Red beans are born in the south of the country to send a few branches, since ancient times red beans are also called acacia beans, I happened to see a small grain of wild fruit in the shape of a red heart for acacia fruit, and thought it was a red bean, and it turned out to be two completely different things under a closer look.
Originally, the botanical name of this botanical candy was Lonicera fragrantissima subsp. standishi, which is homophonic to crotch fruit. There are also names such as "right to put the fruit", "April red", "love fruit", "acacia fruit", "heart-shaped cherry" and so on. It is one of the earliest plants in the flowering period, blooming almost at the same time as the plum blossoms, and it is still very fragrant. The flowering period can last for about a month. In addition, it is rich in calcium, sweet and seedless, so it is known as the first wild fruit of spring.
Bitter candy belongs to wild varieties, it seems that there is no artificial cultivation for the time being, mainly distributed in most areas of the mainland, especially in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and other provinces and regions! It grows at an altitude of 100-2000 meters above sea level (up to 2700 meters in western Sichuan) in the sunny slope forests, shrubs or beside streams, and is also occasionally distributed in Jiangsu, Hubei, and Guizhou.
In the south, it usually begins to bear fruit in March and ripens around mid-April, while in the north, bitter sweets begin to bear fruit a little later, around April and only ripen in May.
It seems that spring is not only a good time to pick roses, but also a good time to pick fruits!
However, according to the situation shared by friends who have eaten, they may not pick fruits from the same period, and some feel that although they are sweet, they should not eat more, and if they eat more, they will be bitter. Some people think that sweet is very delicious. 看来采摘的时候可以先尝尝看是不是自己能接受的口味。
There is a good saying, there will be a market if there is demand, and now the figure of bitter candy can also be seen in some fruit stores, but it is not called bitter candy or acacia fruit, but called "fitness fruit", which is the name of starting from the nutritional aspect, and sure enough, the business is more able to speculate on the psychology!
However, whether you pick or buy it, you need to do it in moderation, and it is said that bitter candy is not resistant to preservation due to its thin skin and high sugar content, and it likes to attract mosquitoes and ants, so you must choose the right place when keeping it.
If you want to eat bitter sweets, would you rather pick the natural freshness by yourself or go to the fruit store and spend money to buy it?
最 后提醒：采野需谨慎，需要注意周围环境，也要确认自己采的东西是对的。
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