Where is the water chestnut specialty?

Water chestnut is one of the famous specialties in China, also known as Fengling, Wuling, water chestnut and so on. It has been cultivated for more than 3000 years. The fruit has sharp horns, maturing around August every year, and can be used as raw fruit when it is young. The old ripe fruit can be cooked or processed into water chestnut powder with crispy skin and delicious taste. Let's take a look at where the water chestnut is.

Where is the water chestnut specialty?

Water chestnut is a specialty of Taihu Lake, Pearl River Delta, Honghu and other places. Water chestnut is an annual aquatic plant of the genus Rhinopodiaceae, which is generally cultivated in wet mud land with temperate climate, especially in Taihu Lake area of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River Delta in southern China. In addition, it is also widely cultivated in southern Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Taiwan and other places.

When will the water chestnut come on the market?

Water chestnut is generally listed from July to September, and the price is about 3-5 yuan per jin. Water chestnut begins to grow tender leaves in April, blossoms in May, grows tender in June, can mature in July, and senescence and shedding in August, so water chestnut in July is the most crisp and delicious. And the fresh water chestnut can't be eaten for long, it lasts about ten days at most, and the water chestnut will gradually grow old.

What kinds of water chestnuts do you have?

1. Wonton Ling: produced in Jiaxing, Zhejiang and other places, late-maturing varieties, sown in Qingming Festival, harvested from the Autumn Equinox to Frosts Descent. High quality and high yield, sweet and waxy, with a yield of 1000 to 1200 jin per mu. The pericarp is green and white, 40 to 50 per jin.

2. Shuihongling: produced in Suzhou, Hangzhou and Jiaxing, precocious seeds, sowing at Qingming Festival, the Beginning of Autumn began to harvest Nen Ling, the End of Heat and Frosts Descent collected Laoling, with a yield of 800kg / mu and a large fruit shape of 25kg / jin.

3. Batling: produced near Nanjing, precocious varieties, sown in Qingming Festival, harvested by the End of Heat and Cold Dew, with weak growth potential, light green leaf surface, reddish brown on the back, medium fruit shape, red and green skin colors, about 40 per jin.

4. Nanhu Ling: produced in Nanhu, Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province, early and medium-ripe varieties, sown in Qingming Festival, harvested by the End of Heat to Frosts Descent, good quality, hard and japonica meat, green-white skin, four corners degenerated, medium fruit shape, about 40 per jin.

5. Shao Boling: produced in Lixiahe area of Jiangsu Province, early and medium mature seeds, harvested from the End of Heat to Cold Dew, medium yield, green and white skin, large shoulder angle, sharp waist angle, thin skin, 500kg / mu, 40kg / jin.

6. Shajiao Ling: produced in Wujiang and Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province, medium-ripe species, sowed by Qingming Festival and Grain Rain, harvested by the Beginning of Autumn and the End of Heat, with a yield of 400 kilograms per mu, small fruit shape, green, white and thick skin, hard diamond meat, suitable for cooked food.