A kind of "banana tree", obviously the fruit can not be eaten, why can it feed 20 million Africans? Today we will understand how African brothers can achieve multi-purpose with one tree!
The same treatment of banana trees, other countries pick bananas abandon trees, turn to African brothers, in addition to fruits, everything, this behavior is really not to lose watermelons and pick sesame seeds? Don't rush to conclusions, the original common banana peeled, that is, the pulp, the seed is almost invisible, but the banana in the hands of African Ethiopians, faded skin can not be eaten, the seed is large enough to be teeth! You think it's a fake banana, but it's the most primitive look of the banana.
The locals call it Koko! The anti-virus ability is stronger than the bananas on the plantation! How to feed twenty million people with a banana tree, when the banana tree is ripe, the fruit is discarded, the leaves are broken to avoid rain, the following parts of the leaves are the highlight, tied with a rope to pick up a special mallet and begin to rub, rubbing back and forth, the white lump snowflakes fall, the fibers of which will be used to make hemp rope, scraped off the starch substance, and can not be eaten directly, first paved to the banana leaf, covered for time precipitation, 30 days of sealed fermentation! A tree can harvest about 80 catties of grain, and when it is time to enjoy it, how do Africans eat "fake banana trees"?
Leaving a good land not to be reclaimed, for why Africans take grain from a tree, it turns out that the roots of this fake banana tree are unusually thick, and there is a rich edible pulp inside, and after grinding it into powder with special tools,
Although the granularity of the fermented starch does not meet the flour standard,
But it can still provide heat, pour the powder into the boiling milk, stir constantly, form a latex-like cooked, add butter, sprinkle with secret spices, you can burn the cake,
It can also be fried and eaten, and the paste made after the fermentation of fake bananas is equivalent to domestic rice! You can even compete with the Ganges taro of the Indian buddies!
So in Ethiopia, in every village, you can always see scattered banana trees, planted in front of the house and behind the house! The problem is that although relying on banana trees cannot solve the poverty of the locals, it can solve the problem of food and clothing! They take advantage of nature's gifts to the extreme, with leaves sheltered from the rain, thick stems for cooking, and fiber ropes inside! Rely on nature's gifts and be free from famine! Is a multi-purpose fake banana tree suitable for mainland cultivation?
Planting giant fungus grass that has been harvested for 15 years at a time is suitable for feeding cattle and raising sheep, can the multi-purpose "branch" of a tree set up camp in China? The reality is that the growth cycle of fake banana trees is long, it takes at least four or five years, and the domestic cultivated land area is scarce, waiting for the kung fu wheat to harvest seven or eight stubbles! Even if energy consumption is affordable, the growing environment is not something that Koko trees can get used to! The mainland is not suitable, the doctor of the Royal Botanic Gardens in the United Kingdom, has a special love for the fake banana tree, thinking that it can be eaten in all seasons,
This is truly sustainable farming! Suitable for joining the world's staple food list, the Great Devil Would like to take the liberty of asking, you have eaten the paste made of it and then talk about it!
People in Ethiopia use fake banana trees to feed their stomachs, burundi gets rich with real bananas. Unfortunately, 500 pounds of bananas sold for only 15 yuan.
If you don't see it with your own eyes, it is difficult for you to imagine that thin bicycles can carry more than 500 pounds of weight, and such a scene is not uncommon on the roads of Burundi, in order to save effort, they risk their lives to pull trucks, farmers ride 15 kilometers, transport half a ton of bananas to the market to sell,
When going uphill, he will take out 3 cents to hire someone to help push,
A meager income of $15 is a family's source of income! Bananas get rich and are also full, fermented in January and roasted on the fire! Have the heart to introduce the growth of slow, wait for the Uk to plant well!