There is no difference between water chestnut and horseshoe.
Water chestnut and horseshoe are the same kind of plant, only that they are called differently in different places. The reason why water chestnut is called horseshoe is because its shape is more like that of a horse's hoof, and there is no difference between water chestnut and horseshoe. Water chestnut is also known as horseshoe, water chestnut, peony, eider gromwell, Wu yao, Bodhi chestnut, ground chestnut, money onion, earth chestnut, prickly turtle, etc., its skin color purple and black, white flesh, sweet and juicy taste, crisp and delicious, is the public's favorite seasonal products, both as a fruit eaten raw, but also as a vegetable to eat.
The water chestnut is distributed in China, the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, Nanyang Island and India. In China, it is distributed in Jiangsu, Taiwan, Hainan and Guangdong, and grows on flat land with water. In the pre-growth needs high temperature and long sunshine, such as sprouting temperature for 15-20 ℃, tiller planting optimal temperature for 25-30 ℃, late growth, shorten the number of hours of light can promote the formation of bulb, lower temperatures are also conducive to bulb expansion, sex like warm and humid, intolerant of frost, the soil to humus loam or pH6-7 sandy loam is appropriate.
How to pick water chestnut
When picking water chestnut, you have to check the color of water chestnut, although water chestnut is growing in the soil can not be subjected to sunshine, but after the maturity of water chestnut fruit skin color purple red, blackish growth is more difficult to see, so the color of the water chestnut is deep and difficult to see the flesh will be more firm and more crispy and to eat will also be sweeter. The darker and harder to see water chestnut flesh will be firmer and crisper, and it will be sweeter to eat. And the color is lighter, bright color, and beautiful water chestnut is still relatively tender, or by the business soaked water water chestnut, intolerant of storage, taste is not good, sweetness will be relatively low.
To look at the top of the water chestnut tip, some water chestnut top tip is longer, some is shorter. If you want to choose water chestnuts, choose water chestnuts with shorter tip angles that have not yet sprouted, such water chestnuts are the ones that have no loss of nutrients, have enough water and are tasty. If you are shopping for water chestnuts, you will find that the tip of the top of the water chestnut has sprouted and grown longer, so don't pick it.