Roasted Oatmeal Banquet

Roasted Oatmeal Banquet

　　When it comes to roasted oatmeal, many people may not know what it is, but mention oats, and they are well-known both at home and abroad. In fact, roasted oatmeal is made from naked oats, and youmian is simply the flour made from them.

Oats (roasted oatmeal) are an ancient crop and one of the world’s eight major cereal grains, primarily distributed in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. China’s oat production is relatively small, mainly concentrated in the Yin Mountains area of Inner Mongolia and Zhangjiakou in Hebei Province.

Roasted oatmeal is highly nutritious. According to relevant sources, among the nine staple grains commonly consumed in China, roasted oatmeal ranks first in five key nutrients: protein, fat, vitamins, mineral elements, and dietary fiber. It contains 4.2 times more water-soluble dietary fiber than wheat and 7.7 times more than corn; its calcium content is twice that of wheat, 5.5 times that of rice, 2.3 times that of millet, and 1.5 times that of corn.

Roasted oats are listed among the top ten healthiest foods by TIME magazine. The article states: This is a porous, soluble fiber that can eliminate cholesterol produced in the intestines and expel it from the body. New evidence also suggests that oats may help lower high blood pressure and have antioxidant effects.

Some research institutions and medical facilities in China have also jointly conducted experiments proving that oats have inhibitory effects on high blood lipids, diabetes, and obesity. Additionally, because oats are rich in vitamin E, which is beneficial to human skin, they also offer excellent beauty benefits.

In earlier times, roasted oatmeal was just a very common grain in rural northwestern China, with few cooking methods and little reputation for being tasty. Today, however, roasted oatmeal has become a folk delicacy served in restaurants and eateries, shining as a highlight of northwestern cuisine.