Tangaek — Decoctions · Vegetables
白菜 Butterbur (Meowi)
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Meowi is butterbur, a perennial of the daisy family and the same plant in the crop guide; old Korean wrote it meohwi. Spring leaf stalks are blanched and dressed as a green or dropped into soup, and the flower buds are fried in batter. The text says only that it was planted everywhere.
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性平, 無毒.
Its nature is neutral and it is non-toxic.
HomiclubThe baekchae recorded here is not napa cabbage but meowi, butterbur. Written meohwi in old Korean, it is a perennial of the daisy family whose spring leafstalks are blanched, peeled, and dressed.
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取莖, 煮作羹茹, 甚佳.
The stalks are taken, boiled, and made into soup or a vegetable dish, which is excellent.
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處處種之. 《俗方》
It is planted everywhere. 《Sokbang (俗方)》
HomiclubIn the southern provinces it spreads on its own along paddy banks and behind houses. The flower stalk, which rises from the ground before the leaves, is treated separately from the leafstalk.
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This is a cultural and historical record from a classical text, not a claim about any food’s effects. Nothing here is a health supplement or intended to prevent or treat disease. Consult a medical professional about health concerns. · Text: Korean Medicine Classics DB · Reading: Homiclub