What fruit is bergamot?
Bergamot, when the fruit is ripe, carpels separate to form slender and curved fruit petals, which are like fingers, hence the name bergamot. It is usually used as traditional Chinese medicine or as an ornamental plant because of its peculiar fruit shape. A large number of bergamot are made into preserved fruits to eat and sell.
Roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits can be used as medicine, which is pungent, bitter, sweet, warm and non-toxic; It enters the three meridians of liver, spleen and stomach, and has many medicinal functions, such as regulating qi and resolving phlegm, stopping vomiting and reducing swelling, soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, and regulating the stomach. It has obvious relieving effect on tracheitis and asthma of the elderly; It has obvious curative effect on indigestion, chest tightness and abdominal tightness of ordinary people. Bergamot can be made into a variety of Chinese herbal medicines, which have the function of health care and longevity after long-term administration.
Autumn fruits are light green or slightly Huang Shi harvested.
After picking, dry in the sun for 3-5 days. After most of the water evaporates, cut the 5- 10 mm thick slices longitudinally, dry them in the sun or in the shade, or seal them after drying at low temperature to prevent the loss of fragrance.
How to preserve bergamot?
When storing, the bergamot should be dried, then cut into pieces, dried and stored in a sealed moisture-proof jar.
When the temperature of bergamot is below 5-7℃, chilling injury will occur, that is, serious spots appear on the surface of melon and then fester. Bergamot is sensitive to ethylene, so it should be stored at about 65438 00℃ and relative humidity above 95% after harvesting, and it can be stored for about 4-6 weeks.
Achievements of bergamot in recent years
Jinhua bergamot branches are easy to take root and can be cut three times a year. This method has the advantages of high survival rate, fast growth, simple method and low cutting cost, 20 months after cutting. But the life span is short. Generally speaking, plants begin to age and die around 15 years.
How to eat bergamot?
1, eaten raw
Bergamot is a fresh fruit plant. When it matures, the skin is yellow and the inside is white, so it can be eaten directly like citrus. The general way to eat is to peel off the skin and take out the white meat inside. Bergamot tastes sweet raw and brittle when bitten.
2. Rock sugar stew
After fresh bergamot is washed, it is not necessary to peel off the skin, and it is directly cut into small pieces or filaments. Put some water in the pot, put two handfuls of rock sugar, put down the bergamot and stew for about ten hours. After stewing, you will find that the color of bergamot becomes transparent and very bright, and the whole pot of sugar water looks as thick as honey. After cooling, it can be sealed and put into the refrigerator for refrigeration. If necessary, take a small amount and brew it with hot water or cold water.
Stewed bergamot with rock sugar has the effect of beauty beauty, and it can moisten the lungs and relieve cough, which is the best product for those who stay up late.
Step 3 soak in honey and eat
Select fresh bergamot with uniform size, wash it, cut it into several millimeters thick slices, and then put it in a low sun place to dry when the sun is full. Remove the dust on the surface after drying, cut the dried bergamot into small strips with scissors, put them in a transparent glass bottle, then fill the glass bottle with honey and seal it. Honey bergamot doesn't need to be refrigerated in the refrigerator, just put it in a cool place. Honey bergamot usually takes half a year to soak. Honey bergamot can be taken out and eaten directly, or poured out with honey and brewed with a small amount of hot water.
The effect of honey soaking in bergamot is similar to that of rock sugar stew, and it can also clear away heat and detoxify, clear heart and reduce fire.
The three kinds of bergamot are very simple to eat, and they don't need as much effort as making soup, and they don't need as much oil and salt as cooking. Moreover, all three eating methods are healthy, which can adjust the internal mechanism environment of the body and make the body and mind comfortable. So if you don't know if you can eat it raw, please eat it boldly according to the above method!