Loquat has a soft and juicy flesh, tender and sweet, and is a popular seasonal fruit in early summer. Recently, the reporter visited and found that this year's first loquat has been "fresh" on the market.
On May 16, the reporter saw in the Ledu Road Fruit Wholesale Market that the loquat the size of a duck egg had been placed in a prominent position by the stall owner. According to the boss, the loquat production areas currently on the market are mostly in Yunnan and Hainan. "This is a five-star loquat produced in Yunnan Meng, with a sweet and pleasant taste, and the price is about 16 yuan per catty."
In addition to the loquat produced in Hainan in Yunnan, the first stubble loquat in Huangyan, Zhejiang is also a hot commodity in the market. "Huangyan loquat is famous far and wide, is one of the main producing areas of loquat in the mainland, one of the varieties is very loud, called 'Da Hong Pao', currently 5 catties of about 70 yuan."
It is understood that if it is divided from the pulp, loquat can be roughly divided into two fruit systems, one is white sand loquat, and the other is red sand pipa, with a slightly different taste. The flesh of the red sand loquat is reddish, the size is larger, the taste is sweet and sour, the white sand loquat flesh is white and tender, the flesh is more delicate, and the taste is fresh and sweet. According to the boss, loquat is currently in the early stage of listing, and the price will drop when a large number of loquat is listed in late May.
Text, pictures: Song Chong
Editor: Zhou Yuwei