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Mexican healthy food cactus

So many friends who like cactus succulents must refuse to treat their beloved cactus as a delicacy. For eating specially selected cactus, they have already boarded the table of Mexican people. In fact, in Mexico, cactus has long been a delicacy on people's table. But in China, cactus as a vegetable seems to have just begun.

Mibangta is a new cactus variety which is mainly edible and has many uses, and has been selected by Mexican experts for many years. It has been introduced, demonstrated, popularized and applied by the Quality Product Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, and verified by nutrition experts. It is a new healthy vegetable variety suitable for planting and popularizing in China. At the same time, it is also valuable in medicine, ornamental, fruit use, beauty and environmental protection. Mibangta is not surprising in appearance, but it is full of treasures and rich in nutrition. It is rich in minerals such as potassium, calcium, steel, iron, manganese, and key, as well as citric acid, malic acid, phospholipids, vitamins, cellulose, etc. It has the functions of promoting qi and blood circulation, clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting metabolism, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood fat and so on. In particular, it does not contain oxalic acid, which is very beneficial to the absorption of calcium by human body and is a good product for children and middle-aged and elderly people to supplement calcium. Its palatability is good, such as shredding, green and transparent, loved by everyone, fragrant and refreshing at the entrance, and no peculiar smell. It can be used for cooking, cooking soup or cold salad, and it is also the first-class raw material for making canned food, drinks and salads. Its fruit is a good-looking and delicious new fruit, which is very popular in large supermarkets and vegetable and fruit markets in Mexico.

Mibangta edible human palm is thick and easy to grow, with strong resistance, less pests and diseases, and no need to use pesticides and fertilizers, so it is the first choice for producing green pollution-free vegetables and health food. Perennial plants can be planted once and harvested continuously for more than 1 years. Unlike other vegetables, a series of management such as land preparation and fertilization are required every year or quarter, which greatly reduces the working procedures and costs. And the plants have no thorns or fewer thorns, which is convenient for management; It can be harvested about 2 months after planting, and it can be harvested again in the next half month to 2 days, and it can be listed all year round when the climate is suitable. Mibangta edible cactus likes warm, dry and ventilated environment and strong light. It is vulnerable to freezing injury below ℃, so it should be kept above 5℃ for productive cultivation; Under normal circumstances, it is not necessary to water, and attention should be paid to drainage during the rainy season. Don't shade the sun all year round to ensure sufficient light. Cactus likes sandy weak alkaline soil, if the soil is sticky, more organic base fertilizer can be applied to increase permeability. It is also a shallow-rooted plant, so pay attention to prevent lodging in case of strong wind and heavy rain. It mainly adopts asexual reproduction. When the palmetto is semi-lignified, cut it along the base with a sharp knife, treat the incision with carbendazim powder, dry it a little, cut it in a loose substrate, don't water it after it is inserted, and transfer it to normal management after it takes root.

A cactus topped an old hen

When people mention cactus, they can't help but think of its sharp thorns, which makes people feel at a distance. However, in Xiangshan, Zhejiang, cactus has been cultivated but has become a delicious dish on the table. Edible cactus cultivated by Ningbo Bay Efficient Agricultural Development Center in Xiangshan County has been sold out at the price of 2 yuan per piece. A cactus, the price of an old hen. On the morning of March 21st, Beijing Zhongyou Industrial Company took away the first batch of 8, cactus. In September last year, the center introduced edible cactus varieties from Mexico with the help of the Quality Agricultural Products Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the plants grew well in saline-alkali land. After identification by the Germplasm Improvement Laboratory of National Vegetable System Engineering Technology Research Center, it is considered that this variety is rich in nutrients such as potassium, calcium, steel, iron, manganese and strontium, and rich in brass and polysaccharide, so it is a vegetarian dish and health food with great development potential. According to the person in charge of Ningbo Bay High Efficiency Agricultural Development Center, cactus for vegetable cultivation is simple, extremely labor-saving, basically no pesticides are applied, and it is a pollution-free vegetable with an output value of 2, to 3, yuan per mu. At present, the product is sold in Beijing, Shanghai and other places and is favored by the public. More than 4 kinds of cactus dishes have been developed. It is reported that this year the center will further expand its scale and spread planting to surrounding farmers.

There are as many as 9 ways to eat cactus in Harbin.

A book entitled "Cooking Atlas of Cactus Series", which introduces more than 9 kinds of delicious cactus, was recently published in Harbin. This book is jointly published by Heilongjiang Science and Technology Publishing House and Hainan Kangda Cactus Company.