Which is delicious, Wendan or Yuzu? Wendan
In fact, wendan is grapefruit, and grapefruit is wendan. In other words, wendan is a good variety of grapefruit. People in Zhejiang and Fujian call grapefruit wendan. The following will introduce the difference between wendan and grapefruit for you. Why is grapefruit still called wendan.
Why is grapefruit called Wendan?
According to legend, "Wen Dan" is the stage name of a female actress surnamed Wen in southern Fujian. She not only plays well, but also likes to plant pomelo trees. Every pomelo tree will bear very beautiful pomelo. Ancient books say that pomelo is "white in color, fragrant in flavor, and tolerant in charm." This is as imaginable as the name of a female actress. It has also become a famous fruit because it was brought into the imperial court as a tribute in successive dynasties. Whether in Madou or in Truman, Wen Dan is a pomelo with large grains, thin skin, white meat, and a lot of juice, sweet and sour.
Famous Wendan producing area
Yuhuan's Truman Wendan is known as the "first pomelo in China", which is the largest characteristic agricultural product in Yuhuan County. The fruit is beautiful, sweet and sour, and has the name of "natural canned food". It has won the "eight consecutive crowns" in the national pomelo evaluation, which is a relatively rare honor in the history of fruit tree development in our country. Therefore, Yuhuan County is named "the hometown of Chinese Wendan".
"Ma Dou Wen Dan" is now Ma Zhuang, Anding Township, Tainan County, Taiwan. Like Truman in Yuhuan, it is a place rich in Wen Dan. Han Huang is the author of two surnames. Han is Han Ji Zong, an ancient man of the Qing Dynasty who was Zhang outside Chumen Mountain, and Huang is the Huangchan of Zhuangmin, Yangzhuang, Tainan, in the Qing Dynasty. Both of them introduced pomelo back to their hometowns from Fujian. "Ping" refers to Pinghe County, Fujian Province, which is rich in Wendan pomelo. In the Qing Dynasty, from Emperor Yongzheng to Empress Dowager Cixi, they liked to taste Wendan in Pinghe County, believing that it was the best pomelo in the
How to Choose Wendan Pomelo
1. A large Wendan is not necessarily good. It has a moderate body shape and depends on whether the epidermis is smooth and the color is uniform.
2. When buying Wendan, remember to hold it in your hand and throw it a few times to see its weight. If it is very heavy, it means that this grapefruit has a lot of moisture, which is a good grapefruit.
3. Finger pressure feels that the epidermis is softer (the harvested wendan needs to be left for a week, generally called wendan, which means that the moisture in wendan disappears, the pulp softens, the taste is better, and the sweetness will also increase) The taste is better, and it must not be as big and beautiful as other fruits.
4. It is better to use light green in color. If it is too green, it may not be very sour. If it is too yellow, it may be left for a long time, and the moisture in it will be lost a lot, so it will not be juicy.
