How to pick chestnut pumpkin, the difference between chestnut pumpkin and ordinary pumpkin

<>1. Look at the melon of the chestnut pumpkin: only the pumpkin after flowering has the melon. The drier guati represents the naturally ripened chestnut pumpkin with a good taste.

2. Look at the melon ridge of the chestnut pumpkin: the groove on the surface of the pumpkin is the melon edge, which can be seen by the naked eye, the more bulging the melon petals, the deeper the groove, and the sweeter the taste of the pumpkin.

3. Pinch the peel of the chestnut pumpkin: The peel of the pumpkin can be pinched by hand, if the peel of the melon.

4. Smell the smell of chestnut pumpkin: The sweet pumpkin flavor is unique to mature chestnut pumpkin, and it will not smell if it is not ripe, not fresh, and has been left for a long time.

5. Look at the chestnut pumpkin gourd: cut it to see the gourd, the yellow and clear is the normal ripe color.

The color of the skin of the chestnut pumpkin is not much different from that of a regular pumpkin, and the outer skin is sometimes yellow and sometimes dark green. But there are some differences in size, the ordinary pumpkin is larger, while the chestnut pumpkin is a new variety of small pumpkin type, so it is smaller. The taste difference is relatively large, and chestnut pumpkin tastes more chestnut fragrance than ordinary pumpkin.

Size: Chestnut pumpkin belongs to the pumpkin small melon type pumpkin variety, which is smaller, only about 300 grams per piece, while ordinary pumpkin is relatively large and can reach more than ten catties.

Taste: Ordinary pumpkin steamed out of the taste is sweeter, but not soft and glutinous, chestnut pumpkin has a higher sweetness, the taste is powdery, delicate, sweet, with the fragrance of fresh chestnuts, in the production is, no need to add any seasoning, there is a natural sweet fragrance.

Efficacy: Chestnut pumpkin has the effect of detoxifying and nourishing the skin, strengthening the body, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and ordinary pumpkin has the effect of promoting bone growth, improving immunity and lowering cholesterol.

How to pick a chestnut pumpkin:

1. Look at the melon of chestnut pumpkin.

After flowering, the pumpkin has a melon. The flowers of the pumpkin wilt when the pumpkin matures. The drier guati represents the naturally ripe chestnut pumpkin, which has a good taste.

2. Look at the melon edges of chestnut pumpkin.

The grooves on the surface of the pumpkin are the ribs of the melon, which can be observed by the naked eye, and the more bulging the petals and the deeper the grooves, the sweeter the taste of the pumpkin.

3. Pinch the skin of the chestnut pumpkin.

The pumpkin skin can be pinched by hand, if the surface is not distinguishable, it is very hard, if the melon skin is pinched by hand, it tastes good, more delicious and sweeter. Chestnut pumpkin is different from ordinary pumpkin, ordinary pumpkin has soft skin, and chestnut pumpkin has slightly harder skin.

4. Smell the chestnut pumpkin.

In addition to pinching, smelling the smell is also the key to judgment, the sweet pumpkin smell is unique to the ripe chestnut pumpkin, if it is not ripe, not fresh, and has been left for a long time, there will be no smell, or the faint kind that dissipates quickly.

5. Look at the chestnut pumpkin and gourd.

If you can't find the trick in all the previous methods, you can only cut it and see the melon pulp. Yellow is the normal ripe color.

How to eat chestnut pumpkin:

Chestnut pumpkin is different from the traditional pumpkin, sliced fried or boiled are not delicious, the most suitable way to eat chestnut pumpkin is to roast or steam to eat, put it in the oven to bake or steam and then dig with a spoon to eat, the taste is very powdery and glutinous and sweet, the taste is delicate and non-sticky teeth, not only can be used as a staple food, but also as a snack, very suitable for the elderly and children.

When choosing chestnut pumpkins, try to choose the kind with a smooth surface, yellow and green, and don't pick the kind of pumpkin with pimples on the surface or pure yellow and pure green. You can also smell the smell of pumpkin, if it smells sweet pumpkin, then it can mean that it is fresh and ripe, on the contrary, if you can't smell any pumpkin smell, it means that it has been put for a long time, it is not fresh, and the taste has been dissipated.

Chestnut pumpkin availability time.

Chestnut pumpkin in our country is the main production area is Heilongjiang, the planting area is also relatively extensive, in other areas are also cultivated, chestnut pumpkin will generally mature in September and October every year, empty and then harvest and market, it's about 2-4 yuan a catty.

Chestnut pumpkin selection tips.

1. Look at the appearance:Try to choose the kind of chestnut pumpkin with a smooth surface, yellow and green, and avoid the kind of chestnut pumpkin with pimples on the surface or pure yellow or pure green.

2. Pinch the epidermis:Gently pinch the skin, it feels difficult to pinch it, and it is green after pinching, and there is no juice flowing out, indicating that this chestnut pumpkin is relatively old and powdery.

3. Look at pumpkin seeds:For the chestnut pumpkin that is open for sale, you can look at the seeds, the seeds look relatively full, which can indicate that they are naturally ripe, and this kind of melon is more sweet.

4. Look at the surface:For chestnut pumpkins that have been peeled and seeded, just look at whether the surface of the pumpkin is green, and the green means that the melon is more powdery.

How to choose fresh chestnut pumpkin.

1. Look at the melon handle:The position of the melon stalk is the opposite of the guati, the fresher the cut of this melon stalk, it means that it has just been picked, so it is naturally fresh.

2. Smell the smell:If it smells sweet pumpkin, then it can mean that it is a fresh and ripe chestnut pumpkin, on the contrary, if you don't smell any bad pumpkin smell, it means that it has been left for a long time, it is not fresh, and the taste has been dissipated.

How to pick chestnut pumpkin is not ripe.

If you want to pick whether the chestnut pumpkin is ripe, you can use your hand to listen to the sound when you pat the pumpkin, if the sound is muffled, it means that the internal structure of the melon is very tight, then the pumpkin is more ripe, in addition, the pumpkin of the same size, the heavier one is more mature.

1. Look at the melon ridge. When choosing a chestnut pumpkin, you can first look at its melon edges, if the texture on it is deeper, it means that the melon petals are more bulging, then this pumpkin is sweeter.

2. Pinch the skin of the pumpkin with your hands. When choosing chestnut pumpkin, you can't just look at it, you can also pinch the skin of the pumpkin with your fingernails, if the skin is very hard, it means that the pumpkin is ripe, because this variety of pumpkin, the skin of the melon will be slightly harder.

3. Smell the smell. Get close to the chestnut pumpkin and smell it, generally fresh and ripe chestnut pumpkin smells sweet, but if you leave it for a long time, you won't have this fragrance.