular in the market, vegetable farmers Huang Shishi said that during the reign of Guangxu, this dish is new, it is necessary to use red paper wrapped to tribute, In the past, some rich people hit firecrackers to pick up, and a pound of pork could be bought for a pound before the liberation. Now organs, schools and troops like to eat this dish. It is not only a high nutritional value of vegetables, but also a good medicine, you can eliminate phlegm, its seeds are said to be more delicious than melon seeds. In addition leafy gourd cooked, hard skin, remove the heart and seeds, other vegetable seeds can be stored for a long time to save.