Why is kiwi called kiwi?The truth is a kind of bird!

Do you know which fruits are named by monkeys and birds? The answer is the kiwi that everyone is very familiar with!

Kiwi picture source: Guo Yanqing shooting

When it comes to kiwi and kiwi, many people are "stupid" that they can't distinguish them. Strange fruits don't look at it as imported fruits, but in fact, China is the hometown of kiwi.

The story of kiwi dates back to a day in 1904. On this day, a New Zealand female teacher named Isabel came to Yichang, Hubei, China, tasted a wild fruit, and then brought its seeds back to China to cultivate it into New Zealand's characteristics Products, best -selling at home and abroad, make Chinese kiwi shake into strange fruit.

How kiwi becomes a kiwi, which is also a wonderful story. Please continue to see it.

The name is good, and the sales are early to get off work

In fact, my country has recorded the poems of kiwi very early, such as "Book of Songs · Tongfeng · Chu Chu". Among them, "Chu Chu" is identified as the name "kiwi" in the Tang Dynasty "Materia Medica Pickling". In the Tang Dynasty Cen's ginseng wrote in "Taibai Dongxi Zhang Laoshe, Sending Brother's nephew, etc.": "On the atrium well, a kiwi. Shiquan rice incense japonica, wine crickets open a new slot." Planting kiwi hundreds of years ago.

And Pharmaceutner Kou Zongzheng described in "Materia Medica Yiyi": "Kiwi, mostly born with wood ... The deep mountains are mostly eaten by monkeys." And the robe is like the name, so there are all names. "This is the origin of kiwi names.

However, the name of kiwi is also different due to the different regions, such as rattan pear, cashbutto, shelter, Yangtao, etc., it is difficult for people to connect it with food. In addition, because the sour taste of kiwi is similar to vinegar, the Westerners call it "Yichang Vinegar Kemin" and "Chinese Vinegar Kemin". Such names are even more appetite.

Kiwi picture source: Guo Yanqing shooting

In New Zealand, the seller wants to sell kiwi overseas, but the name "Chinese vinegar" is not good and difficult to sell. So some people thought that the national birds in New Zealand -a few dimensions, the appearance of the two is really a bit like, so they gave a new name for Chinese vinegar, called "Kiwi Fruit".

New Zealand National Bird -Several Divine Birds Picture Source: Fineartamerica

After returning to China, "Kiwi FRUIT" returned to China, in order to facilitate sales, some merchants transliterated "Kiwi FRUIT" as "Strange Fruit". As soon as the market was launched, it was enthusiastically held by people. Can get off work early.

The three aunts of kiwi in China

The plants of kiwi are mainly vines, and the fruits that can be eaten can be eaten, sweet and sour. There are many types of kiwi in my country. According to Flora of China, there are currently 54 types of kiwi Actinidia in the world and 52 in China, of which 44 are in China.

Various kinds of kiwi pictures source: wikipedia

Chinese kiwi has become the leader of the kiwi family due to its huge characteristics of its fruit. Most of the kiwi sold on the market is the descendants of Chinese kiwi.

In addition, the soft jujube kiwi A. Arguta produced in the north has also become a rising star. (Dog jujube kiwi cultivation is still relatively small)

Dog jujube kiwi skin is smooth, small and exquisite heads are rich in vitamin C pictures Source: PPBC

Soft date kiwi shape mini, smooth hairless, green like jasper, easy to eat pictures source: PPBC

At the same time, hair kiwi A. Ericha vitamin C has a high content, easy to peel, and also attracts the attention of diners.

Hair -blossom kiwi is like a small winter melon wearing a white down jacket picture source: PPBC

Relatives of kiwi who lived in the mountains for a long time brought a rich taste bud experience to diners. But if you want relatives to make fruit, people still have to organize various blind date activities for them?

"Little Mao Monkey" also find someone?

"In other words, as long as you plant a fruit tree, citrus, grapes and other fruit trees, they can make rich fruits.

But kiwi is different, and only one plant cannot be harvested, because kiwi is a functional male and female plant, that is, the flowers of the female plant Although the whole flower of male and female bolida is structured, but the stamens will not produce the breeding of the stamens. Lid -living pollen; and the flowers of the male plants do not form a beads.

Chinese kiwi male plant picture Source: PPBC

In short: the male plant only has stamens and can produce pollen; although the female plant has male and female, but the stamens are infertile and cannot produce pollen.

Chinese kiwi function female flower pictures source: PPBC

Knowing that they are male and female, do you want to arrange a blind date immediately?

Don't worry first, some studies have shown that at least 6 different gender expression types of kiwi: complete gender plants (flowers and male and female stamens, and male and female stamens can be born or pregnant), female plants ), Incomplete female plants (flowers and male stamens, some flowers have a living force), the result of the result (a plant with male flowers and bisexual flowers at the same time), male strains (only male flowers, breeding) and neutrality The plant (flower shape is like male flowers but no vitality pollen).

With such a complex gender expression, the matchmaker shouted: "Can you live, who loves, I don't care." How to choose kiwi?

As mentioned above, kiwi was re -cultivated after being introduced overseas, and then returned to China. As the foreign "kiwi fruit" swept China, the native kiwi was not willing to fall behind, and began to catch up. With the continuous innovation of kiwi breeding technology, nearly 20 excellent varieties with independent intellectual property rights such as "Jin Yan", "Hongyang", "Golden Peach", and "Golden Peach", and "Golden Peach", "Golden Peach", and "Express" Kiwi, green heart kiwi and so on.

Red heart kiwi is the sweetest, vitamin C content highest picture source: Yaldafresh

Green Kiwi is the largest, hard, sour, rich in vitamins, high dietary fiber, good storage.

Huangxin is soft, sweet and sour pictures source: Guo Yanqing shooting

These kiwi has different shapes and tastes. In summary, they are: "Red heart sweet, yellow heart, green heart, and green heart."

Now that he said this, maybe someone wants to ask, what is the storage ability of kiwi?

In fact, the kiwi under warm warmth, although there is a saying that "seven days soft, ten days rotten, half a month without eating half a month", but without any damage and ethylene stimulus, after picking it, it may occur directly in the cold storage, and it may occur for a long time. Mature and non -corrupted "longevity" kiwi.

For example, the green kiwi "Hyward" from New Zealand, which is stored at the best storage temperature of about 2 ° C for 6 to 8 months.

Storage -resistant kiwi "Hyward" Picture Source: Exportersindia

So, in the face of a variety of kiwi varieties in the market, how to choose a delicate and delicious kiwi? Here are a few practical tricks to secretly teach to everyone:

At first glance, the quality of the fruits with full shape, no injury and spots, and a slightly darker color, and the fruits of kiwi that are close to yellow brown.

The yellow -brown appearance contains delicious fruit pictures source: Guo Yanqing shooting

Two sniffing, kiwi has a natural fruity sweetness. If the fruit has no aroma, it means that its maturity is not high, it tastes sour and astringent, and it should not be purchased and consumed.

Green Heart's Kiwi Placium Section is relatively large picture Source: Guo Yanqing shooting

Three pinch, moderate hard and hard, maturity, and the right degree of hardness of kiwi is like pinching the texture of your earlobe with your fingers.

Yellow heart kiwi's fetal seat is relatively small picture source: Guo Yanqing shooting

Friendly reminders of foodies: The more familiar kiwi is, the better, the sugar degree of the ripe kiwi does not rise and fall, and it will also produce the taste of alcohol and affect the taste.

Finally, send the tips for peeling kiwi to peel. You do n’t need to peel and eat it. You can quickly let you eat delicious kiwi.

I wish everyone a sweet kiwi.

Source of horizontal cutting, longitudinal cuts, can be picture sources: Guo Yanqing shooting

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Produced: Popular Science China

Production: Guo Yanqing (Shanghai Urban Wilderness Studio) Liu Lumei (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Producer: China Science Popularization Expo

Review: Yao Xiaohong (Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

Edit: Wang Tingting

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