Description
🚚 The fastest delivery time : 2-3 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.
Dianyuan Fengzhigu Reserve, Panlong District, Yunnan
Yunnan has a unique climate, and the four seasons are like spring. The varieties are selected from local pests and viruses that are resistant to viruses and easy to grow. Therefore, different from the local organic breeding in Hong Kong, the quality is plump and firm.
Harvest season in Hong Kong : From December to March, farms generally do not have harvests on other days. When there are harvests in Hong Kong, we will provide local organic products, giving consumers a natural choice!
Refer to our supplier introduction:
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: Cucumber is rich in water, which can quench thirst and replenish the water lost by the body; it contains vitamin C, which can inhibit the conversion of sugars into fat, and is regarded as one of the diet foods.
Cooking method:Cucumber diced can be stewed, or pickled sauerkraut, mostly eaten raw in salad or mixed vegetable plate.
📍Special attention:
The rind of cucumbers on the market will be shiny, and the manufacturers have waxed them to avoid rot. They must be thoroughly washed before eating, and can be scalded with boiling water when eaten raw. Since small amounts of valuable components are mainly found in cucumber rinds, they should be washed and eaten with them.
Even this variety of cucumber is a summer crop, it belongs to the cool crop. Now even the Yunnan side is affected by abnormal weather. The average temperature in summer is 25 to 30 degrees, and the cucumber has a chance to become bitter. The bitterness comes from "cucurbitacin". Is cucurbitacin poisonous? According to the food safety information of the Taiwan Council of Agriculture, in fact, cucurbit crops generally contain very small amounts of "cucurbitacin", which can easily cause diarrhea if eaten too much.
Cucumbers are high in moisture (96%), have a limited shelf life and are sensitive to cold. Do not store it below 12 degrees Celsius or it may become soft, spotty and rotten. It is recommended to soak in Dish Drops, our recommended green and vegetable cleaner, for 3 to 5 minutes to eliminate residual pesticides.
☘️ Preserve vegetables
1. Leafy vegetables and softer vegetables, if packaged, should be placed in the cold box in the original package;
2. Vegetables bought in bulk are more prone to spoilage if they have water droplets. Put the vegetables in a ventilated place to dry or wipe off the water vapor, then wrap the vegetables in slightly damp newspaper and put them in a plastic bag before refrigerating. ;
3. The longer the vegetables are stored, the less fresh they become, and the nutrition will be reduced, so they should be eaten as soon as possible.
☘️ How to wash vegetables
1. Wash vegetables before cooking to keep them fresh;
2. It is not advisable to soak the vegetables for too long, and they should be washed first and then cut to avoid the loss of vitamins;
3. Washing vegetables with dilute salt water or Dish Drop can easily remove vegetable insects;
4. Cut vegetables with a stainless steel knife to reduce vitamin loss;
5. Vegetable leaves contain a lot of nutrients, so you should avoid shredding, chopping or grinding the leaves;
6. Immediately after cutting, the pot should be placed in the pot to avoid the loss of vitamins due to air oxidation.
English CookPad： 
HK Harvest Season: April to October
