palm bracts, also known as palm trees and mountain palms, belong to the genus Palmaceae. Originated in China, it is also distributed in Japan and India. In China, it is mainly distributed in the south of Qinling Mountains. Evergreen perennial trees with a height of 7 ~ 15m; The trunk is cylindrical, erect, unbranched, and the stem has a residual old petiole base that is not easy to fall off; Palmately parted leaves, 5 ~ 7 cm in diameter, slender petiole and small halberd at the top; Leaf sheaths are fibrous, reticulate, dark brown and persistent; Spikelets are arranged in panicles, axillary, with many involucres, leathery, rusty fluff, small yellow-white flowers and dioecious plants; Drupe is kidney-shaped, about .5 ~ 1 cm in diameter, blue-black, with white powder; The fibrous roots are developed, the root system is shallow, and there is no root.

Living habits

Brown bract trees are cold-resistant and barren-tolerant, and have strong shade tolerance, while seedlings are more shade-tolerant. They grow better under broad-leaved trees, like neutral, calcareous or slightly acidic soil with good drainage, light saline-alkali soil, drought and water-wet, too wet, easy to rot roots, shallow roots and prone to lodging, and are not suitable for net planting. Brown-bract trees grow slowly, have a long life cycle and a long service life. It takes 2 years for a brown-bract tree to grow seedlings, about 6 years for the first time after transplanting, and it will bloom (produce brown bracts) for more than 1 years, and its service life can reach 48-8 years.

the economic value of the palm bud tree

the palm bud, also known as the palm shoot, the palm bud flower, the brown corn and the millet, is an unopened young inflorescence of the palm bud tree, with a sweet and slightly bitter taste and a good taste, and is a pollution-free special rare vegetable with high development value. The cultivation and management of palm bud trees are convenient, the cost is low, and the economic benefits are good. An adult palm bud tree can produce 4 ~ 5 kg of palm buds a year, and the annual output value of a palm bud tree is 2 ~ 25 yuan. Generally, 12 trees can be planted per mu, and the output value per mu is 2,4 ~ 3, yuan. In addition, the brown bract tree can also be used as a landscaping tree species, and the brown coat can be used to make a brown mat and a brown bed, which is an economic tree species with economic value all over the body.

yield and quality: the harvest time of brown bracts directly affects the yield and quality of brown bracts. Too early, the brown bracts are tender, but the yield is low. Too late, the brown bracts turn green and the quality is poor. When harvesting, the best harvest time is when the brown skin of the palm tree is obviously swollen and the brown bracts do not grow, usually from late November to early February of the following year. If you need to keep the seeds, harvest them when the seeds turn black, usually in April ~ May.

Nutrition: Palm tree flower is a good vegetable and fruit, which is rich in nutrition and has the medicinal effects of diminishing inflammation, clearing fire and lowering blood pressure. It can be eaten both raw and cooked. Palm tree flower is bitter and sweet. Physically, the sweet body is wide, fat and plump, and the bitter body is round and slender.

how to eat: stir-fry diced bacon, stew chicken, cook soup, and auxiliary materials such as ginger, scallion, pepper and sauerkraut. The color is delicious, crisp and refreshing.

Famous places to eat brown buns:

1. Tengchong, Yunnan

Tengchong is rich in brown buns; Tengchong people like to eat brown buns. Brown bag has even become the pronoun of Tengchong, and the nickname of Tengchong people is called "Brown bag".

Brown buns are the flower buds of palm trees. This flower, which looks like a fish egg, can be seen in many places, but few people pay attention to it. However, in the border town of Tengchong, its ugly brown buns have not only become a very cherished delicacy, but also contain a strong nostalgia.

In Tengchong people's home-cooked recipes, brown bag is the role of the master; On the basis of Tengchong people's grand banquet, brown bag is the trump card of "local characteristics" Outsiders taste brown buns for the first time, and look at the golden granular bracts, accompanied by bright red carrot shreds, bright spicy pickles and fresh meat slices, which really makes people salivate. But the entrance is miserable. But after eating it a few times, you can appreciate its beauty: "Brown buns are delicious and sweet."

The brown rice in Tengchong, Yunnan Province, also known as millet, is an unopened flower spike growing on the brown rice tree. It can be obtained by peeling off the outer brown skin from the tree in early spring.

There are two ways to eat brown rice: fried and boiled.

The method of frying is to wash and chop brown rice, and stir-fry it with diced lean meat, shredded carrots and pickled vegetables. Its color is bright and its leaves are mellow and delicious.

The cooking method is to chop the washed brown rice and put it in clear soup for cooking, and add dried pickles, chili paste, mashed ginger, scallion and coriander, which is bitter in taste and sweet in bitterness. It can also be cooked with Longjiang white fish to make brown fish wrapped in white soup. Its taste is really wonderful, and it has the effects of relieving exterior symptoms, expelling cold and purging heat to get rid of summer heat. After eating, it is the top grade of Tengchong cuisine.

Brown buns have strict geographical boundaries. Although they are also produced in the surrounding areas near Tengchong, their leaves are bitter and unpalatable. Only Tengchong brown buns are bitter and sweet, and the bitterness is just right. There are two kinds of Tengchong brown bag: golden bamboo brown and bitter bamboo brown. Bitter bamboo brown is too bitter to eat, but its medicinal effect is much higher than that of golden bamboo brown. Patients with hypertension and people with strong liver fire often suffer from bamboo brown, which can play a role in lowering blood pressure and calming the liver.

Second, Ganzhou, Jiangxi

The main places to eat brown buns in Ganzhou, Jiangxi are Yudu, Ruijin, Ganxian, Xinfeng and Chongyi, which are relatively high-grade delicacies, which are difficult for ordinary guests to eat. If someone gives you a plate of palm flowers one day, don't think it's fish eggs! That's an authentic green food without any chemical fertilizer or pesticide pollution.

Palm trees are rarely planted, and most of them grow wild in the fields. Therefore, most families in rural areas have several palm trees, so it is a distinguished guest to eat palm buns. The price of brown buns is similar to that of pork, which shows the popularity of brown buns. However, the real reason that affects the price is that there are many people who eat it and it is too popular, but the scale of planting palm trees is very small and scattered, and even palm trees can't be seen in the fields in many places, that is, things are rare and expensive.

It is also eaten in other places in Jiangxi, such as Yichun, Ji 'an, Pingxiang and so on. However, because brown buns are not known by many people, this delicious dish of brown buns has not been popularized.