Batan wood and almonds are not the same thing.

First of all, the two shapes are different, almonds are generally flat, one end is rounded and the other end is pointed, Batan wood is more like an ellipse, the whole fruit is flat and long. Secondly, the two skin is different, the skin of almonds is brown, Batan wood's skin is generally earthy yellow. Finally, the two smell different, almonds itself with a little bit of bitterness, Batan wood has a special sweet flavor.

Many people think that Batan wood is almonds, in fact, Batan wood and almonds are two different nuts. Batan wood is also known as Batan almonds, also commonly known as thin-shelled almonds, is a peach in the subgenus of peach plants, Batan almonds fruit is small, flat, round, dry and juicy flesh can not be eaten, the main eat inside the kernel. Kernel flavor over walnuts and almonds, with a special sweet aroma flavor, the kernel of the Batan wood is usually called Batan wood.

Specific differences

Batan wood is the Uyghur people's most treasured dried fruit, mainly produced in the south of the Tianshan Mountains in the Kashgar oasis of the Shushi, Yingji Sha, Shacha, Yecheng and other counties. Batanwood shell is thinner and easier to peel, the head is larger than almonds, the shell has a honeycomb like lines, the flesh for the lentils, lentils dry and juiceless simply can not be eaten. Almond shell is thicker and difficult to peel, the shell is smoother, the edge of a little groove, the pulp is apricot, apricot sweet and sour flavor. Nutritional value of almonds compared to Batan wood is much higher, almonds can be used for medicinal purposes, while Batan wood can only be used as a snack.

Eating Batan wood can easily open the shell, while eating almonds is much more laborious. Many pregnant women are very much in love with apricots, especially the southern production of almonds, known as China's apricot in the first place, sweet and juicy in the apricot fruit in the people at the top of the list.