There is a kind of fruit, the calyx part looks like the mouth of a chicken, the shell of the fruit is full of burrs, and it is a chicken head, so the name of this fruit is also called "chicken head fruit".
Chicken head fruit is a mature seed kernel of the mustard fruit, is an annual aquatic herb of the water lily family, mainly produced in The hometown of China's mustard fruit, Jiangxi Yugan, other Jiangsu, Anhui and other places are also planted, is a natural pollution-free green food.
Generally around the Mid-Autumn Festival, when the chicken head fruit is ripe and marketed, as long as the chicken head fruit after picking is peeled off the strange skin on the outside, you can see the green and green small fruits like pomegranates inside, and then peel these small fruits, which is the "chicken head rice" that can be eaten.
Chicken head fruit is very nutritious, containing protein, starch, sugar, calcium, phosphorus iron, niacin, vitamin C, vitamin B and other substances. Fresh chicken head fruit can be eaten raw or can be used to make a variety of sweet soups, with lilies, shrimp and other stir-frying, in the streets of Nanjing, Suzhou, the most common way to make chicken head rice is sugar water.
The taste of chicken head fruit is similar to that of diamond horn, people who like to eat it think it is delicious, people who don't like it think it is ordinary, but how to say it is good, in the eyes of the older generation, it is a good thing. Chicken head fruit can be made into a variety of medicinal diets, has the effect of nourishing and strong, replenishing the qi, appetizing and quenching thirst, etc., and most of them are sold for more than 60 yuan a catty in pharmacies. According to modern related medical science journals, chicken head fruit also has anti-cancer, enhance immunity, and prolong life.
Chicken head fruit ripens around the Mid-Autumn Festival, and many people will buy them to entertain and give gifts to relatives and friends. In Yugan, Jiangxi, chicken head fruit has developed from the past scattered trading to collective processing and wholesale operation; from the past single grain sales to the seed and kernel sales; from the past seasonal production, to the packaging, freezing perennial marketing. The price is also climbing year by year, and now the price of each kilogram of chicken head rice on the market is about 100 yuan, and the prospect is broad.
Chicken head fruit is suitable for growing in ponds, lakes, swamps, the bottom soil is preferably loose, medium fertile slime, sandy streams and large acidic polluted ponds are not suitable for planting. Farmers who encounter planting and breeding problems can consult experts on the cloud breeding platform, which is the world's largest agricultural technology Q&A website. It brings together tens of thousands of experts in planting and farming, and every question raised is answered within 2 minutes.
Due to the thorns all over the body, the harvest is very difficult, and it is generally only harvested 1-2 times a year, and harvested between September and October when the skin is reddish brown. When the planting area is small and the manpower is sufficient, it can be harvested with maturity, and the harvested one is hammered with a wooden stick and other objects, and the seeds are removed, the hard shell is removed, and the sun is dried. The fruit can also be stacked on the ground, and after the peel is decomposed, it is washed and dried, and then the hull is removed and dried.
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