Huaiyuan Pomegranate [Anhui Huaiyuan Specialty]

What is Huaiyuan pomegranate? Authentic Anhui Huaiyuan specialty: Huaiyuan pomegranate

Content summary:Do you want to know what Huaiyuan pomegranate is? This article is a detailed introduction to the specialty of Huaiyuan, Anhui Province - Huaiyuan Pomegranate. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Huaiyuan Pomegranate. The full text takes about 11 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Huaiyuan Pomegranate and its nutritional value? What are the product characteristics of Huaiyuan pomegranate? How did the history of Huaiyuan pomegranate come about? Wait

Basic Introduction of Huaiyuan Pomegranate

Huaiyuan Pomegranate has a long history of cultivation. Anhui Baofeng Nursery has excellent quality and has long been renowned. It is said that Huaiyuan Pomegranate has been planted since the Tang Dynasty and has been recorded in official history since the Qing Dynasty. The Huaiyuan County Annals record: "Pomegranate is the most abundant fruit in the city, surpassing the tribute pomegranate of Caozhou. Red flowers and red seeds, white flowers and white seeds, and jade seed pomegranate are particularly good." It can be seen that Huaiyuan Pomegranate has formed a unique local characteristic for a long time, and has won praise from Chinese and foreign people for its bright colors, upright fruit shape, crystal clear seeds, and beautiful flavor. Huaiyuan pomegranate is exported to Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom, Romania and other countries, and introduced to countries such as the former Soviet Union and Bulgaria

There are many varieties of pomegranate in Huaiyuan, with a preliminary count of 13, divided into two major groups: white flowers and red flowers. There is only one type of white pomegranate - white pomegranate, with white flowers, white seeds, and white seeds. There are two types of red flower varieties: ornamental varieties and edible varieties: ornamental varieties include the Thousand Layer Pomegranate, which has large and multi petal flowers, and ornamental varieties such as the Small Pomegranate, which is suitable for potted cultivation and is also known as the Sea Pomegranate; There are two systems for edible varieties: pink skin and green skin. There are four varieties belonging to the pink skin system: pink skin, green pink skin, fire gourd, and banana. They have bright skin, mature early, and average quality. The green skin system includes six varieties: jade seed, agate seed, big nut, two nut, green skin, thin skin rough, etc. Generally speaking, their skin color is light green, they mature later, and their quality is better

Huaiyuan pomegranate is well-known and has long been renowned. Not only does it have the advantages of pomegranates from different regions, but it also has its unique features. Thin skin, large grain size (up to 71.4 grams per 100 grains), high sugar content (up to 17%), and low acid content (as low as 0.4%). Its jade seeds and agate seeds are soft and edible, making them treasures among durians

Huaiyuan pomegranate has a bright color, with a red and yellow white skin, covered in a red halo, and has a green luster, like jade carved with grease, which is a remarkable sight. Huaiyuan pomegranates are famous both domestically and internationally for their jade seeds, agate seeds, red agate, large and beautiful fruits such as Dabenzi, Erbenzi, and Qingpi, as well as their vibrant pink skin, red gourd, and beautiful banana. There are three white pomegranates with white flowers, white seeds, and white seeds, as well as a thousand layered pomegranate with large and beautiful flowers

Huaiyuan pomegranate has a long-standing reputation. During the Qing Dynasty, it was already well-known in the north and south. In the soil product volume of the "Huaiyuan County Annals" compiled during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, it was recorded that "durians are the most abundant fruit in the city, surpassing the tribute durians from Caozhou. Red flowers and red seeds, white flowers and white seeds, and jade seed durians are particularly good." After the liberation, Huaiyuan pomegranate also spread across the sea and became famous in other towns. According to the initial draft of the Huaiyuan County Annals in 1960, Huaiyuan pomegranates were exported to Southeast Asia, Europe, and other places. Among them, it was quite popular in the London market in 1958. The Soviet Union, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and other countries also introduced it due to its reputation. As for the introductions from various regions in China, there are countless examples

Huaiyuan pomegranate flourished in the Qing Dynasty. According to legend, there are pomegranate gardens scattered throughout Jingshan, Tushan, Dahongshan, and Pingyashan, covering an area of over 5000 acres with as many as 250000 plants and an annual output of around 2 million catties. During the ripe season of pomegranates, merchants from the north and south gather in Huaiyuan, carrying cars and boats, which is very prosperous and busy

The Huaiyuan pomegranate can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty according to existing records. During the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Weishu, a native of Shangcai, was serving as a censor. While traveling in Huaiyuan, he wrote the poem "Climbing the Mountain in Nine Days":

The spring water is fine and the glass is blue, and the durians are newly covered in agate red. The sunset is halfway up the mountain, and the string tube is played. This is a once-in-a-century event