How to preserve mustard tuber? Where is the hometown of mustard tuber?

Zhacai is a semi-dried non-fermented pickle made from stem mustard. It is one of China's famous specialties and one of the world's three famous pickles. Zhacai products are exported to 36 countries and regions around the world, with an annual export of over 7,000 tons and a value of over 6.8 million US dollars. The following is where the hometown of Zhacai is. I hope you can learn more about Zhacai.

Contents of this article

1. How to store mustard tuber

2. Is mustard high in calories?

3. Where is the hometown of mustard tuber?

How to store mustard tuber

The method of preserving mustard tuber is generally to place it in a cool place. If it is the kind of sealed mustard tuber, you can use a clip to clamp the seal after opening, and then put it in the refrigerator for refrigeration. Take out the mustard tuber when eating, and then put the bottle as it is. Take a clean and dry large-mouthed bottle, stuff the mustard tuber into it, and fill it to the bottleneck. Then use two bamboo pieces about 0.1 cm thick, 1 cm wide, and slightly longer than the diameter of the bottle mouth to cross-card the bottle mouth to prevent the mustard tuber from loosening. Then take a dish with a diameter of more than 4 cm larger than the bottle mouth, fill it with half a dish of clean water, and put the bottle with mustard tuber upside down in the dish to isolate the air and prevent mold. Take out the mustard tuber when eating, and then put the bottle as it is. As long as the dish is constantly filled with clean water and the bottle mouth is submerged, the mustard tuber can generally be stored for half a month to one month, and its color, fragrance, and taste will not change.

Is mustard high in calories?

Zhacai is a pickled food. Every 100 grams of Zhacai contains about 33 calories. Although the calories are low, the salt content is high, so it is not advisable to consume too much.

Zhacai, a family of dicots, belongs to the phylum Angiosperms. Most of them are herbaceous plants. Zhacai is a type of mustard, which generally refers to leaf mustard, such as Jiutou mustard, Chinese mustard, pig blood mustard, tofu skin mustard, etc. Zhacai is a semi-dried non-fermented pickle made from stem mustard. It is one of the famous Chinese products and one of the three famous pickles in the world (namely Fuling Zhacai, French pickles, and German sweet and sour cabbage).

Where is the hometown of mustard tuber?

Chongqing Fuling District, located on the bank of the Yangtze River, is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Pickled mustard tuber". At present, the area of ​​​​green turnips, the raw material of pickled mustard tuber, in the district is 720,000 mu, and the output reaches 1.5 million tons. Pickled mustard tuber products are exported to 36 countries and regions around the world, with an annual export of more than 7,000 tons and a value of more than 6.8 million US dollars. Pickled mustard tuber is a characteristic and advantageous industry in Fuling. At present, the total output value of green turnip planting in the district has reached 8.5 billion yuan, covering 90% of the farmers in the district, and the direct income of farmers from selling green turnips has reached 1.1 billion yuan.

Fuling District is a district under the jurisdiction of Chongqing. Fuling District is located in the central part of Chongqing and the hinterland of the Three Gorges Reservoir. It is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Wujiang River and is known as the gateway to eastern Chongqing. Economically, it is located at the junction of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Wujiang Mainstream Development Zone, and the Wuling Mountain Poverty Alleviation Development Zone, driving the economic development of Wuling Mountain Area and other places.