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Homegrown Foods
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🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：Homegrown Foods / Fujian, China
🌱 About the Producer / Supplier：
HGF is a unique local online shopping platform. It cooperates with more than 30 local farms and importers to provide more than 1,500 kinds of goods, fruits and vegetables.
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🛍 Product Information：
Binomial Name：Citrus tangerina
Chinese Name：柑 | 柑橘
Other Names：Mandarin Orange | Tangerines
Product Description：Tangerines are smaller and less rounded than the oranges. The taste is considered less sour, as well as sweeter and stronger, than that of an orange. A ripe tangerine is firm to slightly soft, and pebbly-skinned with no deep grooves, as well as orange in color. The peel is thin, with little bitter white mesocarp. All of these traits are shared by mandarins generally. Fresh tangerine juice and frozen juice concentrate are commonly available in the United States.
In Taiwan, the supply period of ponkan is from October to January and February of the following year. October to December is the production period of "Green Ponkan", and the main production areas are concentrated in Tainan and Chiayi. January to April is the supply period for "stored tangerines". They are harvested in January and stored until April. The main production areas are Taichung and Miaoli. There is plenty of sunshine in the Jianan area, and the ponkan peel is still green in early October, but it has become slightly sweet. At this time, the harvest and supply are "Green Ponkan". Green ponkans are not easy to store and can only be supplied until December. In the central region, the sunshine is not as sufficient as that in the south. Ponkans have a longer growth period. When they are ripe, the peel is orange-yellow, with moderate sweetness and sourness.
Variety：Ponkan (Chinese honey orange), Unshu mikan, Tangier, Morocco, Murcotts, Moragne
Supply Season：The main harvest period is from November to March of the following year, and it is available in Hong Kong throughout the year.
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Storage Method：If it is stored at room temperature, the mandarin can be kept fresh for one week, and in the fresh -keeping room in the refrigerator with high humidity, it can be stored for one month. Save citrus at room temperature is more juicy.
#Should Be / Avoided：
It is advisable to eat mandarin oranges during pregnancy
Attributes: Flatness
Five flavors: sweet, sour
Efficacy: appetizing and regulating qi
Certain substances secreted by the placenta in early pregnancy can inhibit the secretion of gastric acid, which can significantly reduce gastric acid and reduce the activity of digestive enzymes, affecting the digestion and absorption functions of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby causing nausea, loss of appetite, limb weakness, etc. symptoms. Pregnant women eating tangerines can improve the symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort, increase appetite, enhance nutrient absorption and benefit the growth of the fetus. Oranges are rich in vitamin C and niacin, which have the effect of lowering blood lipids and cholesterol in the human body. Therefore, pregnant women with coronary heart disease and high blood lipids are good for eating more citrus.
The inner thin skin of mandarin oranges contains dietary fiber and pectin, which can promote laxation, lower cholesterol, and is very helpful for pregnant women with constipation during pregnancy.
It is the season when tangerines are ripe and on the market. Pregnant women can choose to eat 1-2 high-quality tangerines a day. Pregnant women in the late stages of pregnancy are advised to eat one orange every two days or more. Pregnant women with poor gastrointestinal function may easily suffer from gastric fecal stones if they eat too many oranges. Remember that tangerines contain more calories. If you eat too much at one time, it will cause stomatitis and periodontitis.
*Edible Compatibility：
Oranges should not be eaten with radishes and milk, and when taking vitamin K, sulfa drugs, spironolactone and potassium supplements, oranges should not be eaten at the same time.
Cooking Skills：
Notes：Tangerine and tangerine are similar, and are often confused in modern Chinese, but strictly speaking, mandarin is larger than tangerine and smaller than orange; the skin is thicker than tangerine, and it is easier to peel than orange. Tangerine and tangerine are also collectively referred to as wide-skinned tangerine.
It is called mandarin in English, and some people will call it mandarin orange~ Compared with oranges, oranges have a softer skin and are easier to peel off. In addition, because the orange itself will produce different varieties according to the cultivation method or weather factors, including Tangerine oranges and Clementine oranges.
Tangerine is also an orange, but it is a kind of mandarin, and its appearance is smaller than mandarin, and its taste is more sour. Some people will mix mandarin and tangerine, referring to oranges.
Dish：
Chocolate & walnut pavlova with madeira & tangerines
Who says meringue is only for summer? Add rich dark chocolate and pair with walnuts, madeira-spiked cream and tangerine for a wonderful winter dessert
Choco-dipped tangerines
Who could resist a chocolate orange in fruity form? These easy segments make the ideal lunchtime snack for kids and adults!
Toffee tangerines
Nostalgic for fairground treats? Try this recipe to caramelise tangerines
Chilli & tangerine braised lentils
Lentils make for a filling and superhealthy side dish. Give yours a kick with chilli and citrus zing
Ginger beer & tangerine glazed ham
This warming ginger beer-spiced ham is great for Christmas entertaining as it's simple to prepare ahead of time
Tangerine curd ice cream
A light and refreshing dessert that melds the fluffiness of meringue with the tartness of tangerine curd
Iced Christmas-pudding mousse
Gary Rhodes' recipe is a great way to use up leftover Christmas pud - whilst adding a special twist
This product is pre -ordered by the supplier one day. The supply depends on the delivery situation, or it will be shipped separately.
🥗 Product Category (English)： Mandarin Orange
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☘️ Preserve vegetables
1. Leafy vegetables and softer vegetables, if packaged, should be placed in the cold box in the original package;
2. Organic Vegetables 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. Organic vegetables do not use preservatives or special treatments. Vegetables are generally stored for three to five days. Some vegetables will decompose enzymes, so they should be eaten as soon as possible.
☘️ How to wash vegetables
Special attention: The dishes, especially small flowers and broccoli, 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 dust.
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, to avoid the loss of vitamins due to air oxidation.
