Sha tin grapefruit: The first of the four famous grapefruit, it is also the largest grapefruit variety in China. Sha tin grapefruit was originally known as sheep's forehead seed. The name given by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty was listed as a tribute.
Legend has it that in the old days, Xia Jigang, who was an official in Shatian Village, Rong County, brought back two Yang core seedlings, planted on the fertile soil by the pond, and asked his family to take good care of them, yang cores were originally sour and astringent, in order to change the quality of the fruit, after painstaking cultivation, finally cultivated into crisp, tender, sweet, honey and delicious fruit.
In 1771, the Qianlong Emperor tasted sha tin grapefruit from Shatian Village, Songshan Town, Rong County, and praised its delicious taste, so he gave this fruit the name "Shatian Grapefruit". This is where the name "Sha Tin Grapefruit" comes from. By 2021, the name of the fruit given by the historical emperor will be used for 250 years.
Grapefruit flowers
Sha Tin grapefruit belongs to the pure sweet grapefruit species, compared to other grapefruit, the water is relatively small, the taste is very sweet, there are not too many impurities, crisp and no slag.
Because grapefruit belongs to the post-ripe fruit, when it is just picked, there is not much moisture, and the sweetness is insufficient, it needs a sedimentation process, and it needs to be stored in a dry and cool ventilation place for about 15 days or more after picking, in order to convert sugar to the "edible period", the longer the storage time, the sweeter the sweetness, the more water. The general optimal storage time is 1-4 months
How to choose ShaTin grapefruit?
1, look: a good grapefruit shape should be the upper tip and lower width, that is, the grapefruit neck is shorter, and the bottom of the fruit body is wide and flat, like a tumbler or a drop-shaped best. Ripe Shatin grapefruit has a slightly dark orange-yellow hue, preferably a gourd-shaped or pear-shaped fruit with a short neck on the peduncle, and most of the smooth fruits are thin-skinned and have a sweet and crisp flesh. On the contrary, the peduncle is tall, the oil cells are rough and hard, most of them are thick-skinned, hard or wood-bolted, and the taste is poor, which is not suitable for consumption.
2, sweep: when selecting, the same volume of grapefruit, weighed by hand, the heavier ones are thin skin, sweet and crisp flesh, good taste, light is poor.
3, pinch and smell: slightly stored grapefruit, lightly pinch the fruit by hand, the fruit hand induction is slightly soft and elastic, while the peel can smell sweet smell; if the peel oil cells, the less irritating the smell, the sweeter the flavor of such a fruit.
When is Sha tin grapefruit on the market: Sha Tin grapefruit is a medium-ripe variety, flowering around April, mid-November is the best harvest period, picking time is mid-to-late November to early December, although it has been listed around the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the Sha Tin grapefruit before the Mid-Autumn Festival is not ripe and not delicious, and is generally used for sacrifice
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