1. Series of "Dried Apricots" Among Xinjiang's apricots, the most popular ones are the Semat apricots in Yingjisha County, Kashgar. Xinjiang's Semat apricots are not only delicious, but also famous for their preserved Semat apricots.

The flesh of this kind of preserved apricot is thick, almost completely retaining the sweet aroma of fresh apricots, and it is also very nutritious.

Uighur compatriots are very particular about drying dried apricots.

If you want to make high-quality dried apricots, in addition to the excellent variety of apricots themselves, it is very important to select apricots before drying. The selected apricots must be ripe, so that they can be dried

Only dried apricots will show plump and tender flesh; secondly, during the drying process, there is also a certain degree of attention to the drying time. Generally, Uyghur compatriots complete this work in their own yards, and it usually takes 25 days to dry.

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Dried apricots are not only an ideal fruit for Uyghur compatriots to greet guests, they are also used as raw materials in vegetarian pilaf.

In addition to being dried into dried apricots, fresh apricots can also be made into apricot jam, canned apricots, apricot juice, apricot preserves, etc.

Among them, apricot preserves can be divided into two types: light sugar and heavy sugar. Light sugar apricot preserves are bright and transparent in color and have a pure and rich taste. They are welcomed by many guests and friends at home and abroad.

In fact, apricots are treasures all over the body. Its pulp contains a variety of trace elements needed by the human body. In addition to being a favorite dried fruit, almonds are also an indispensable raw material for making almond tea and almond chocolate. They also have anti-tussive properties.

It has the effect of relieving phlegm, moistening intestines and laxative.

Teach you a trick >>> When tourists choose dried apricots, they should try to choose those that look fleshy and feel a little hard when pinched in the hand. If they are too soft, they will have some moisture, which is not conducive to long-distance carrying.

Not only is it difficult to eat when it is hard, but it is not necessarily fresh dried apricots.

In addition, dried apricots can be divided into black and white. In addition to different varieties and origins, although black dried apricots have an ugly appearance, they have thick flesh, a pure taste, and a relatively high price; white dried apricots look good and taste good.

, is a good choice for gifts to relatives and friends. 2. "Fig" in the series. Fig is one of the specialties of Kashgar, Xinjiang. It is very nutritious and is the leader in the fruit family.

Figs are oblate in shape with very thin skin and beige flesh. They taste very soft and sweet. They are very nutritious and have both edible and medicinal value.

The fruits, branches and leaves of figs can be used as medicine and have the functions of nourishing qi and blood, strengthening the spleen and moistening the intestines, dispelling rheumatism and stopping bleeding.

Both fresh and dried figs are sweet.

Figs have high nutritional value, but fresh figs are not suitable for preservation, so people dry fresh figs into dried figs that are easy to preserve and can be eaten at any time.

The process of drying dried figs is very similar to that of drying apricots.

Teach you a trick >>> Although fresh figs are delicious and refreshing, they cannot be carried over long distances, so dried figs have become one of the main dried fruits that people buy.

Dried figs are rich in nutritional value. When buying dried figs, you should try to choose larger ones with full flesh.

3. "Walnut" series: Walnut, also known as walnut.

Anyone in Xinjiang knows that Kashgar’s thin-skinned walnuts are very famous.

Moreover, it is said that walnuts in mainland my country were introduced from Xinjiang.

"Natural History" written by Zhang Hua from Jin Dynasty said: "Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions was to return walnut seeds." When walnuts were first introduced to the mainland, they were regarded as precious fruit trees and were cultivated in the imperial gardens of Kyoto.

The Tang Dynasty's "Youyang Zazu" describes the shape and planting areas of walnuts in more detail: Walnuts... The tree is about ten feet tall, with leaves in early spring, three inches long, facing each other, blooming in March, and if

Chestnut flowers, ears pale yellow, as strong as green peaches.

When it is ripe in the ninth month, mash the skin and flesh, and take the inner kernels as the fruit.

There are many varieties in the north, and those with thin shells and fat kernels are better.

The walnut varieties in the Kashgar area are excellent, mainly including skin walnuts, thin-shell walnuts, etc., which generally have the characteristics of thin shells and large kernels.

Most people know that walnut kernels have very high nutritional value. According to analysis, walnut kernels contain 17% to 27% protein, 60% to 70% fat, and are also rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium and vitamins A and B.

, C and other nutrients.

"Compendium of Materia Medica" also states that walnut kernels can "replenish qi, nourish blood, moisten the lungs, resolve phlegm, relieve triple burners, warm the lungs, and treat swelling and pain in the waist and feet."

Let me teach you a trick >>> If you want to buy walnuts, it is best to choose thin-skinned walnuts from Kashgar.

To avoid being fooled when selecting, it is best to squeeze the walnuts with your hands to see if they are really thin-skinned walnuts.

4. Series of "Almonds" Almonds are one of Kashgar's specialties and occupy a very important position in the international dried fruit commodity trade. In my country, only Kashgar produces almonds.

Almond is a dried fruit familiar to people in Xinjiang. It has high nutritional value and medicinal value, but its output is limited, so its price is relatively high.

According to records, the cultivation of Almond apricot began in the Tang Dynasty and spread to my country from the Western Regions via the Silk Road. It has a history of more than a thousand years.

According to the Tang Dynasty books "Youyang Zazu" and "Lingbiao Luyi", "Piantao" came out of Persia, and Persia called it Podan tree.

It is five to six feet long and five feet tall on Thursday. The leaves are as wide as peach. They bloom in March and are white.

The flowers fall and are firm, shaped like a peach, but the shape is biased, so it is called "peach bias".