There are two trends in the price of hickory: the price of old varieties or miscellaneous fruits is lower, and the wholesale price of origin is 20-30 yuan a catty; The price of new varieties of thin-shell walnuts has risen steadily, and the wholesale price of origin is 30-30 kg in 40 yuan. If it is the retail price, then the fine dried thin-shelled walnuts should be 40-50 yuan a catty, and the supermarket price is higher.
Near the Spring Festival, the original high-quality thin-shell walnuts are basically out of stock, which is in short supply. It can be purchased every year 10, which is relatively easy to purchase at that time, and then it can be stored in a low temperature environment for about one year; Packed in plastic bags and stored in the refrigerator, the quality is more stable and can be stored for 2 years.
How to choose pecans
1, look at the appearance
High-quality hickory should be uniform in grain size and color, without broken child and malformation.
2. smell the smell
Good products must be processed with fresh pecans, which have strong fragrance and fresh taste of walnut kernels; However, the aged products have been stored for too long and the raw seeds of Carya cathayensis have been dehydrated. After frying, the smell of walnut kernel almost does not exist, only the smell of pepper, salt and cream, and some oil consumption.
3, listening to the sound usually fresh pecan meat color is light yellow or light amber, the deeper the color, the older the walnut. Moreover, dried fruits are prone to mildew if they are not properly preserved. When buying, you should carefully see if they are moldy and moth-eaten.
Characteristics of high-quality pecans: light color, good appearance, no mildew and moth-eaten, strong and refreshing fragrance of walnut kernel itself, not overshadowed by the flavor of spices, and no other peculiar smell.
Hold a handful of pecans and put them down one by one at a height of 10 cm. If you hear a sound like a broken ping-pong, it proves that there are empty shells.
4. Look at nucleoli
Usually, the flesh of fresh pecans is yellowish or amber. The darker the color, the older the walnut. In addition, dried fruits are prone to mildew if they are not properly preserved. When buying, you should carefully observe whether they are moldy or eaten by insects.
The characteristics of high-quality hickory are: light color, good appearance, no mildew and moth-eaten, strong and fresh flavor of walnut kernel, no spice or other peculiar smell.
The above is the sharing of Xiaobian today, hoping to help everyone.