Zou, pronounced lěi, is an ancient word for "Zou", which is a dish like Ai.

Allium chinense, pronounced jiào, is another name for Allium chinense, Allium chinense, a perennial herb in Liliaceae, and its bulbs can be used as pickles.

Chinese onion is delicious, big, white, tender and juicy, and the canned food is sweet and sour. It has high medicinal value, digestion promoting and greasy removing effects, and is one of the important export vegetables in China.

growing environment

Allium chinense has strong adaptability, and the pH value of the growing soil can be between 6. and 8., especially between 6.5 and 7.5. This species can adapt to weak light, and it is suitable for loam or sandy soil with good drainage and fertile soil. The winter is cold, and the growth of Allium chinense is stagnant. It began to grow again in April of the following year.

This species develops well in cold climate, and its leaves are suitable to grow in cold climate. Its optimum growth temperature is 15-21℃, and it still grows slowly at 5-1℃. The optimum temperature for bulb expansion is 2℃, and it sleeps when the temperature is above 3℃.