“诗意江湖茭草鲜,集采雕胡忆先贤。秋风骤起菰羹好,乡味朝闻一梦牵。”这是笔者在家乡古淮河边,看到河中菰叶飘飘、紫穗轻垂的美景时而咏的一首小诗。家乡的水生蔬菜中,笔者最喜欢吃的,就是由菰变态发育而成的茭白。菰(Zizania latifolia(Griseb.)Turcz.ex Stapf)是禾本科(Gramineae)菰属(Zizania L.)的一种植物。分布于我国南北各地,主要产区在淮河流域及其以南地 “Poetic rivers and lakes hay grass fresh collection of carving Hu Yi sages autumn stroll steamed soup good, smell of the town toward the smell of a pull. ” This is the author in the ancient Huaihe River home, see the river leaves fluttering, purple Spike light beauty sometimes chant a poem. Hometown of aquatic vegetables, the author likes to eat, that is, by the abnormal development of 茭 茭 white. Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Turcz. Ex Stapf is a plant of the genus Gramineae (Zizania L.). Distributed in all parts of North and South China, the main producing areas in the Huaihe River Basin and its south