博白(bai)空心(xin)菜(博白(bai)蕹菜),又叫空心(xin)菜,或通心(xin)菜,是一年(nian)生草(cao)本植物,莖空心(xin),蔓(man)生,是博白(bai)縣的(de)特產鮮菜
博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)空(kong)心(xin)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai))歷史(shi)悠久(jiu)(jiu),品(pin)種(zhong)優(you)良,尤(you)其(qi)以(yi)博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)郊南(nan)門塘的(de)(de)最有名。古時(shi)的(de)(de)廣西(xi)玉(yu)林(lin)曾有過這樣的(de)(de)說法:“陸川(chuan)豬,北流(liu)魚,博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)靚蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)”。可見博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)空(kong)心(xin)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)(博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai))確實早已(yi)譽滿神州,名揚海外(wai)。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)第二(er)本(ben)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)志(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),為清道(dao)光十二(er)年(1832年)重(zhong)鑄的(de)(de)乾(qian)隆時(shi)期的(de)(de)《博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)志(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)》(第一本(ben)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)志(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)是(shi)乾(qian)隆時(shi)期的(de)(de)手抄本(ben),已(yi)失傳(chuan)),在(zai)(zai)該縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)志(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)第三冊,十二(er)卷物產(chan)(chan)綱,蔬屬篇中(zhong),就有“蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)”的(de)(de)記載,據《博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)志(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)》(1988建國后第一冊)卷九第一章(zhang)第一目記載:“博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai),又叫空(kong)心(xin)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai),或通(tong)心(xin)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai),是(shi)一年生草本(ben)植(zhi)物,莖空(kong)心(xin),蔓(man)生,是(shi)博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)的(de)(de)特(te)產(chan)(chan)鮮(xian)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)。它栽植(zhi)于水田(tian)(tian),特(te)點是(shi)莖長葉(xie)疏(shu)、葉(xie)尾尖細(xi)、鮮(xian)綠脆(cui)嫩;把莖蔓(man)折斷(duan)成段,其(qi)斷(duan)口(kou)即裂開卷縮(suo),狀似喇叭(ba);煮熟(shu)后,次日(ri)仍保持原(yuan)來的(de)(de)青(qing)綠色澤。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)湯清淡可口(kou)被譽為“青(qing)龍過海”,是(shi)人們喜愛的(de)(de)素食(shi)湯菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)之(zhi)一。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)具(ju)有清暑解毒(du)、消食(shi)去膩、生津、消炎之(zhi)功能。便秘者,吃(chi)上能使大(da)便暢通(tong);對高血壓病(bing)人亦(yi)有療(liao)養。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)歷史(shi)悠久(jiu)(jiu),200多年前,已(yi)名揚海外(wai)。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)以(yi)鮮(xian)美脆(cui)嫩著稱,遠銷(xiao)區內(nei)外(wai)。一位(wei)詩(shi)人品(pin)嘗(chang)博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)后,曾留下“席間一試青(qing)龍味,半夜(ye)醒來嘴猶香(xiang)”的(de)(de)詩(shi)句。游(you)子歸(gui)來以(yi)吃(chi)上博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)最為稱心(xin),外(wai)來旅人也以(yi)品(pin)嘗(chang)博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)為快。博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)田(tian)(tian),泥肉較深(shen),土質肥(fei)沃(wo),灌溉(gai)方便,經常保持4到5寸水層;肥(fei)料全部施用(yong)腐熟(shu)的(de)(de)農(nong)家水肥(fei),不施化(hua)肥(fei)。但(dan)在(zai)(zai)異國他鄉用(yong)博(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)(bo)白(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)(bai)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)的(de)(de)種(zhong)子培植(zhi)的(de)(de)蕹(weng)(weng)(weng)(weng)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)(cai)味道(dao)卻大(da)為遜色。”