The Story of Tangerine Peel 5, What is Tangerine Peel made of

In this year's first "Xinhui Chen Pi Huang" competition, there are two "Chen Pi Queens" who belong to the same person - Tan Guoquan, who has been operating Chen Pi for more than 30 years, what kind of story does he have with Chen Pi? Our reporter visited this veteran of the tangerine peel industry.

Walking into Uncle Quan's shop, we smelled the fragrance of tangerine peel, boxes and boxes of tangerine peel filled the storefront, and some old tangerine peels were sealed in glass bottles by Uncle Quan.

Regarding the fact that he can have two copies of old tangerine peel at the same time, Uncle Quan, who is 62 years old this year, is proud to say that he really met a bosom friend this time. The two award-winning tangerine peels were left over from planting mandarins when he was a child, and for Uncle Quan, they contain not only economic value, but also a deeper impact on his life.

"Queen Tangerine Peel" holder Tan Guoquan "Tangerine peel is very important to me in my life, tangerine peel has fed me for a lifetime, from the first time I came out (work) to now retire to the tangerine peel. ”

Since 1973, Uncle Quan began to engage in the export and sales of tangerine peel in the then supply and marketing cooperative. In 1997, Uncle Quan opened this tangerine peel shop. Uncle Quan said that although the store is small, every piece of tangerine peel sold is made by him personally, from selecting the peel to drying the peel, and then selling it to customers, every link is full of love for tangerine peel.

When I was busy, I had to run several towns a day to choose the peel, and when I was tired, I fell asleep lying in the pile of tangerine peels.

The queen of tangerine peel "holder Tan Guoquan" is very hard every year, either don't do it, do it day and night, process tangerine peel must pick a good weather before it can be processed, peel out the tangerine peel first to be placed in the sun for two or three hours, and then call the workers to turn it over after it is soft, and spread it out one by one to dry. ”

For decades, Chen Pi and Uncle Quan have had a lifelong relationship, and no matter when, it is these tangerine peels that are most worried in my heart. Whenever I see that the tangerine peel I dried by myself is affirmed, and the regular customer keeps looking back, it is the greatest satisfaction for this tangerine peel person.

The "Holder of Tangerine Peel Queen" Tan Guoquan "The guests are particularly fond of the old tangerine peel, and they are a little reluctant to sell it, but I feel very happy. ”

Now, Uncle Quan handed over the tangerine peel shop he founded to his daughter to take care of, but he still insists on going to the store every day, not forgetting to see these old friends of his, brewing a cup of tangerine peel tea, savoring the fragrance of tangerine peel, and reminiscing about his past with tangerine peel.

Xinhui's famous specialty, Xinhui tangerine peel, is the dried peel of the big red mandarin produced by Xinhui. Because it has high medicinal value, and is a traditional spice and seasoning, it has always enjoyed a high reputation. As early as the Song Dynasty, it has become one of the "wide goods" in the north and south, and is currently sold all over the country and in the South Seas, the Americas and other regions.

Citrus peel is stored for as long as possible, so it is called "tangerine peel", tangerine peel is better produced in Guangdong, and it is specially called "Guang tangerine peel" in history, which is different from that produced in other provinces. The traditional Chinese medicine "Erchen Tang" prescribed by the great physician Ye Tianshi of the Qing Dynasty is especially written as "Xinhuipi". Because it is not produced by the new club, its medicinal effect is far inferior, and it lacks fragrance and paralyzes the mouth.

i.e. bitter and spicy). Therefore, Xinhui tangerine peel ** is higher, and the skin is more expensive than meat.

It is said that Xinhui tangerine peel is shipped to various parts of the north, and after passing through Lingnan, its flavor is more aromatic. There were overseas Chinese who took Xinhui tangerine peel out of the country by boat, and when the boat arrived in the Pacific Ocean, the fragrance was overflowing and could not be concealed. Xinhui tangerine peel exudes a fragrant fragrance, which is its unique quality.

The preliminary test results of the drug inspection department showed that due to the differences in soil conditions, cultivation techniques and farmland microclimate, although the shape and tissue structure of the tangerine peel produced in Xinhui and the tangerine peel transplanted from other places were similar, the components and taste of the volatile oil were very different. Therefore, the medicinal and flavoring effects are very different.

Citrus peel.

Tangerine peel is made from citrus peel. Tangerine peel is a citrus peel that has been placed for a long time, and its complete definition is the dry peel made of the peel of the fruit citrus after drying. This kind of peel can be stored for a long time if it is kept dry, so it is called tangerine peel.

It can be seen that fresh citrus peel is not the same as tangerine peel.

Not only that, not all fresh citrus peels can be made into tangerine peels, only mature citrus peels can be made into tangerine peels. Moreover, the quality of tangerine peel is relatively good, and there are very strict requirements for the time of taking the peel, and the citrus peel is made in some places, and the pulp is still a little short of ripe with the royal ripeness, and it is generally not edible.

And the quality of tangerine peel is relatively good, there are very strict requirements for the time of taking the peel, some places do citrus peel, the flesh is still a little short of ripe, generally not edible, unripe peel, there is another name for the peel, called green peel.

How to preserve tangerine peel:

1. Sealed bag, it is recommended to put a hemp cotton bag canvas bag first, and then cover the sealed bag, which can increase the oxygen content in the sealed bag, and secondly, it can reduce the sealed bag being cut by tangerine peel and breathable. For tangerine peel, the aging effect of using sacks and cotton bags is better.

2. Glass bottles, more glass bottles are used at home in daily life, and its advantages are ornamental and sealing, which is convenient for daily observation of the condition of tangerine peel, and the disadvantage is poor air permeability and slow aging.

3. Iron drums and cans have good sealing and moisture-proof properties, as well as good shading and fragrance retention, and are also containers used more in daily households; But again, the aging effect is relatively slow. Before putting it in a metal can, make sure that the tangerine peel is dry. When stored in an iron can, you can hide a cotton paper (paper towel) to cover the tangerine peel and the bottom of the barrel, which has a certain moisture absorption effect.

Tangerine peel, aliases: orange peel, Guilao, red peel, yellow orange peel, orange peel, Xinhui peel, orange peel, orange peel. It is the ripe peel of the rutaceae plant orange and its cultivated variety.

A small evergreen tree or shrub cultivated in hills, low mountains, along rivers and lakes or in plains. It is distributed in various regions south of the Yangtze River. From October to December, when the fruit is ripe, the limb is lifted, the peel is peeled, and it is dried in the shade or ventilated.

When peeling, cut into 3 to 4 pieces. Tangerine peel medicinal materials are divided into "tangerine peel" and "guangchen peel". Tangerine peel:

It is often peeled into several petals, connected at the base, and some are irregular sheets, 1 4 mm thick. The outer surface is orange-red or reddish-brown, with fine wrinkles and concave punctate oil chambers; The inner surface is pale yellowish-white, rough, with yellowish-white or yellowish-brown tendoned vascular bundles. The texture is slightly hard and brittle.

It is fragrant, pungent and bitter in taste. Mandarin peel: often 3 petals are connected, the shape is neat, the thickness is uniform, about lmm. The dot-shaped oil chamber is large, transparent and clear to the light. The texture is softer.

Clinical application. 1. It is used for chest and abdominal distension and other symptoms. Orange peel is dispersed and warm, the smell is fragrant, it is long in regulating qi, and can enter the spleen and lungs, so it can not only disperse lung qi suppression, but also can carry out qi widening, and is used for lung qi stagnation, chest and diaphragm stagnation, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, belly and abdomen distension and other symptoms.

It is often used in combination with wood incense and citrus aurantium.

2. It is used for dampness resistance, abdominal distension, loose stools, diarrhea, phlegm and cough. Orange peel is bitter, warm, dry and damp and can strengthen the spleen and qi, so it is often used for dampness resistance, abdominal distension and stuffiness, loose stools and other symptoms, and can be used with Atractylodes atractylodes and Magnolia bark. It is also good at dampness, frankness and phlegm, and is a common medicine for treating damp phlegm and coughing, and is used together with Banxia and Poria cocos.

Tangerine peel is made from citrus peel.

On the premise of ensuring the integrity of the citrus peel, the orange peel is left by removing the pulp, and it can be called tangerine peel after drying and storing for more than three years. Xinhui tangerine peel is of better quality and can be used to make small green mandarin Pu'er tea, which neutralizes the mellow nature of citrus peel and ripe tea, and has a more unique style.

Tangerine peel is also known as orange peel, not all orange peel can be made into tangerine peel, and tangerine peel in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Fujian is the best. The longer the tangerine peel is dried, the higher the value of the tangerine peel. Changhu.

Selection of tangerine peel:

The color of tangerine peel, generally speaking, the lighter color of the tangerine peel is shorter, while the darker color of the tangerine peel is the long-term tangerine peel, and the quality is better. The appearance and color of tangerine peel with good quality are better, but the tangerine peel that is too bright is not necessarily the same as good quality.

You can pick up the tangerine peel to smell it, generally speaking, if the fragrance you smell is more pungent, then it means that the tangerine peel is relatively short. You can taste tangerine peel, generally speaking, if the taste is bitter, then it means that the tangerine peel such as Ming Crack is shorter or of poor quality.