1. Low planting yield: Due to the slow growth of Toona sinensis, even though many Toona sinensis buds can grow, because the picking time is too short, the possibility of farmers making a fortune by selling Toona sinensis buds is too low, so few people plant it and the yield is relatively low.
2. Short time to market: Toona sinensis bud, as a seasonal dish in spring, has a very short time to market, and its edible period is only over 20 days. If you miss this season, you will have to wait for next spring, which is one of the reasons why Toona sinensis is expensive.
3. Difficulties in preservation: Unlike other vegetables, Toona sinensis buds can be refrigerated or frozen, because if they are frozen, their original taste will be greatly destroyed.
Purchasing skills of Toona sinensis
1, depending on the season
Actually, Toona sinensis buds can be eaten from early spring to long summer, but only before Grain Rain is the best time to eat Toona sinensis buds. After Grain Rain, the buds of Toona sinensis began to get old, and the taste and nutritional value were much worse. There is a folk saying that the buds of Toona sinensis are tender as silk before the rain, and the buds of Toona sinensis are like wood after the rain.
2. Select the thickness
When selecting Toona sinensis buds, we must look at the thickness of Toona sinensis buds, especially the stems of Toona sinensis buds. The thick stem of Toona sinensis indicates that it is a new bud and very fresh. Don't choose the thin one. The thin one is an old Toona sinensis.