Xindu red melon seeds, also known as "eight-step red melon seeds" and "Hezhou red melon seeds", are specialties of Babu District of Hezhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and are also the national geographical indications for agricultural products. According to the China Specialties Association, Xindu red melon seeds are known for their bright appearance, uniform and full of particles, crystal clear seeds, fragrant and sweet, crisp and delicious, pure, long-hidden and not fading, not easy to become moldy insects.
Xindu red melon seeds are rich in nutrients, rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids and calcium, zinc, selenium and multivitamins, with a protein content of ≥36.4%, calcium content of ≥516 mg/kg, magnesium content of ≥263 mg/kg, zinc content of ≥93.5 mg/kg, selenium content of ≥0.0160 mg/kg, vitamin E≥ 9.60 mg/100 g, vitamin B1≥0.16 mg/100 g, unsaturated fatty acids of 30.41% to 31.45%, water content of ≤5% It has the functions of raw jin, digestion and lung nourishment.
It is understood that the melon that makes Xindu red melon seeds is a melon that specializes in eating seeds, and the shape of watermelon is very similar, smaller, and Xindu people call it "local melon". When the leaves of the melon turn yellow, the stalk dries up and falls off, and the skin of the melon turns dark green, the red melon seeds ripen. Red melon seeds pay attention to picking now, the picked melon, cut open, pocket, take out the melon seeds. The melon heart is milky white and soft, and the red melon seeds grow interlaced around the melon heart, like a ruby to be excavated, and the size and color look extremely full. After digging out the melon seeds, wash them several times with water to remove the stickiness and unformed melon seeds from the melon seeds. After many times of cleaning, the melon seeds are shiny and shiny, and the particles are full, and the red melon seeds can be evenly spread on the dustpan to dry. After drying, the red melon seeds are dried for 4 to 5 hours in the middle of summer, and the original color of the red melon seeds solidifies on the skin of the melon seeds, and the dark red glow can be sealed and stored in a bag or jar in a cool place.
During the Spring Festival, watch TV to pass the time, chat and take a handful, you can see the "figure" of melon seeds everywhere, which can be described as "the first snack of the people". If the red melon seeds are properly stored, they will not fade for a long time, do not grow insects, and do not mildew, and are deeply loved by the people of Hezhou and even outsiders and the people of the world. Because the color of red melon seeds is very pleasing, so during the New Year's Festival, or when the wedding feast is festive, the red melon seeds have become a good product for people to entertain relatives and friends and give gifts. Friends, Guangxi Hezhou specialty "Xindu red melon seeds", red color, crisp and delicious, long hidden without fading, have you eaten?
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