In recent years, with the continuous improvement of domestic living standards, more and more "exotic products" have entered the lives of Chinese people. Among them, some exotic fruits have drifted into our fruit plate from distant foreign countries. Snake skin fruit native to the Indian peninsula and Southeast Asian countries is one of them. Compared with other cute or beautiful fruits, the appearance of snake skin fruit is scary. It has a skin that looks like a snake skin, especially for people with madness phobia.
snake skin fruit as an "external population" has not been cultivated in China for a long time. Many people have not heard of its name. It also has an unfavorable nickname called "Salat". The oil palms of Southeast Asia are very similar, with plants reaching three or four meters high, and the edible fruits are hidden in the leaves.
Snake skin fruit is native to the Indian peninsula. The air humidity is above 80%, and the annual minimum temperature is not less than 19 degrees Celsius. Only in a high temperature and high humidity environment can the best quality snake skin fruit be produced. The species has strict restrictions on the environment. So far, the planting base of snake skin fruit is still in tropical Asia such as the Indochina Peninsula to the Malay Archipelago near the place of origin. Only a small part of the planting area in southern Yunnan, the planting area was originally used for scientific research experiments, but now it has become a specialty of Jinghong.
snake skin fruit looks like a spindle-shaped fruit wrapped in snake skin, with a drum in the middle and pointed ends. The whole body is covered with brownish-red flaky scales, like snake skin, the name of the snake skin fruit comes from this appearance. Very unfriendly to intensive phobias and people who are afraid of snakes. The skin of the snake skin fruit is relatively hard, and the scales are sharp. It is very easy to pierce the hand when peeling the skin by hand. The experience of eating snake skin fruit is like crazy testing on the edge of love and pain. There are two kinds of
, one is a thick orange fruit when opened, divided into several petals, and the core is wrapped in the flesh. The flesh is sweet and slightly sour, and tastes like loquat; the other is a bright white fruit with the luster of suet jade. Like other tropical fruits, durian and jackfruit, those who love it are regarded as heartbroken, and those who hate it can't wait to stay away. The controversy of snake skin fruit also stems from its unique smell. According to a little friend who loves to eat, the smell of snake skin fruit is a kind of aftertaste after the precipitation of fine wine, similar to the scent of rum, which makes people intoxicated after eating and smelling. The other half of the friends who did not like described the smell as: the rotten smell of leftovers in the moldy old warehouse. The two-level differentiation is very serious. The way to eat
is also very "Southeast Asian style". In addition to being eaten raw as a fruit, there are various ways to eat it after processing. For example, in Southeast Asia where everything can be roasted, there is a way to eat it. It is to peel the flesh of the snake skin fruit, slice it and put it on a grilling net, and roast it slowly over an open flame. The high temperature evaporates all the volatile aromatic substances in the snake skin fruit, leaving only the sweetness of the pulp. Sprinkle a little salt on it, and brush with honey after the "wok". The densely roasted snake skin fruit is ready. The warm snake skin fruit is soft and waxy after roasting, with a honey fragrance. The painting style instantly changes from dark dishes to silly white sweets.
can also be added to various dishes and become the supporting role and highlight of the dishes, just like the pineapple with pineapple simmering meat and the orange with orange chicken, snake skin fruit can be added to curry chicken nuggets to become curry Snake skin chicken.
Some people may be surprised, why this food is also eaten as fruit, but the world of food is very big and wonderful~
