Houttuynia cordata voted the most delicious vegetable, netizens object saying it has a strong fishy smell
Houttuynia cordata is a specialty vegetable from Sichuan, and many Sichuan people love eating it very much. At first there was a great deal of wild Houttuynia cordata in the fields, and everyone would bring tools to dig it up on the field ridges at the edge of the fields. Many times, just to eat some Houttuynia cordata, people would often dig up and ruin the field ridges. Later, as wild Houttuynia cordata became fewer and fewer, people began to cultivate it
Houttuynia cordata has many benefits. It can be brewed as tea, or eaten as a cold dressed dish. The leaves of Houttuynia cordata can be served cold dressed, and the roots can be too. It is very delicious.
Especially in winter, when the weather is dry, it is very easy to get internal heat. Housewives would buy Houttuynia cordata, dry the roots in the sun, and then use them to make soup or brew tea, so that they would not get internal heat.

Food lovers usually make Houttuynia cordata into a spicy cold dressed dish, which is very delicious. Houttuynia cordata was voted the most delicious vegetable of the year, though of course this was voted by food lovers. Many netizens expressed their disagreement, because this er gen has another name, fish mint, and as the name suggests, it has a very strong fishy smell.
Most people who like eating Houttuynia cordata are from the south, while in the north fewer people like it. Do you think Houttuynia cordata can deserve the title of the most delicious vegetable of the year?