Description
🚚 The fastest delivery time : 2-day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Origin : Our partner at Yunnan Organic Planting Base
🔖 Certification : IFOAM / Canada / China Organic Certified
🌱 Producer introduction : Organic certification by China and Canada; in 2016, all pesticide residues in a random inspection by the Consumer Council were zero (Refer to our supplier introduction:
https://www.healthyexpress.hk/pages/yunnan-kunming-organic-vegetables
Yunnan Kunming Organic Vegetable Farm is located in the Dianyuan Wind Valley Reserve, Panlong District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, where the soil is fertile and the water source is clean; the environmental management requirements in the area are strict. Taking into account the ecological environment and economic development, the farm strictly abides by organic standards and has no agricultural pollution. The organic vegetables grown in the reserve are particularly sweet and delicious.
The unique climate of Yunnan
Yunnan has a good climate and plenty of sunshine. The average temperature is 14.9°C, the highest temperature is 31.5°C, and the lowest temperature is -7.8°C; the rainy season is mainly concentrated in May to September; the relative humidity is 76%. The altitude of the plateau in Panlong District is about 1891m, which gradually decreases from north to south in a step-like manner. The altitude between 1500 and 2800m is most suitable for planting diversified vegetables.
Get double certification
Because the certification standards in China and Hong Kong are different and uneven. In view of this, Mr. Feng, who attaches great importance to personal integrity and integrity, hopes to gain the recognition and trust of consumers. Organic vegetables in Kunming, Yunnan have obtained double certification: domestic organic certification and Canadian organic certification.
In 2016, all the pesticide residues in the Consumer Council's random inspection were zero; after many years of random inspection by our customers, there was no residual pesticide.
🌾 Harvesting : All seasons around
🛍 Product Information :
Nutritional value: Lemon is rich in vitamin C and citric acid, which has a good whitening effect.
Cooking method: Lemons are suitable for flushing, used for marinating meat, and can also be used to make jams and desserts. Lemon juice can be used for flavoring.
Special attention: Lemony is cold, and patients with chronic enteritis should not drink lemonade. Lemonade is also not suitable for drinking with milk.
#basic introduction
It is the fruit of the rutaceae plant lemon. Sweet and sour, slightly warm in nature. Lemon juice can help digestion, increase appetite, and have the effects of quenching thirst, soothing qi, and calming the mind. Lemon is rich in organic acids and vitamin C, which can inhibit the formation of melanin and prevent skin pigmentation, avoid the formation of freckles and have a whitening effect. In addition, its rich vitamin B content promotes healthy skin tissue, especially the oral mucosa.
Variety
There are dozens of varieties, the more famous ones are:
(1) Eureka, native to Italy, cultivated in Sichuan, China, medium fruit shape, yellow skin, yellow-green flesh, tender and juicy;
(2) Lisbon, native to Portugal, has a large fruit shape, a yellow peel with milky protrusions, a greenish-white pulp, and a strong sour taste;
(3) Villa Franca;
(4) Genoa, which has been introduced into China for cultivation.
How to buy
Choose lemons with smooth, soft peels and bright colors.
storage method
It can be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.
#* Taboo crowd
Appropriate: suitable for patients with hypertension, myocardial infarction, weak spleen and stomach, nephrolithiasis, dry mouth and tongue.
Avoid: In view of the extremely sour taste of lemon, the acid can generate heat, so people with fever, gastric ulcer, hyperacidity, peptic ulcer, dental caries, cholecystitis, gallstones, and whooping cough should not eat. In addition, it is contraindicated in patients with excessive phlegm, weak gas, toothache and diabetes.
#*Food compatibility
appropriate:
1. Lemon juice and seafood: Lemon juice with strong acidity can kill bacteria in most seafood within 15 minutes, so it is suitable to eat with seafood.
2. Lemon and honey: Eating together is very effective in treating bronchitis and nasopharyngitis.
3. Lemon and sugar: Both are cooked together, which have the effect of quenching thirst, appetizing, and tocolytic.
4. Lemon and ginger: Decoction of the two together can regulate Qi inversion and vomiting.
Against:
1. Lemon juice and carrots: The vitamin C-decomposing enzymes in carrots can easily destroy vitamin C in lemons, thereby reducing its nutritional content.
2. Lemon and milk: Lemon contains fruit acid, which combines with the protein in milk to form an indigestible coagulation substance, which stimulates the stomach and causes diarrhea.
Cooking tips
Because the pulp and juice taste extremely sour and slightly bitter, they are not suitable for direct consumption. They should be extracted and processed into beverages, sliced and brewed with black tea, or processed into jams.
The most suitable for making orange peel lemons, the skin is thicker, and the stewed lemon sauce will not be too thin.
🥘 Recipe introduction:
Stewed Lemon with Rock Sugar and Citrus Peel
Material: 350-400 grams of rock sugar, 4-5 grams of dried tangerine peel, about 250 grams of lemon (1-2 pcs)
Production Method:
- Soak the dried tangerine peel, scrape off the white pulp, and cut it into shreds.
- Rinse the lemons under running water to remove dust from the skins, then dry them with kitchen paper. Slice or quarter the lemon, remove the seeds, and set aside.
- Prepare the stew pot, wash and dry. Lemon slices/horns and rock sugar are built into the stew pot in an interlayer. Finally, spread the dried tangerine peel on the top layer.
- Cover the stew pot and simmer for 8-10 hours.
- Stewed lemonade with rock sugar and dried tangerine peel can be stored in a sterilized glass bottle at room temperature or in the refrigerator. When you want to drink, you can dilute it with an appropriate amount of water according to your preference.
Lemon Job's Tears Drink
Christine @ Easy Recipes
#christinesrecipes
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 3 to 4 people
Material:
- 50g raw barley
- 20g cooked barley
- 4 candied dates
- Water (6 measuring cups) 1½ liters
- 4 to 6 lemon slices
Method:
Rinse raw and cooked barley with water and drain.
Pour water into a deep pot, add raw barley, cooked barley and candied dates, bring to a boil over high heat, turn to medium-low heat, and cook for about 30 to 45 minutes.
After cooling slightly, add lemon slices and serve. Or store it in the refrigerator and add lemon slices when you need to drink it.
hint:
Cool the boiled barley water and add lemon slices, which will retain more vitamin C.
The raw barley is slightly cool, add an appropriate amount of cooked barley to balance. Both are available in herbal or grocery stores.
Candied dates are naturally sweet and delicious. You can also substitute a moderate amount of raw sugar. Or drink it with honey after cooking.
#Remarks
The sour taste can easily cause nausea, and those with gastrointestinal problems should not eat more. The peel of lemon can be used medicinally.
Supply Season : July to March
Cantonese Dietary Recipe: 
English CookPad：
Harvest Season: July to January
