Introduction of Japanese red pepper variety Wanyu Temple Sweet Pepper, what are the characteristics of Wanyu Temple Sweet Pepper?

(chili) the word expressed in Japanese characters is "Tang Xinzi", which means "Xinzi (spicy things) handed down from the Tang Dynasty (not China, but foreign countries)". To put it simply, Tangxinzi is basically spicy. Red chili peppers, such as eagle claw red chili, look very hot on the outside, but in fact, their spiciness is only ordinary, and the fruit setting rate of chili peppers is low. In addition, there is another variety in the world that completely suppresses the spiciness in "non-spicy" chili peppers, which is called "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper".

"Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper", what is its origin?

"Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" refers to chili peppers cultivated by specific farmers in the adjacent area of Wuhe City, capital of Beijing. A search for "Wanwu Temple Pepper" on the Internet yielded 520000 related links, but most of them were not "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" and were even mixed with chili peppers from areas such as ​​ Miyazaki Prefecture.

On the contrary, after ​​ searched for "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper", only about 39,000 related links appeared. The difference in numbers is so large because this special name can only be used for goods that have been certified by Kyoto products.

About 100 years ago, the ancestor of "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" was born in Wanwu Temple area of Wuhe City. From the appearance characteristics, it can be inferred that it was planted and cultivated by "Fu Jian Pepper" and large pepper varieties of foreign origin. It just so happens that the chili harvested in this area has received delicious support and evaluation, so about 30-year-old farmers in this area began to continue to grow this variety of chili peppers.

Later, the locally grown "Wanwu Temple Pepper" ushered in a great turnaround. In 1983, the Wuhe Zhongjin Agricultural Committee of the capital asked local farmers if they were willing to brand vegetables. The local farmers accepted this proposal, so they changed the name of "Wanwu Temple Pepper" to "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper", and set up a special department of "Sweet Pepper" in the Council of Agriculture, which regulated the rules of cultivation and shipment. and establish a common screening system and benchmarks to formally carry out production and shipment.

"Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" received a very high evaluation at the beginning of its supply, not only selling smoothly, but even out of stock. The expected goal of branding in the capital was a great success, and in 1989, it was awarded the first certification of "Kyoto famous products" by the Kyoto hometown Product Association. Therefore, even if other producing areas can reluctantly allow to call their products "Wanwu Temple Pepper", only the name "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" is not allowed to be used without permission.

Big, straight and delicious

Comparing "Wanwusi Sweet Pepper" with other varieties of pepper, we can see the difference obviously, it is completely different in appearance, and its volume is larger than other varieties. According to the length of the screening field, it can be divided into three grades: "show", "high quality" and "good quality". The length of the pedicel (the part connected to the branch) is not included, and the shortest length should not be less than 10 cm.

The highest-grade "show" condition is a product with a length of between 13 and 23 centimeters without excessive bending. So even if the length reaches the standard, overly curved sweet chili peppers will still be classified as "quality" rather than "show". Under the close inspection of the staff of the Sweet and Hot Pepper Department of Wuhe Wanwang Temple, no compromise is allowed. And the only thing that can be shipped as a "Kyoto famous product" is the "show product" grade. Only large and straight products will be recognized as "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper".

In addition, there are other appearance features, Wanwu Temple sweet pepper is not only large, rich meat, but also has a bright thick green, eat meat tight tension, if you have the opportunity, please be sure to compare with other chili peppers as a taste.

Then comes the most important taste. Although this variety is large and fleshy, it has few seeds and is quite easy to swallow and eat. And soft and juicy, with a little sweet, this is the only way to brew a unique flavor. Of course, it is precisely because of "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper", so it does not have any spicy taste.

Through the power of science, completeness suppresses the spicy taste.

At this point, people who have studied plants should be skeptical. Chili peppers are pollinated mainly through the wind, but cross-pollination can also be done through insects. In this process, how to keep the "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" pure and absolutely not spicy?

The secret lies in science. "Wanyu Temple Sweet Pepper" is a fixed variety (after the seeds are sown and grown, the variety characteristics are the same as those of the previous generation), and it has received considerable attention locally. After that, the Jingdu Agriculture and Forestry Center promoted variety improvement. It was registered as "Kyoto Wanyu Temple No. 1" in 2007.

But at this stage, there will still be chili residues with a spicy taste, with a probability of about 30.6%, and it is not possible to completely suppress the spicy taste at 100%. After repeated research, the variety "Kyoto Wanyu Temple No. 2" was finally introduced and planted in 2012. This time, the gene with spicy taste was successfully removed by using the technique of genetic tagging. In other words, as long as it is this variety in the future, theoretically, it will not produce chili peppers with a spicy taste.

Mr. Tian Tian run "create a producing area that can be cultivated continuously for 100 years"

With the power of science, "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" has a leaping quality breakthrough. But even so, simply sowing improved seeds and allowing them to grow will not bear fruit. As a famous product certification, "Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper" must be accumulated through down-to-earth work and hard work by farmers until it is shipped out.

"if you want to talk about the hardest part, it is the matter of maintaining the emotions of the plants themselves. "Mr. Tian Tian Run, president of the Sweet and chili Department of Wuhe Wanwang Temple, who is the head of the JA Kyoto Dadan Agricultural Cooperation Association, said. The term "plant mood" is quite special, which simply means to keep the crops you grow healthy and vibrant.

"Kyoto Wanyu Temple No. 2, because the shape is too thin in the middle, it is easy to bend. Once the whole bend, it can not be shipped to the show grade, so in order to make the plant itself full of vitality, the harvest will be particularly careful and pay attention to. Mr. Tiantian stressed that this is the necessary condition for reclamation and land expansion in preparation for the start of production.

The most important thing for reclamation and farming is drainage. In order to create a soft soil, all the producers participating in the ministry have made a lot of efforts.

"now there are about 420 producers in the ministry, so there are about 420 proposals every year. If there are successful cases among them, they will continue to be used in the coming year. And these adopted cases have been improved by various producers. With continuous revision and adjustment like this, the quality is gradually improved every year, and the harvest is also constantly increasing. "

Producers not only unite as one, abide by production standards, and work hard for improvement bit by bit, but even share the results, regardless of success or failure, in order to produce better products, so that the process carried out by all producers working together, it is also the greatest strength of Wanwu Temple Sweet Pepper.

"it is our determination to plant sweet chili peppers for our offspring so that our children can thrive. We swear that for this goal, the land will last for 100 years no matter what. "

Miracles don't happen by accident. All this is the result of people's hard work and accumulation of all kinds of experience.