European vegetable varieties: seed of chicory, edible method of planting method of chicory

On   , "VIPSHOP" ordered 260 cases of chicory and successfully opened a shop on Taobao. Europe's "vegetable Prince" is serving more Chinese dinner tables. This is a scene in which "order agriculture" was launched in April this year after Wen Shang and executive director of the Dutch-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Huang Jiazhen, successfully introduced chicory from the Netherlands.

   chicory is also called "Golden Magnolia", and its scientific name is "Bud ball chicory". It is the ellipsoid, milky yellow and purple buds that grow on the top of the root after hydroponic cultivation. It has been four centuries since it came out, and it is recognized as an alkaline diet and health vegetable in the world, and it has become the dietary favorite of people in Europe and the United States. it has been announced as one of the "top ten nutritious vegetables in the world" by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States. it was announced as one of 101 medicinal and edible vegetables by the Chinese Health and Family Planning Commission.

   chicory first appeared in China during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, when the International Olympic Committee asked chicory to be a special dish. At that time, the relevant departments specially invited Dutch agricultural expert HENRY to Fengning County, Hebei Province to try to grow chicory for European and American athletes and officials at the Olympic Games. After the Olympic Games, Dutch agricultural experts returned to the Netherlands after the trial. This incident alarmed many domestic agricultural experts to choose to try out this popular high-grade health care vegetable, all of which failed because of temperament, soil requirements, technology and other reasons.

   56-year-old Huang Jiazhen, a native of Guoxi, Ouhai District, Wenzhou City, started a standard parts factory in his hometown at the beginning of reform and opening up and became one of the few local millionaires. In November 1991, his family moved abroad to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, and successively established a number of import and export companies in Argentina, the Netherlands, and China. He also served as vice president of the Zhejiang overseas Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Argentina and executive president of the Dutch-Chinese General Chamber of Commerce.

A few years ago, Huang Jiazhen, who had already lived in the Netherlands, accidentally learned that there was no chicory base in China, and sprouted the idea of introducing chicory from the Netherlands to China, and repeatedly consulted experts at the Dutch Agricultural University about technology. Huang Jiazhen's sincerity and perseverance moved university experts and recommended him to meet Mr. KORSE, a Dutch agricultural scientist. After three years of difficult negotiations, he finally reached a consensus on cooperation with KORSE and chose to carry out small-scale trials in Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, Liaoning and other places. It was concluded that Shenyang, Liaoning was the best place for chicory to grow in cold tolerance, drought tolerance, large temperature difference between day and night, and happy to be born in sunny chicory.

   in April 2014, Huang Jiazhen and KORSE, a Dutch MILEKA agricultural industrial company, jointly invested 100 million yuan to establish Shenyang Baokun Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd., a modern agricultural enterprise specializing in growing ecologically active alkaline food therapeutic vegetables. Since 2016, it has successfully planted chicory on a large scale and has expanded its planting to 3000 mu this year. The company has all implemented the "order agriculture" model, forming a soilless cultivation base of chicory with the cooperation of Dutch agricultural scientist KORSE and the introduction of Dutch high-end agricultural technology and special machinery.

   according to Huang Jiazhen, the base is located in Guanghong Agricultural Expo Park, Yuhong District, Shenyang City. Chicory is a pollution-free vegetable that has undergone secondary growth. From sowing to harvest, it does not use chemical fertilizers or pesticides, and is pollution-free and pollution-free. It is a safe, high-quality, healthy and nutritious food. In 2016, the company used chicory root for deep processing into chicory health wine. At present, a series of chicory vegetables and chicory health wine products have been developed and put on the market, in which the price of chicory vegetables is about 35 yuan per jin, which is mainly sold to high-end hotels and supermarkets in Beijing, Shanghai, Hebei, Shenyang, Chengdu and other places, with an annual output value of 400 million yuan. This year, the company introduced black radish rich in carotenoids, anthocyanins and various nutrients, and chickpeas, the "king of beans" rich in plant protein and various amino acids, as well as new varieties of alkaline dietotherapy vegetables such as Chimagu, known as "longevity holy fruit".

   in April this year, Shenyang Baokun Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. successively reached a cooperation agreement with the famous special e-commerce platform "VIPSHOP" website and Taobao, officially opened the "order agriculture" cooperation chapter.

Recommended practice: purple chicory mango salad

Raw materials: 2 mangoes, 1 purple chicory (about 100 grams), 10 grams of leafy lettuce (or other leafy lettuce), 5 grams of spinach, olive oil, fruit vinegar.

Practice: ① mango peeling, planing into long slices (the thinner the more will naturally bend), purple chicory piece by piece off, wash and drain water, flower and leaf lettuce also wash and drain water. ② put the purple chicory on the bottom of the plate, fresh lettuce on the purple chicory, and put on the rolled mango rolls. Mix ③ olive oil and fruit vinegar into oil vinegar sauce, pour over the dish, then sprinkle some nuts according to each person's preference.

Warm Tip: purple chicory bud balls can be used for raw food, fried food, salad vegetables, do not cook at high temperature, stir-fry. Can peel leaf buds and dip whole leaves in sauce for delicious appetizer salad. The outer leaves of bud balls can be stir-fried.