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Hung Tai Fresh Fruit
🚚 The Fastest Delivery Time : 2-3 day delivery.
🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：Hung Tai Fresh Fruit
🌱 About the Supplier：
Cheung Gor have worked as a chef in a hotel for many years, and I definitely have requirements for ingredients. In another runway, He engaged in fruit wholesale. In 2013, Cheung Gor just rented my own durian factory in Thailand. Winning the love of customers and scientists, there is a T Market in Tin Shui Wai that sells fruit directly and operates a neighborhood business.
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🛍 Product Information：
Yunnan Shilin Ginseng Fruit is a specialty agricultural product from Shilin Yi Autonomous County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, recognized with National Geographical Indication for Agricultural Products. Belonging to the Solanaceae family, it originates from the northern foothills of the Andes in South America (originally known as pepino or melon pear). Introduced to Shilin in 1994 from Minqin, Gansu, it has developed over more than 30 years into the world's largest commercial production and distribution base for this crop.
In mainland China, pepino were given different names at the beginning of their introduction, and many aliases appeared one after another, such as fragrant pepino, fragrant mango, golden ginseng fruit, longevity fruit, purple fragrant pepino, sweet pepino, cantaloupe pear, fragrant pear and ginseng fruit. wait. From a plant taxonomy perspective, it should be more accurately called pepino.
In 1975, Adong, the pastor of the Zhenxibao tribe in Taiwan, went to Canada to attend the World Aboriginal Conference. In order to improve the life of the tribe, he brought the pepino back to the tribe for trial planting. Since then, the pepino have been produced in Taiwan. Farmers in Penghu used to call it "Yangmei".
nutritional value
The fruit of pepino is sweet and juicy, has a refreshing fragrance, is rich in calcium and protein, has low sugar and fat content, and contains 18 kinds of trace elements necessary for the human body, such as selenium and cobalt. According to scientific measurements, each gram of fresh fruit contains 9.10 mg of calcium and 3 mg of selenium, of which selenium can improve the body's immune function.
Recommended Recipes for Ginseng Fruit from Shilin, Yunnan
Ginseng fruit from Shilin, Yunnan (also known as pepino dulce) has a crisp, juicy texture and a sweet, honey-like flavor. It's low in sugar and fat, and rich in selenium, calcium, and vitamin C. It can be eaten raw as a fruit or cooked as a vegetable. Locally, Shilin has even developed a "Ginseng Fruit Feast," using it in various ways such as frying, boiling, stir-frying, and stewing, making it a unique and healthy delicacy.
Below are some common and simple home-style recipes (mainly using the round, fruit-shaped fruit, suitable for Hong Kong/South China cooking habits):
1. Simplest: Eat raw / as fruit
Preparation: Wash thoroughly, cut in half or into chunks, peel (if the skin is thin, it can be eaten whole), like a fruit.
Taste: Sweet and juicy, with a rich honey flavor, refreshing and thirst-quenching.
Suitable for: Summer as a snack, or cut into chunks and mixed with yogurt or salads.
2. Ginseng Fruit and Pork Bone Soup / Rib Soup (A Popular Nourishing Soup)
Ingredients (Serves 3-4): 3-4 ginseng fruits, 300-500g pork tendon/ribs, 1 ear of corn, 1 carrot, 2 jujubes, a few almonds (optional: burdock root, corn), approximately 2.5-3L water.
Instructions: Blanch the pork bones to remove impurities.
Wash the ginseng fruits and cut them in half or into chunks (leaving the skin on enhances the flavor).
Place all ingredients in a pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 1.5-2 hours. Season with a little salt.
Benefits: Clears the lungs and soothes the throat, promotes saliva production and quenches thirst, supplements calcium, has a sweet and clear broth, and the ginseng fruit is soft and delicious.
Variation: Add squab or lean pork to make "Ginseng Fruit and Squab Soup," which is even more nourishing.
3. Ginseng Fruit, Tremella, Red Date, and Fresh Milk Soup (Dessert Soup)
Ingredients: 3 ginseng fruits, 1 tremella mushroom, 5-8 red dates, a few goji berries, 250ml fresh milk, rock sugar to taste.
Instructions: Soak the tremella mushroom until softened and tear into small pieces. Peel and dice the ginseng fruits.
Simmer the tremella mushroom, red dates, and ginseng fruits in water for 20 minutes.
Add fresh milk and simmer for another 2-3 minutes. Finally, add goji berries and rock sugar to taste.
Taste: Sweet and smooth, like a milkshake for a nourishing effect.
4. Stir-fry / Cold Salad (as a Vegetable)
Simple Stir-fry: Slice the ginseng fruits and stir-fry quickly with green and red bell peppers, lean meat, or cured meat. Season with a little minced garlic and oyster sauce. Sweet and refreshing, similar to stir-fried cucumber but more fragrant.
Cold Salad: Slice thinly, add minced garlic, vinegar, a little chili oil, and sesame oil, and mix well. Crisp and appetizing. 5. Shilin Ginseng Fruit Feast Inspiration (Advanced)
Shilin boasts over 28 creative dishes, such as:
Ginseng Fruit Fried Chicken Nuggets (coated in flour and fried until crispy, drizzled with sweet sauce).
Steamed Fish or Stewed Ribs with Ginseng Fruit.
Stir-fried with Cured Meat, Steamed with Stuffed Fillings, etc., all are visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious.
These dishes highlight the sweet and juicy characteristics of ginseng fruit, are simple to make, and healthy. If you have specific taste preferences (such as vegetarian or sugar-free), you can adjust the recipe accordingly! Remember to share your thoughts after trying any of these dishes~ 😊
🔅 Remark：
🍎 Preserve fruits
1. Fruits especially with softer skin, if packaged, should be placed in the cold box in the original package;
2. Organic fruits are more prone to spoilage if they have water droplets. Put the fruits in a ventilated place to dry or wipe off the water vapor, then wrap the fruits in slightly damp newspaper and put them in a plastic bag before refrigerating. ;
3. Organic fruits do not use preservatives or special treatments. fruits are generally stored for three to five days in room temperature only, should be kept in fridge. Some fruits e.g. papaya will decompose enzymes, so they should be eaten as soon as possible.
🍏 How to wash fruits
Special attention: Fruits are best soaked in the water to remove residual pesticides (this is organic farm, but will have, but not chemical, except to Re-generative Farm). It is recommended to use our vegetables and vegetables environmentally friendly cleaner
Dish Drops for 3 to 5 minutes to eliminate residuals Sand and organic pesticide.
1. Wash fruits before eating to keep them fresh;
2. It is not advisable to soak the fruits for too long, and they should be washed first and then cut to avoid the loss of vitamins;
3. Washing fruits with dilute salt water or Dish Drop can easily remove vegetable insects;
4. Cut fruits 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 eat after cutting, to avoid the loss of vitamins due to air oxidation.
