At the end of August, the pink lotus was listed on the market and the public tasted it

Wuhan Evening News (reporter Pan Lu) At the end of August, the weather in Wuhan was still hot, and a high-end fresh supermarket had powder lotus for sale. In the past, pink lotus had to wait for autumn and winter, but now it is listed in August? The reporter visited supermarkets, chain fresh stores and wet markets to find the secret of the early listing of pink lotus.

A pound of powder lotus in a high-end supermarket is equivalent to about 10 yuan, which is slightly more expensive than the price of powder lotus in autumn and winter. In the Houhu Fresh Vegetable Farm, the reporter interviewed a number of stall owners, and the reply was: "Now all the lotuses are sold, stir-fried vegetables, how can there be powdered lotuses simmered in soup?" ”

The high-end fresh supermarket listed at the end of August is the target of CaiDian lotus, in early September, the reporter saw the Honghu powder lotus listed in a national fresh supermarket chain, and the price was also about 10 yuan per kilogram.

Why is there a powder root at the end of August? The reporter visited the Vegetable Research Institute of Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where the selection and promotion of new varieties of lotus roots began in the early 1980s, and more than 10 new varieties of lotus roots have been selected and bred so far, and the planting coverage rate in the country has reached more than 85%. Huang Xinfang, a second-level post expert, said after seeing the lotus brought by the reporter that caidian lotus should be No. 9 Elian, and the chain fresh Honghu lotus is a product of the local leading enterprise Huagui Group, and the lotus in the two places is a new variety of new varieties planted in cooperation with the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

When does lotus root turn pink? Huang Xinfang experts said that in theory, the best time to appreciate the powder lotus is at the end of October and the beginning of November. At that time, the lotus leaves withered, after full photosynthesis, the temperature difference between day and night in autumn changed greatly, which was conducive to the full deposition of starch in the lotus, so the lotus would be powdered.

Of course, the powder lotus that was listed in August is also true. The lotus root of the high-end fresh supermarket is Elian No. 9, which belongs to the early and medium-ripe varieties, and the size is very popular, and it has been promoted in Caidian in the past two years, stir-frying and simmering soup. As for the Honghu lotus that is listed in the national chain of fresh food, there are two kinds, one is the authentic Elian No. 8, the absolute simmered soup powder lotus, and the other is the improved variety of the Chucheng wild lotus, which grows relatively slender.

In addition, the lotus seeds planted in ponds with rich organic matter and high nutrient content in silt ponds will also become powdered in advance, but this yield is unstable and the origin is also uncertain.

Zeng Xiangming, the person in charge of planting in Honghu Huagui Group, told reporters that the group and the Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences have cooperated to promote new varieties for many years. The pink lotus currently listed in early September is Elian No. 8. Liu Yanchun, owner of the Caidian Green Ark Agricultural Products Professional Cooperative, said that the lotus root in the high-end supermarket at the end of August was the home-grown Elian No. 9.

Growers said that the powder lotus can be stably supplied at present, but the shipment is still not large, and it will not be able to fully "shop" in the vegetable market until the end of October, and the price will definitely fall by at least half.

Source: Wuhan Evening News