Picture introduction of north melon, don't be confused with pumpkin again.
First, the basic overview of the pictures of Beigua
Chinese name: Beigua.
Latin name: Cucurbita pepo.
Morphological characteristics: Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitaceae is an annual creeping herb. The stems have translucent rough hairs. Tendrils bifurcate. Leaves papery, triangular or ovoid. Flowers monoecious, solitary, yellow. The shape of fruit varies with varieties, and the seeds are white.
Habitat distribution: It is cultivated all over the world.
Use: The fruit is used as a vegetable. This species is a variety of zucchini and can also be used as an ornamental.
Introduction: "Beigua" is a semi-wild plant. Because of its low yield, and without the sweetness of watermelon, the fragrance of wax gourd and the high yield of pumpkin, people don't know much about it.
Picture introduction of north melon, don't be confused with pumpkin again.
The northern melon is shaped like a pumpkin but smaller, also known as peach pumpkin, and its skin color is red and yellow like gold, so it is also called golden melon. Sweet and flat in taste, non-toxic, and has the effect of moistening lung and relieving asthma. People in China often treat asthma.
According to the farmers in Shuangcheng who sell the melon, the melon belongs to the vegetable variety, and it is not suitable for large-scale planting because of its low yield. These melons were planted in a small amount in the small vegetable garden in front of his house. I wanted to sell them by the way when I wanted to sell vegetables, but I didn't expect them to be very popular with the public. It took less than a week to sell one yuan a kilogram, and dozens of kilograms of melons planted at home were sold out. According to him, Beigua can be eaten raw, and can also be used for cold salad and stir-fried dishes. The difference between pumpkin and watermelon is that the pulp of pumpkin is yellow, and the taste is slightly sweet and fragrant.
Picture introduction of north melon, don't be confused with pumpkin again.
Second, the practice of north melon
Many people cook porridge.
1, Beigua millet porridge: Wash the Beigua (the skin can also be eaten) and then cut it into small pieces, of course, not too small. When cooking porridge, when the rice is almost ripe, put the Beigua into the pot and cook it together. Cook it for 10 minutes. Take a small piece and taste it. When it's cooked, you can drink Beigua millet porridge.
2. Steamed North Melon: Wash the North Melon (the skin can also be eaten), then cut it into pieces and steam it in a pot. It will be cooked in about 20 minutes, which is especially sweet. If you fry it, you just cut it into shreds and put some lean meat in it for frying.
Picture introduction of north melon, don't be confused with pumpkin again.
Third, the difference between pumpkin and pumpkin
Pumpkin fruit is large, generally weighing 4 ~ 8 kilograms (9 ~18 pounds) or more, light yellow to orange, flat.
The pedicel of North Melon is short, cylindrical, and the base does not expand. The surface of the fruit is smooth, and the mature fruit has no aroma and less sugar content. The color of the seed coat edge is the same as that of the middle part, the hilum is skewed, and the seed is larger. Tonifying the middle energizer and benefiting qi, used for spleen and stomach weakness syndrome; Conditioning the stomach, used for poor appetite caused by heat in the stomach.