Another name for spinach.

Spinach is also called Persian dish, red root dish and parrot dish.

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea? L), also known as Persian cuisine, red root cuisine and parrot cuisine, belongs to the genus Spinach and Millet of Chenopodiaceae. The height of the plant can reach 1 m, the root is conical, reddish, less white, the leaves are halberd-shaped to oval, bright green, whole or with a few toothed lobes. There are many kinds of spinach, which can be divided into spiny and spiny varieties according to seed morphology.

History:

The source of spinach can be traced back to Persia (present-day Iran) in West Asia 2000 years ago, and passed through North Africa, and spread to Western Europe and Spain by Moors. According to Don Yao Hui, spinach seeds were introduced into China from Nepal as a tribute during the reign of Emperor Taizong.

Spinach originated in Iran in West Asia and has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years. There are two diploid related species of spinach in India and northeast Nepal, which are the original types of spinach.

According to comprehensive historical data, spinach was first introduced into China from Central Asia and South Asia, and then introduced through official and non-governmental channels. It was introduced in the Sui and Tang Dynasties at the latest in the 7th century, and has been cultivated in China for thousands of years.