As more and more people like to eat chili peppers and can eat chili peppers, "no spicy food, no fun" has gradually become people's mantra.
Chili is a common condiment in our daily life. It can open our taste buds and make us eat more. It can also make food look more delicious.
When you usually go out to a restaurant to eat, if you don't tell the boss "you can't eat spicy food", then the boss will definitely put some chili pepper in your dish.
In fact, chili pepper is not a native product of China. It was introduced to China from the Americas in the late Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 400 years in China. At first, it was only used as medicine and ornamental plant . Later, people applied it to cooking and found that it played a great role in seasoning.
As the usage rate of chili peppers becomes higher and higher, the planting areas of chili peppers are also constantly expanding. Throughout the motherland, chili peppers are "flowering" in various places.
The environment of peppers is different in different places, and the types of peppers are also different. This results in a wide variety of peppers sold in shopping malls, and the quality of peppers cannot be guaranteed.
People are often confused when buying chili peppers. Which chili peppers in my country are the most delicious? Today I will take stock. After one by one evaluation, these 5 places are more famous. Let’s see which one is yours. Hometown?
1. Henan Zhecheng pepper
pepper is the leading industry in Tuocheng, Henan. The market of Zhecheng pepper is not only all over the country but also around the world. In Tuocheng, you will see one after another "sea of peppers", which is white in spring. The summer is green and the autumn is prosperous, with clusters of peppers vying to grow.
Zhecheng peppers are basically the same size. They are dark red in color, shiny on the surface, and not too spicy. Generally, the length is 4cm~8cm and the width is 0.5cm~1.5cm. Zhecheng has a large land area, and the county's terrain is flat. It belongs to the alluvial plain of the Yellow River . The land and soil here are fertile.
In addition, the local climate belongs to the temperate zone . The climate is mild and suitable for the cultivation of peppers. Moreover, the local area has a long history of growing peppers and has advanced production technology for growing peppers. The peppers produced have good shapes, colors and high quality.
- Sichuan Seven-star pepper
Seven-star pepper is a unique local pepper variety in Sichuan. It has a long history of planting in the local area. Because the peppers grow in seven bunches and look like stars in the sky, they are named Seven-star pepper. It is the most popular pepper in my country. One of the spicy peppers .
Sichuan is located in the south of my country, with a basin topography, a mild and humid climate, vigorous local vegetation growth, and fertile soil. The local geographical environment meets the requirements of peppers for soil, temperature, moisture and other conditions , providing favorable conditions for the growth of peppers .
Sichuan seven-star pepper is not big , but it tastes thin in skin and thick in flesh. , it is not only very spicy, but also has a strong fragrance. It is one of the few dried peppers that can be fragrant, spicy, and colorful at the same time. One of the chili peppers. Its is spicy and mellow , and the spiciness can be retained for a long time. The only drawback is that the price of is a little expensive.
- Sichuan Xichong Erjingtiao
Xichong Erjingtiao is a unique local product in Xichong County, Sichuan, and is also one of the nationally recognized geographical landmark products. Xichong is the birthplace of "Er Jingtiao". The peppers here are exported to China and abroad and are very famous around the world.
Xichong has unique climatic conditions, fertile and unique soil, and planting technology accumulated over the years. These conditions give it a unique product advantage in the production of erjingjiao pepper.
The wattle sticks produced in Nanchong are slender in shape, bright in color, taste slightly spicy, and very mellow. The made with this dried chili has a bright red color and a mellow taste, and is a Pixian Douban The main raw material for sauce, hot pot seasoning , etc.
4. Guizhou Zunyi Chaotian pepper
Zunyi Chaotian pepper , also known as Zunyi small pepper , is produced in Zunyi, Guizhou and is a very important economic crop in Guizhou. There are three main types of Zunyi Chaotian peppers: cone-shaped peppers, finger-shaped peppers, and ball-shaped peppers. When mature, Chaotian peppers are bright red in color, small in size, and taste fragrant and spicy.
Zunyi, Guizhou has a subtropical monsoon climate. It is cool and humid all year round, with no extremely cold winters or extremely hot summers. The climate is pleasant and there is sufficient sunshine and precipitation throughout the year. It is these unique conditions that have made Guizhou Zunyi peppers famous.
Even though Zunyi pepper is small in size, its nutritional value is rich ! Its dimensional C content ranks among the top among all chili peppers in my country, and its carotene content is second only to carrot .
5. Xinjiang Anjihai pepper
Anjihai pepper is a specialty of Anjihai Town, Shawan County, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. Since the 1970s, chili peppers have been grown locally, with an area of about 250,000 acres. Chili peppers are popular across the country, and sales of chili peppers account for a large proportion of local farmers' income.
Xinjiang has a long sunshine time in a day and a large temperature difference between day and night. The quality of the peppers produced in Xinjiang is amazing! Anjihai peppers taste very good whether eaten directly or after processing. The fresh peppers are in the shape of long strips, with a smooth and bright appearance, bright red color and attractive taste. They taste moderately spicy.
Shawan Large Plate Chicken is one of the most representative special dishes in Xinjiang, and making it is inseparable from the seasoning. This seasoning is the pepper from Anjihai. It is precisely with the pepper from Anjihai that Large Plate Chicken is even more different.
My introduction ends here. The above are the more famous peppers I introduced. Some of them come from Henan, some from Sichuan, and some from Xinjiang. Do you have your hometown?
In addition to these peppers, what other famous peppers do you know ? Tell me in the comment area. If you like the editor's article, please like, collect, and forward it.
