Pumpkin is a common dish on the dining table, with sweet taste, rich nutrition, affordable price and easy preservation. The common varieties are cream pumpkin, small millstone pumpkin, golden pumpkin, golden chestnut pumpkin, taro pumpkin, honey pumpkin, oxleg pumpkin, big millstone pumpkin, yellow wolf pumpkin and chestnut pumpkin.
Pumpkin varieties
There are many kinds of pumpkins in China. According to the ranking, there are Beibei Pumpkin, Big Disc Pumpkin, Chestnut Pumpkin, Honey Pumpkin, Leg Pumpkin, Small Disc Pumpkin, Black Pumpkin, Red Chestnut Pumpkin, Wolf Pumpkin, Snake Pumpkin, etc. Their tastes and characteristics are different, and Beibei Pumpkin has the best taste.
Common pumpkin varieties include honey pumpkin, big millstone pumpkin, small millstone pumpkin, small millstone pumpkin and cream pumpkin.
1, honey pumpkin
Honey pumpkin is a hybrid variety, which ripens early. The grown pumpkin has a large bottom, a long overall weight of about 4 kg and tiny spots on its surface. It takes about 95 days from germination to ripening.
2, big millstone pumpkin
The origin of Damopan Pumpkin is in Beijing. The fruit is oblate, with a width of about 30 cm and a length of about 15 cm. After ripening, the skin is bright with stripes, and the surface is covered with a layer of frost. This variety has little water.
3, small millstone pumpkin
Pumpkin with a small millstone ripens early, and its shape is oblate, which looks a bit like a small millstone. When the tender fruit is not ripe, the skin color is turquoise, and when it matures, it becomes brownish red, and the surface of the skin has obvious protrusions, weighing about 4 kg.
4. Cowleg Pumpkin
Cowleg pumpkin ripens late, its fruit is long and cylindrical, its bottom is wide, and its flesh is very rough. It takes about 4 months from germination to ripening, and its weight is about 30 kg.
5. Cream pumpkin
Cream pumpkin is a favorite variety, with a relatively large size, with an average weight of 3 kg to 5 kg. Cream pumpkin looks like a gourd, and its pulp is orange-red, containing more sugar, and its edible rate is also high.