茭白又名菰,肉质洁白鲜嫩,外形似笋或小儿手臂,故有“茭笋”、“茭手”之称,是原产我国和东南亚的水生蔬菜。目前,我国南北诸省均有种植,品种很多,可分为一热茭和两熟茭两大类。一熟茭又叫单季茭,每年只收获一次,一般在白露至寒露间采收。较好的品种有杭州的“一点红”、“象牙茭”,广州的“大苗茭笋”等。二熟茭又叫双季茭,每年收获两次,一次在5月前后,另一次也在白露至寒露间。优质品种有杭州的“梭子茭”,无锡的 Gorgonian aka 菰, fresh and succulent meat, shaped like a bamboo shoot or pediatric arm, it is “茭 shoots”, “茭 手” said, is native to China and Southeast Asia, aquatic vegetables. At present, all the provinces in our country have been planted in north and south provinces. There are many varieties and they can be divided into two categories: hot and cold. A familiar, also known as a single crop, harvest only once a year, generally in the white dew to cold dew harvest. A better variety of Hangzhou, “a little bit of red,” “ivory 茭”, Guangzhou’s “big shoots bamboo shoots” and so on. Second known as Shuangjiu double crop, harvested twice a year, once in May before the other is also in the white dew to the cold room. Hangzhou, the high-quality varieties of “shuttle Zi”, Wuxi