5 ways to eat potted aloe leaves, take your pick - whitening and delicious

Can aloe be eaten? Many people have probably never eaten it, only using it for face masks and pest control. Actually, aloe is edible. As long as you pay attention to a few things, aloe can be a great food too. Sometimes we see pretty female livestreamers chewing on big mouthfuls of aloe - is this way of eating right? Can raw aloe be eaten? How exactly should aloe be eaten?

1. Aloe sweet soup

Peel off the outer skin of the aloe, cut the white flesh inside into thicker small pieces, then stew them in a pot together with rock sugar, snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) and goji berries for a while. The aloe sweet soup is then ready. It can relieve heat and quench thirst, and it has no odd smell - truly a good way to eat aloe.

2. Aloe juice

Peel off the aloe skin, cut the white flesh inside into pieces, mix with other fruits, and blend into juice - this is very good too. Especially when you have inflammation in your throat, drinking some of this aloe juice helps reduce inflammation and detoxify, with good results.

3. Cold-tossed aloe.

Peel off the aloe skin, cut the white flesh inside into pieces, blanch them in hot water, let them cool, then toss them directly as a cold dish with some vinegar, chili, salt, etc. However, aloe prepared this way does not taste very good; after trying it once, I never tried it again.

4. Aloe soup

Peel the aloe, cut it into long strips, and use it to make soup together with ingredients like chicken or pork ribs. This is also a very healthy way to eat it; some places in the south do it this way.

5. Aloe salad

Peel the aloe, cut it into pieces, mix with other fruits or vegetables, dress with salad dressing and eat directly. People who have tried it say it is quite tasty. I have never liked salad, so I have not tried it.

Besides the ways above, the simplest way to eat aloe is to eat it directly: peel it and eat the flesh straight. If the flesh is too bitter, you can dip it in white sugar or honey. The best ways to eat aloe are aloe juice and aloe soup. If you have edible aloe at home, you can give them a try.

However, be careful when eating aloe:

Aloe is cold in nature. When eating it, you need to remove the skin and soak it in water, because the skin contains emodin, which can easily cause diarrhea. Also, because it is cold in nature, the elderly, children and pregnant women should eat it with caution. There are many varieties of aloe, and most of them cannot be eaten. You can try the relatively common Aloe vera (Curaçao aloe). For other varieties, make sure you identify the variety before trying them.

Do not eat too much aloe, and it is best not to eat it long term. Each person should eat no more than 15 grams of aloe per day!