Commonly known as "wood pear", an ancient fruit, looks like a pear but is hard as a stone, cooked to eat delicious

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Introduction: An ancient fruit in the mainland, looks like a pear but is hard as a stone, and it is delicious to eat and cook fresh

Pears are the most common fruit of the season. In my hometown, pear trees have been planted in the past few years, and at this time many pears are ripe. If it is a market day, the streets are full of pears for sale.

Speaking of pears, I am reminded of a fruit I saw when I was traveling in Xinjiang a few years ago, it looks like a pear, but the skin is very thick, simply as thick as a stone. And this fruit is eaten very special, generally fresh no one eats, are cooked to eat, the taste is also very delicious.

Have you ever eaten this ancient fruit? It is estimated that many people have not heard of it, let alone eaten it, and it is wenqi, an ancient and rare fruit. Let's take a look at it!

(1) What is Wen Qi? Locals call it wood pear

The author also went to Xinjiang to learn that there is such a fruit, and later brought back a few relatives and colleagues in his hometown, they all said that they had never heard of such a fruit, which was really eye-opening.

Quince is actually a very old fruit, and has a very long history of cultivation and consumption in the mainland, archaeologists have found that as early as 4,000 years ago in ancient Egypt began to grow and eat it, and the history of cultivation in the mainland is later.

Quince is from the rosaceae family, quince shrub or small tree, it is more harsh on the growth environment, generally in high altitude, and the temperature difference is relatively large areas planted, of which in the mainland is mainly in Xinjiang, Shaanxi, Fujian and other places have a small amount of cultivation, especially in Xinjiang is the main production area of quince, and in the local generally called it wood pear, or golden apple, many people do not know its scientific name is quince.

It is precisely because the distribution range of quince in China is not very wide, the popularity is not high, especially in recent years, the amount of planting is far less than before, so many people do not know that there is such a fruit. Even if you see it in the market, you basically don't know it, and you will even think of it as a kind of pear.

The quince looks very similar to the pear, the fruit is like a pear, it is blue when it is not ripe, and when it is ripe, it becomes golden yellow, and it looks more like a pear from a distance. But if you look closely, you will find that the surface of this fruit is covered with a layer of fluff, while the surface of the pear is bare, if you want to eat it, you must first clean the outside fluff.

Moreover, the skin of the quince is thicker, and the flesh is hard as stone, the hardness is very large, and it is also very jerky to eat, far inferior to apples and pears. In short, if you eat it as a fruit, the taste is very poor. However, if you put it under your nose and smell it, you can smell a very strong fragrance, somewhat similar to the taste of pineapple.

(2) The eating method is unique, and it is often cooked to eat

It may also be due to the poor taste of the quince, and it is generally rarely eaten raw. A long time ago, the ancients found that if this fruit is cooked to eat, the taste will be greatly improved, and its astringency will be greatly reduced. Therefore, not only in the Xinjiang region of the mainland, but also in many places abroad, it is also cooked to eat.

I believe that many friends who have been to Xinjiang have eaten local pilaf, and the pilaf in Xinjiang is a must, and the reason why it is delicious is because it will add the fruit of quince.

When locals make pilaf, they will deliberately add quince to cook together, so that the aroma of the rice is more intense, it will make people appetite open, and at the same time increase the feeling of fullness. In addition, the quince can also make jams, juices, preserved fruits, canned food, as well as candy, snacks and other foods, which are very delicious.

Another point has to be said, that is, the bland-looking quince can not only be eaten raw or cooked, it can also be medicated, and it is a fruit with high medicinal value. According to the records in the "Sea Medicine Materia Medica", quince has the effect of curing water diarrhea, intestinal deficiency, irritability and alcohol, so it has also become one of the important Chinese medicines for the Uyghur people on the mainland.

Another very magical use of this fruit in the local area is to use it as a spice.

Because the quince itself has its own fragrance, it will also have a pleasant aroma if it is planted in the yard. And the quince is very resistant to storage, the fruit also has a strong fragrance, it is picked down and placed in the kitchen is a natural air freshener, whether in the refrigerator, the cabinet is good, can help remove odor.

(3) Editor's afterword

It is a pity that even the whole body of the quince is a treasure, widely used, and it is also very suitable for development and cultivation in the arid areas of the north, but it is not well known by too many people in the market, it is a relatively unpopular fruit, and many places can not see this fruit for sale.

Therefore, the author also hopes that through this article, more people will understand it and know that it is a fruit with wide uses and good prospects for cultivation. Friends, do you know it? Ever eaten this rare fruit commonly known as "wood pear"? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!