Unconsciously, we have entered the autumn, and I feel that this year's time has passed so quickly, and the summer heat is like yesterday, and it will pass in a blink of an eye. For farmers, there is no time to sigh now, because some of the fruits in the field are already about to be harvested, and they are very busy. Chestnut is a popular snack, the market demand is high, and it has been planted by many farmers before. It's the harvest season for the chestnuts, but the heat of the chestnuts, though high, is not as high as the cone chestnut. Compared with the low price of chestnuts, the annual output of cone chestnuts is not enough to eat, and a pound can be sold for 12 yuan, and the economic value is higher.
The shape of the cone chestnut resembles a chestnut, and the color is basically the same, but the shape is different. The shape of the cone chestnut is like a small awl, one end is round, the other is pointed, and the fruit is bright and full of color, looking more delicate than the chestnut. Chestnuts are crops that can be grown in many parts of the country, but cone chestnuts are different, with only a few specific production areas. The planting area of cone chestnut in the country is 1.1 million mu, and the output is only 80,000 tons, which is only produced in the mountainous areas of Nanping in Fujian and southern Zhejiang, and the yield per mu is low, and the total output is only 4% of the chestnut.
Compared with chestnuts, the taste of cone chestnut is better, can be eaten raw, the taste is sweet, the flesh is soft and sticky, if you choose the way of sugar frying, its deliciousness will be higher. All in all, the cone chestnut is more delicious than the chestnut, and it is more suitable for sugar roasting chestnuts, but unfortunately, the annual output of the cone chestnut is only 80,000 tons, which is not enough to eat, and the supply is in short supply every year. Cone chestnut in the market is more recognized by consumers, the output is small, the price is naturally higher than the chestnut, a pound on the market can sell for 16 yuan or even higher, and the purchase price in the place of origin can reach 12 yuan a catty.
Many rural babies are no strangers to the cone chestnut, because when they were young, there were always many wild cone chestnut trees in the mountains, and in September and October, everyone would carry a small basket to pick up under the tree, when everyone rushed to go, thinking that this was a gift from nature, a rare delicacy. Nowadays, the cone chestnut has a higher market value, and seeing that it is getting hotter and hotter, everyone will take it as a treasure even more.
It's September, the cone is in season, the fruit on the tree has just ripened, and people can't wait to pick it up. Because many of them are old trees, after maturity, wait for it to fall naturally, do not have to work the tree to pick, directly on the ground to pick up. The cone chestnut that fell to the ground emits a unique aroma, if it is not picked up in time, it can always attract a lot of wild animals, so people are very active when they go to pick up the cone chestnut, they are afraid of going late, and the fruit is eaten by wild animals.
Now the cone chestnut is in season, it is also delicious, its ripening time is not very long, and there will be very little fruit in late October, now it is most suitable to pick, you can pick a pain. The cones and chestnuts picked up can be made into a variety of delicacies, and when I was a child, everyone was very anxious, choosing to eat them directly raw, soft and sticky and sweet. Adults choose to cook by fire or sugar, which is also delicious. After the cone chestnut is removed from the seed kernel, it can also be used to cook soup, and the small cone chestnut stewed chicken soup is a famous dish, the nutritional value is quite high, and it can only be eaten once a year before.
The small cone chestnut is a treasure, raw, boiled soup, or made chestnut sauce, are very delicious, at the same time, the cone chestnut also has a certain medicinal value, beneficial effect. Now the market cone chestnut is more popular than the chestnut, the price is higher, farmers grow more profits, unfortunately not suitable for all areas to grow, if there is no such restriction, it is estimated that the cone chestnut has already been on fire.