There are green vines in the garden, big watermelons, long loofahs, round melons, thick and long zucchini (crispy melons) ... Look, there are a number of small flower buds on the vines, including male flowers and female flowers. There are small green balls like green pearls under the female flowers. This is the small pumpkin. Now is the time when pumpkin flowers are in full bloom. From a distance, they look like yellow horns, which are very beautiful.
A few days ago, someone in my family gave us a kind of melon that we didn't see very often. I didn't know what it looked like. I asked people around me and gave several answers, so I wasn't sure. But I asked Du Niang again. I checked for a long time, and the details are as follows:
Crispy melon (a kind of melon), also known as "Yangjiao Crisp" and white melon, is produced in panji district, Huainan City, Anhui Province. The melon is shaped like a horn. When it is ripe, the fruit is grayish white, light green, with orange pulp, high sugar content, sweetness of 20-26 degrees, unique taste, fragrant taste and crisp quality. The tender melon has no bitterness, the fruit length is 30 cm, the fruit thickness is 10 cm, and the weight of a single melon is 1-2 kg. It is crisp and delicious, and it can clear away heat and relieve summer heat. It is a good product for summer heat. Crispy melons and fruits are rich in nutrients, which are crisp, crisp, fragrant and sweet in taste. The daily intake of calories, protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients can be obtained in the ripe fruits of crisp melons, and the fruits also contain a lot of vitamin C and sugars.
Panji Crispy Melon is a special agricultural product. The planting area of Crispy Melon in the whole region has reached more than 5,000 mu, and a pollution-free standardized production base has been established. The technical regulations for the cultivation of Crispy Melon without public hazards in Huainan City have been formulated, and the brands of Crispy Melon such as Nanlong, Tianniu and Jinxiang have been registered successively. Crispy Melon cultivation has become a new bright spot in the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure in panji district. Pan Ji crisp melon not only brings delicious food to the public, but also becomes an important way for local farmers to increase their income.
Pan Ji crisp melon is big and thick, and the meat is crisp and tender. After it is ripe, the meat is golden yellow and very sweet. Unfortunately, because crispy melons are particularly crisp and difficult to transport after they are ripe, they can only be seen in Huainan and surrounding areas.
25 to 30 days after flowering and pollination, the fruit turns from green to white, and the melon is harvested when it is shiny and fragrant.
growth cycle
Generally, the picking period is about 100 days because of the low temperature of 80-90 days in spring and the high temperature of 50 days in summer.
Crotalaria crisps are mostly planted in greenhouses and large grids, which can be listed all year round. The price is higher in spring, autumn and winter festivals and relatively lower in summer. In addition, there are melons with the same shape as croissants in other places, and their names are croissants; Claw horn crispness is more crispy than the latter in taste, so the price is higher.
Crotalaria Crista is a summer melon, and its nutritional value is comparable to that of watermelon. According to the determination, except the contents of water and protein, the other nutrients of Yangjiao Crisp are not less than watermelon, but the contents of aromatic substances, minerals, sugar and vitamin C are obviously higher than watermelon. Eating more melons is beneficial to the activities of the human heart, liver and intestinal system, and promotes endocrine and hematopoietic functions. Traditional Chinese medicine has confirmed that croissants have obvious effects of "relieving summer heat, relieving polydipsia and facilitating urination". The crispy pulp of croissants is eaten raw to quench thirst and clear dryness, which can eliminate bad breath.
Edible taboo
Alias white melon, raw melon, yue melon, tip melon and vegetable melon.
Cold in nature and sweet in taste.
Meridian, stomach and large intestine meridian.
Efficacy of clearing away heat, diuresis, quenching thirst and relieving annoyance.
Appropriate: the summer climate is hot, upset and irritable, and the sultry department should eat when it is comfortable; Fever, dry mouth, polydipsia, and unfavorable urination should be eaten.
Bogey: crisp melon is cold, spleen and stomach deficiency, diarrhea and loose stool, and people with stomach cold and pain should not eat cold white melon; During women's menstrual cramps and cold dysmenorrhea, people should not eat raw white melons. (Note: People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should eat less, even if they eat, don't eat the melon pulp that feels sweet inside; People with poor stool can eat the melon pulp, which has the effect of relaxing bowels and dredging intestines; In addition, because of its high sweetness, people who have taboos on sugar should ask the doctor; Finally, although croissants are delicious, they must be measured. Eating too much is a burden to the body. )
How to Choose Crispy Melon with Horn
Smell
? The sense of smell can get the most intuitive feeling. It is easy to judge whether the crisp melon is fresh or not and how mature it is. Mature crispy melons smell very fragrant, and those with sweet smell are mature sweet crispy melons. If you smell a few more comparisons, you can distinguish them. Immature crispy melons are a little green and not sweet.
Look at the color
? A good crisp melon is natural in color, a little yellow and white has a high maturity, and the flesh is sweeter. Those with bluish green color are rather astringent, either tasteless or a little bitter. Don't choose crisp melons with too bright colors, and don't buy them with unnatural colors.
Touch the epidermis
? Mature crispy melon skin is smooth and delicate, and there is no obvious unevenness to the touch. The shiny skin is ripe. Mature crispy melon skin has powder, the more powder, the fresher it is, the more powder is lost, the less fresh it is, the less or no powder is not mature enough, and the taste is raw. Crispy melons with uneven skin are not fresh.
Viewing grain
? Mature crisp melon with obvious surface lines. Try to choose crisp melons with clear surface patterns and regular shapes, which have higher maturity and better taste. Everyone likes to watch crisp melons with low "face value" and "face value", and they are also lacking in quality.
Look at "navel"
? The "navel" of crisp melon refers to the top of crisp melon, that is, the part connected with the pedicel and seedling, and its relative position. The navel of crisp melon is different in size. The big circle is male and the dot is female. Usually, the female is sweeter than the male. To choose the crisp melon protruding from the "navel", it is more mature and has a higher sugar content, which will be sweeter.
Weigh
? Two crisp melons that look similar in shape and size can be weighed, and the heavier one is more ripe and sweeter. Crispy melons that are too light to weigh are not mature enough, some are over-mature, and in the middle space, they are not delicious.
try the flavour
? It's not safe to choose crisp melons according to the above steps. After you choose them, you can ask the owner who sells crisp melons to cut some for you to taste. Can be more intuitive, more clearly understand whether crisp melon is good or not.
Tip: You can ask the boss who sells crispy melons to help you choose crispy melons. Generally, the bosses who sell melons are more enthusiastic and reliable. If you don't trust them, choose them yourself.
Crispy melon, also known as vegetable melon, is a kind of fruit with white or light green flesh, juicy and crisp quality. Born in the warm zone, it is cultivated all over China. It is a common vegetable melon and can be eaten raw. Most of the internet searches are crispy melons in Weifang, Shandong. Crispy melon, an annual vine herb, has long fruit, which is two or three times thicker than cucumber, looks like zucchini, and its color is emerald green. Mature crisp melon is pale, its taste is crisp, crisp, fragrant and slightly sweet, and its peel and pulp can be eaten. Weifang, Shandong, Anqing, Anhui and other places are called "burning melons", and few people know that burning melons are crispy melons.
Nutritional analysis: Crispy melon is sweet and cold, and its meat is sweet. It is an excellent summer vegetable. It is rich in minerals such as calcium, phosphorus and iron, and also contains sugar, citric acid and a small amount of provitamin A, B vitamins and vitamin C. In the hot summer season, it is most suitable to eat crispy melon cold salad. Not resistant to transportation, fragile. Crispy melon can't be stored at room temperature, and the skin becomes soft in three to five days, and the water loss is faster.
Efficacy and function of crisp melon
Clearing away heat and fire, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, inducing diuresis to reduce swelling, calming nerves and relieving restlessness, and regulating stomach.
How to choose crisp melons
Fresh melons are bright green and have the fragrance of fruits and vegetables. The appearance is rod-shaped. The flesh color is white or light green, and the stale melons have no fragrance of fruits and vegetables, and the color is not so fresh.
Taboo of crisp melon
During menstrual cramps, women and those with cold dysmenorrhea should not eat raw melons.
Suitable constitution of crisp melon
Yang deficiency constitution should avoid eating or eat less;