To date, China's northwest, northeast, southwest of all parts of the country, as well as the Qinba Mountain area in southern Shaanxi Province still grows a lot of wild walnuts. Especially in Xinjiang, in Yining, Gongliu south of the former mountain canyons, growing patches of walnut forests.
Walnuts can be found in dried fruit stalls everywhere. The black-skinned and white-skinned ones are different, the big ones and small ones have their own style, and the raw and cooked ones are available for selection. Beijing market walnuts are relatively rich in variety, but most of them still come from Mentougou, Yanqing, Hebei and other neighboring areas, in addition, there are also walnuts from Xinjiang and Yunnan. The walnuts from Mentougou taste crispier, while those from Xinjiang have a fresh flavor and a thin kernel skin.
Price: Mentougou thin-skinned walnuts 30~40 yuan/kg; Xinjiang walnuts 26 yuan/kg.
Tips: The fat contained in walnuts kernel, although it is unsaturated fatty acid which is good for removing cholesterol, but the fat itself has high calorie. In general, the weight of walnut kernels should be taken every day, should be about 40 grams, about the equivalent of four or five walnuts. At the same time should be appropriate to reduce other fat intake, in order to avoid excessive calorie intake. In addition, walnuts fire, containing more oil, eat more will be on fire and nausea, is on fire, diarrhea should not be eaten.
Fire eyes
Beijing Mentougou walnut fruit large, uniform, well-proportioned fruit shape, shell color and glossy, Mentougou's authentic thin-skinned walnuts peeled effortlessly, as easy as peeling peanut shells in general.
The Xinjiang walnuts are large, the kernel is also large, the look is more pointed, eat in the mouth more lasting flavor.
White-skinned walnuts, which look a lot more polished, are really just black-skinned walnuts with a layer of skin removed.
Almonds
Nutty Affair
When I was a kid, I hated almonds. Almonds always struck me as having a mildly bitter flavor, thus alienating me from them. Now, it is the season of the dried fruit harvest, looking at the market a wide range of almonds, I realized that almonds are really a variety of flavors it.
Early in the Old Book of Tang, one of the four great beauties of China is recorded as Yang Guifei, "the posture of the crown generation", in her use of make-up Li Rong prescription, there is a secret recipe, called "Yang Tai Zhen red jade cream" the main ingredient of the secret formula is almonds. Abroad, Western historians generally believe that almonds and dates are one of the earliest planted food.
Generally speaking, the United States almonds are mostly processed into five-flavored almonds, shells are covered with the flavor of sugar, put in the hands of the sticky, at first glance, thought it was a candy; Xinjiang's almonds are very large, but the black, thicker skin, and there is no bitterness in eating; local almonds are processed into a clear, milky, salty three flavors. The local almonds are processed into three flavors: light, creamy and salty. At present, there are more almonds on the market in Beijing or around Beijing.
Price: local 26 yuan/kg; Xinjiang 34 yuan/kg; U.S. 44 yuan/kg.
Tips: If you eat too many bitter almonds at one time, you can make the body's tissues to reduce or lose the function of transporting oxygen, and even be able to inhibit the respiratory central nervous system, the serious cases will be life-threatening.
Fire Eyes
Local almonds are smaller, but there are many varieties. American almonds have slightly thicker shells than local ones, but are thinner than Xinjiang's. The kernels are especially large and longer in shape than normal. Xinjiang's almonds have thicker shells, but the flavor is good.