In winter, oranges are on the market. When it comes to the most famous orange variety in the world, it is easy to think of "Chaozhou Citrus". In fact, "Chaozhou Orange" is just a general term for it by foreigners. Oranges produced in Chaozhou, for example, can be divided into "touching barrels", "banana oranges" and "snow oranges". "Touching the barrel" is the kind of "Chaozhou orange": the fruit is huge and vermilion yellow. The skin is crisp and convex, and it is the easiest to peel if it is not tightly attached to its petals. Petal fat juice is rich in seeds and sweet as honey, so some people give it a good reputation and call it "mandarin orange". "Banana orange" is slightly smaller in shape, with thick and hard skin, close to petals. This kind of orange is not as good as "touching the barrel". Honey money's "orange cake" is made of it. But it also has a kind of "touch barrel" called "orange"; "Snow Orange" is a bit like Xinhui Orange. It has a lot of juice, but it tastes light and slightly sour. Suitable for cutting and sucking juice.

Generally speaking, Chaozhou oranges have different varieties, but they are all delicious because of the same climate and soil, which are suitable for their growth. Japanese people have always appreciated Chaozhou citrus. In the past, some of their experts went to Chaozhou for field research, bought citrus seedlings and transplanted them to Japan. Especially during the occupation, they transplanted a large number of Taiwan Province Province. The climate in Taiwan Province Province is more like Chaozhou, where seedlings are cultivated and the same fruits are produced, but because of the soil, the taste is no longer like Chaozhou.

According to Chinese ancient books, this kind of fruit, citrus, originally belonged to citrus. "Southern Vegetation" written by Jin people said: "Citrus belongs to citrus, which is sweet and has a unique flavor. Those yellow and red ones are called pot oranges. ....................................................................................................................................................... ...........................'s Notes of the Ming Dynasty said: "The first fruit in Chaoshan is orange, sweet and fragrant, with small fleshy pit ..." Now Chaozhou orange is not only famous in Southeast Asia, but also as far away as Europe. Its canned products are sold all over the world.

Once upon a time, Chaozhou oranges were almost extinct. The reason is that during the Anti-Japanese War, traffic in Nanyang was interrupted, remittances were not continued, Chaozhou suffered from famine, and orange farmers had no intention of living. Citrus trees were cut down for firewood and coal burning, and production was completely abandoned. It was not until 1949 that this situation completely changed. Citrus trees were widely planted in Chaozhou, and production resumed. Its planting area is many times higher than the previous record. For example, outside the East Gate of Chaoyang County, we crossed Baozichi to the east foothills. This large piece of land, once the former site of "No.1 Middle School", a barren hill and a graveyard, has now been reclaimed as a vast citrus orchard, with endless citrus trees, which have already blossomed and produced seeds for the market.

Chaozhou ballad has the phrase "pick (pick) the orange peel", which means that it is the peak period of orange production. Some people throw orange peels all over the street, and some poor children often come out with bamboo baskets to clean up and sell them to "grocery stores" to mix with peppers and grind them into Chili sauce to help make up for their families.

Citrus cake is oranges with honey money. Because it is compressed into cakes, it is called citrus cakes. Generally, it is used as one of the ingredients of five fruits and vegetables when enjoying the lanterns on "Yuan Xiao Night", and it is also used as a handwritten local product as a gift for friends and relatives far away. Making orange cakes is not only the specialty of fruit factories, but also the specialty of ordinary housewives. When cooking, peel off a thin layer of banana orange, soak it in clear water, pick it up a few days later, cook it in a hot pot, then pick up four symmetrically cut weft threads, flatten the orange with a utensil, squeeze out the juice, make a cake, then roll it in a concentrated sugar solution, and add some "maltose" when the sugar water has become a viscous liquid. In this way, it becomes golden yellow and tastes as sweet as honey. This dessert is most suitable for serving kungfu tea.

Citrus is another auspicious fruit in Chaozhou. Hipsters don't call him an orange, they call him a "big orange" (Daji). It and olives are both indispensable fruits in the Spring Festival, and relatives should exchange them to show "common prosperity".