Jordan, another country with little presence in the world.
But if you mention the Dead Sea, many people will not be unfamiliar with it, and western Jordan is the Dead Sea.
West Jordan is known as the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea is difficult to survive in flora and fauna due to its ultra-high salinity content. Jordan, near the Dead Sea, although close to it, the Jordanians still rely on their hard work to grow grapes, peaches, cherries and other fruits. Not only that, Jordan also has a world-renowned date palm, with nearly ten varieties of figs in black, purple and red, tomatoes like chocolate, cactus pears that can be used as hairspray, and green almond fruits dipped in salt... Let's explore with the provocative treasure.
With less than 800 mm of annual rainfall, Jordan produces most of the mainstream fruits
Jordan records 2,000 plant species, which are less than 1/10 of the continent's number and are not abundant in species. And there are many species of plants that have entered the red endangered species list.
This is due to climatic reasons.
Jordan's overall climate is obviously different, because it is far from the Mediterranean Sea, and Jordan's overall climate is characterized by large temperature differences and low rainfall, with only 400-700 mm of rainfall per year.
The highlands above the Jordan Valley, the Dead Sea and the Wadi Arabba Mountains, and the highlands south to Ras Al Naqab, are dominated by a Mediterranean climate, while the eastern and northeastern parts of the country are arid deserts.
Jordan, which covers less than 2% of its country with forests, is also one of the least forested countries in the world.
Jordan's forest area is very sparse.
However, Jordan has one of the most fertile lands on the earth's surface - the Jordan Valley, which is the main source of vegetables and fruits in Jordan, including bananas, lemons, apples, almonds, watermelons, strawberries, etc., the most famous of which are grapes, dates, tomatoes, citrus fruits. Because of the high quality, jordan will export to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and other countries every year.
A variety of fruits sold at the Jordan fruit market.
Prickly cactus fruit, green almonds with skins, black figs... Several fruits endemic to Jordan
01 Cactus Pear can be used as a hairspray cactus pear
Cactus fruit belonging to the same family as dragon fruit.
The cactus pear, which ripens in the summer of August, is a close relative of the dragon fruit, but the appearance is very different from the dragon fruit.
The fruit is a barrel-shaped cactus pear, covered with pointed spines, and can only be carefully picked with plastic gloves. It is usually grown on non-arable land close to farms and railroad tracks.
The inside of the cactus fruit is filled with juicy flesh.
It doesn't taste as sweet as dragon fruit, but rather a melon-like flavor that locals use to make fresh juices, jams, smoothies, alcoholic beverages, and more.
Because the juice is rich in gum, locals even use it as a gel for styling hair.
02 Chocolate tomato with brown flesh
Fruit growers in Jordan harvest local tomatoes.
Tomatoes are the most important and numerous fruits and vegetables in Jordan, and the variety is also very rich, one of which is the rare chocolate tomato in China.
Have you ever eaten chocolate-like tomatoes?
Chocolate tomatoes are green like regular tomatoes before they are ripe, but as they get closer to maturity, the skin color becomes darker and darker, eventually showing the intersecting colors of chocolate's dark brown and red, and the flesh inside will show the same color.
Chocolate tomatoes have a rich flavor and a rich juice, with a rich layered taste.
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03 Green fresh almond Green Almonds eaten with skin
The picture below shows what almonds looked like before they became nuts, and they became a fruit for people during Jordan's short spring (around May).
Have you ever eaten fresh green almond nuts?
Green almonds are everywhere on the streets of Jordan right now, so you just have to buy a few, sprinkle some salt or dip them in salt and marinate them. Don't worry about the outside, the furry peel, the outer layer of thin layer of flesh, will taste like an apple texture. And inside is the almond part that we all know, and it tastes like jelly. If the fresh green almonds are not picked, they will mature on the tree and become the brown almonds we like.
It tastes like an apple.
04 Figs with more than 5,000 years of cultivation history
Figs have been cultivated in Jordan for a very long time.
Archaeologists have found the remains of fig trees dating back to 5,000 BC in the Jordan Valley. Figs are also considered to be one of the oldest fruit trees in the Mediterranean region. Every year from July to September, you can eat figs such as "Khudeiri", "Baiady", "Safari", "Nehemiy", "Sbai", "Kharroubi", "Malktenia" in Jordan, which have a black, purple or green appearance.
"Jordan" fig named after Jordan.
This fig is native to Israel, but jordanians name it "Jordan". Ripe Jordanian figs are large, with purple-red skins and bright strawberry flesh. Juicy and flavorful, it's also perfect for making jams or jellies.
05 Sweet oak oak fruit
Ice Age Squirrel Favorite Fruit.
Oak fruit is divided into sweet and bitter categories, and Jordan's oak oak is a sweet variety.
Of course, this does not mean that it can be eaten raw, if you are not ready to taste the first bitter and sweet taste, it is best to process it before eating.
Because oak fruit contains tannins, boiled several times in water until the water is clear, the tannins are dissolved in water, and there are many ways to eat them - baking, grinding into flour, preserves, used as coffee, oiling, for cakes, pies, biscuits, etc., can enjoy its delicious taste.
06The world-renowned variety of dates
Jordan produces a large number of dates, of which Barhi and Medjool are popular all over the world.
Palm trees planted in Jordan.
From July to September, many palm trees in the Jordanian desert region produce a variety of dates from white to brown, the most popular varieties are Barhi and Medjool dates, which are known as the "king of dates". MEDJOOL dates are soft and fibrous and very sweet.
Sun-dried dates.
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In order to make the variety more abundant, some people have tried to grow avocados here, and some other tropical fruits, but because of the subtropical desert climate in most areas, Jordan, which has a Mediterranean climate in the western mountains, is not suitable for planting fruits with high water consumption, and people have begun to turn to planting varieties such as mangoes in the hope that this soil can produce more fruits.
Jordan's fruit category is not diverse, but there are also varieties and methods of eating with local cultural characteristics.
References in the text:
Agricultural Information and Statistics Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Royal Botanical Garden of Jordan...
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