The shape of eggplant
Eggplant, the plant leaves are larger, the shape is generally similar to oval or oblong oval, and the petiole is not long, about 2-4.5 cm. Unlike the eggplant we usually eat, wild eggplant generally has thorns. Eggplant, the shape and size of the fruit are not fixed, and the possibility of variation is high, sometimes the shape is long, sometimes it is round; The color is sometimes white, sometimes red and sometimes purple. The fruit of eggplant can be eaten as a vegetable, but other parts of eggplant are also of great value. The roots, stems and leaves of eggplant have many functions, which can be used as astringents, medicines and diuretics. In addition to these, eggplant leaves can also be made into anesthetics, and its seeds can be made not only into detumescence drugs, but also into stimulants, but they all have some shortcomings, which are easy to cause gastrointestinal weakness and constipation. Eggplant was originally grown in tropical Asia, and later cultivated in all provinces of China.
Other uses of eggplant
Eggplant is not only a vegetable, but also often used for taking pictures, because when we say "eggplant", the shape of our mouth is the same as when we laugh. When we take pictures, if the photographer directly makes people smile and most people's expressions are unnatural, then "eggplant" can make people take pictures better. Then why say "eggplant" instead of "eggplant"? It is probably a rumor, but the word "eggplant" is pronounced "eggplant". Say "eggplant" when taking photos with foreigners.
What kinds of eggplant are there?
Eggplant is a common vegetable in China, especially one of the main vegetables in summer. It is planted in all provinces of our country. There are three ways to eat eggplant fruit: steaming, frying and frying, and each way can make a delicious dish. The roots and leaves of eggplant can be used as medicine. Among the important medicinal materials, it has the function of relaxing bowels and diuresis. Generally speaking, eggplant is a treasure with high nutritional value. Do you know what kinds of eggplant there are? Let's get to know each other today.
1, round eggplant
The plant is tall, the fruit is big, round, flat or oval, and the peel color is purple, black purple, red purple or green white. Not tolerant of damp and heat, cultivated in northern China. Most varieties belong to middle-late maturity, and the main varieties are Beijing Dahongpao, six-leaf eggplant, nine-leaf eggplant, Shandong Dahongpao and Tianjin Ermin eggplant.
2. Long eggplant
The plant grows moderately, the fruit is slender and rod-shaped, more than 30 cm long, and the peel color is purple, green or light green. Humid-heat tolerance, widely cultivated in southern China, most varieties belong to middle-early maturity varieties. There are Nanjing purple eggplant, Beijing purple eggplant, Guangdong purple eggplant, Chengdu black eggplant and other varieties.
3. Short eggplant
Plants are short, fruits are small, and eggs are oval or long. The quality of seeds is much worse, and most of them are early-maturing varieties, such as a nest of monkeys in Jinan and small round eggplant in Beijing.
4. Long eggplant
The fruit is slender, and the peel is purple and turquoise. White, soft meat, few seeds and good quality. Excellent varieties include Nanjing Purple Eggplant, Purple Eggplant, Beijing Eggplant, Liaoning Liuqing and so on.
5, Sanya purple eggplant
It is an excellent local variety in Sanya, Hainan. The plant has a strong growth potential, with a plant height of 90- 100 cm and a plant width of about 80 cm. The fruit is long and straight; The fruit is about 23-28 cm long. The skin is purplish red. Gloss, excellent goods. The meat is soft and of good quality. This variety is extremely resistant to damp heat and cold. Generally, the yield per mu is 3000-4500 Jin. This variety is mainly cultivated in a large area in the south of Hainan Province.
Eggplant can not only beautify, but also lose weight. It contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. Eating more can disperse blood, reduce swelling, expand intestines, effectively improve constipation symptoms and help remove toxins accumulated in the body. Vitamin E contained in eggplant can also prevent the cholesterol level in the blood from rising, and it is definitely a diet food that must be eaten to lose weight. Because after the weather turns cold in autumn, eggplant in some vegetable fields is easy to get fruit rust, which is characterized by rough fruit surface at the top of the fruit and gray-white reticular protrusions. The whole fruit surface is rough and gray-white, and even the fruit surface cracks as deep as 1 cm, and the seeds are exposed.