Description
Organic Farmula
🚚 The Fastest Delivery Time : Every Tuesday.
🐝 Supplier / Place Of Origin：Organic Farmula / Brocade
🔖 Certification： Hong Kong Organic Resource Center Organic Certification Number C20003
🌱 Producer Introduction：
There are already hundreds of organic farms in Hong Kong. Jujiacai is one of the largest, covering an area of 80,000 square feet. It has one of the largest greenhouses in Hong Kong. It adopts scientific research technology and is committed to the development of modern organic farming. the
"Organic Farmula" would like to choose more Hong Kong people to choose a local dish that they can eat with confidence, a native Hong Kong vegetables 🌱.
"Organic Farmula" was planned in May 2019, ground was broken in August, and the first batch of dishes was released in December, until June 20, 2020 when it officially obtained organic certification. During the two seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, we experienced crop failures, and production has stabilized so far. "Organic Farmula" believes that if Hong Kong's agriculture is to continue, it must first modernize, reduce labor, and ensure production and quality, so as to attract more young people to join and continue the sunset industry. At the same time, farms and farms, farms and high-quality sales platforms must be combined to promote local industries. What to eat and what to use, why should it be controlled by others? !
"Healthy express" hopes to go with the "Homegrown Foods", bring organic life to the community, and personally support health and environmental protection 💪🏻.
🌱 Supplier Products：
🛍 Product Information (Main) (English)：
Binomial Name：Cucumis sativus L.
Chinese Name：青瓜
Other Names：Cucumber
Product Description：Sweet, cool in nature. It has the effects of water, heat-clearing, detoxification, thirst-quenching, edema, diuresis, laxative, anti-inflammatory and weight loss. Cucumber is rich in water, which can bring about the effect of quenching thirst, and at the same time replenish the water lost by the body, which helps to maintain normal body temperature; rich in vitamin C, it can prevent the precipitation of melanin and achieve whitening effect; cucumber contains propanol two Acid, which inhibits the conversion of sugars into fat, is considered a diet food. The tender seeds are rich in vitamin E, which can maintain the youthful vitality of the skin, and also has the function of preventing women from miscarriage and increasing men's energy.
Originating in northern India, it spread eastward and was introduced to China, so it is called "courgette".
Variety：The stems of cucumbers are covered with hairs, rich in juice, and the appearance of the leaves has 3-5 lobes covered with downy hairs. The fruit is long or rod-shaped, with small thorns or tumor-like protrusions on the surface, white pulp, crisp and tender taste, generally about 15 to 30 inches long.
centimeter. Leaves cordate-ovate, 3-7 lobed. Flowers unisexual, monoecious, yellow; yellow-green when mature; seeds white, oblong.
In fact, there are many varieties of cucumber, including ground cucumber, frame cucumber, summer cucumber, autumn cucumber; there are also Ningyang big thorn melon, Beijing thorn melon and so on. In addition, greenhouse cucumbers have become popular in recent years. There are varieties from Japan or China, which are crisp and sweet. Small in shape, it is mostly eaten raw.
Supply Season：The main production period is from April to October each year, and Hong Kong is supplied throughout the year.
Storage Method：Cucumbers can be stored in a cool place wrapped in toilet paper, or sealed with plastic wrap and stored in the refrigerator for about 1 week.
#Should Be / Avoided：
Appropriate: It can be eaten by ordinary people, especially for diabetic patients. It is also suitable for people with dry mouth and upset, constipation, sore throat, obesity, chickenpox, measles, whooping cough, and people with high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and edema.
Taboo: cucumber is cold and cold, spleen and stomach deficiency, chronic dysentery patients, stomach disease patients, and vomiting should eat less. Because cucumber is cool in nature, it is not suitable for people with abdominal pain and diarrhea. In addition, those suffering from scabies, athlete's foot and deficiency and swelling should not eat, so as not to aggravate the condition. Tuberculosis patients and menstrual period should not eat cold cucumber, especially those with cold dysmenorrhea.
*Edible Compatibility：
Appropriate: 1. Cucumbers and tomatoes: Cucumbers and tomatoes also contain an appropriate amount of potassium, which helps maintain the sodium level in the body, prevents edema and stabilizes blood pressure. The other two are rich in vitamin C, which helps to enhance the body's immunity. 2. Cucumbers and apples: Both cucumbers and apples contain a moderate amount of dietary fiber and organic acids, which can stimulate intestinal peristalsis and help solve the problem of constipation. Avoid: 1. Cucumber and digitalis: both cucumber and digitalis should not be eaten at the same time, which will affect the absorption of the drug.
Cooking Skills：The edible part is melon fruit. After soaking in water for 5 to 10 minutes, scrub the surface with a soft brush, or peel and wash. In the process of picking and transportation, cucumbers are often contaminated by bacteria, and the surface of the melons is stained with coliform bacteria, dysentery bacillus, or even typhoid bacillus and roundworm eggs. Therefore, when eating raw, it must be washed and then scalded with boiling water.
Notes：Eating more is easy to accumulate heat and produce dampness.
When using tetracycline antibiotics, you should eat less alkaline foods such as cucumber, because the same food will reduce the solubility of tetracycline, thereby reducing the efficacy.
Dish：Salad with garlic cucumber, hot and sour cucumber, cucumber stir-fried beef.
Supply Period： The Main Production Period Is From April To October Each Year, And Hong Kong Is Supplied Throughout The Year.
Suggested Eating Method：
The edible part is Guigua. Soak in water from 5 to 10
After minutes, wash the surface with a soft brush, or peel or wash. In the process of picking and transportation, cucumber is often contaminated with germs. The melon surface is stained with E. coli, dysentery, or even typhoid bacteria and tapeworm eggs. Therefore, wash it with boiling water when eating.
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