Many regions of the north have already seen the first snowfall this year, but thanks to rapid development of fresh storage and logistics technologies, people can still taste the sweetness of the south in the harsh winter. When eating the sweet silk-skinned "since" and uniquely tasted durian floors, many may think of the good words of ming dynasty navigator zheng and captain of the flotilla's seven-bit ocean and ocean silk road. What kind of fruit is zheng and the best? Are they new to the table, pineapple, pineapple, or pineapple and mangoes that were known earlier
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Speaking of tropical fruits, durian is probably one of the most representative. In south-east asia, where it originates, the durian has been dubbed the "goes king" and has won many people's affections with a special fragrance, like cheese. Our country has now become the world's largest importer of durians, and the tide of durians is rising。
In folklore, durians are at the top of the list of zheng and the best. It was said that while zheng and the flotilla were passing through the south china islands, the crew had tasted the special fruit, which smelled and ate incense, and had been forgotten by each and every one of them, and that zheng and zheng had been forced to leave the ship repeatedly, and named it after a “sweet tune”。
In fact, jung and the flotilla ate the durian, but they didn't really pick the name. Zheng and zheng's team, who were in charge of “general affairs” — translation work, had been accompanied by the western ocean, with footprints covering 20 countries. In his book, "the queen of the world", he referred to the strange fruit that he saw in the south china ocean: "there's a kind of stench, a bet, like a chinese rooster, eight or nine inches long, sharp, ripe, five or six petals torn apart, and a stinking beef. The chestnuts, which contain 14 and a half dollars of white meat, are sweet and sweet, and all of them are children, they are fried and they taste like chestnuts.” it is not hard to see that the fruit that smells like rotten beef and eats sweetly is durian. The word "gay" was a malay translation, and there was no name for "drian". Mahjongg also referred to bamboo, which is known as “post fruit” in the southern ocean, which is referred to in malay as “russy tomatoes”: “russy tomatoes are like pomegranates, like orange pellets, with four pieces of white meat, sweet acid, delicious”. Today, reckless tomatoes remain the official chinese name of yamaboo。
The durian, while delicious, is difficult to keep and needs to be eaten as soon as it matures. The ancient era, which was underdeveloped, especially in the cold chain, could only be corrupted once it was transported long distances by sea. It is also demanding to grow an environment that is suitable only for high temperature and humid tropical climates. As a result, zheng and the flotilla, even “forgetting back” cannot successfully bring the durian back to the country, making it more difficult to obtain seed. This has made the durian a unique southern ocean image for a long time in the eyes of the nation. The writer yudav, who eats the durian abroad, can only compare it with the most common things in the text: “the durian has a smell like a stink of cheese mixed with onions and smells like pine oil.” now, as our agricultural technology continues to improve, hainan and yunnan, among others, are pushing for the scale-up of the country's guacamole and the “freedom of the durian”。
Pineapple pineapple. Who goes to china first
Pineapple and pineapple, whose names are similar, also seem to be “relative” to the public outside the origin. Many believe that early and relatively common pineapple appear on the market, possibly from our country or from earlier imports. Pineapple honey should be the same as durian fruit imported from south-east asia in recent years. Indeed, the order in which the two came to china was quite the opposite of that view。
Pineapple is known as "bolomey" in the academic world and is translated from sanskrit as "to the other side". It originated in india, where cultivation took 3,000 to 6,000 years. The shape of pineapple is quite similar to that of the guacamole, and the fruit is very large, but it is not like the pineapple with thorns on it, but it is covered with tiny smuts. However, it is only a coincidence that they are not “relatives”. In plant taxonomy, pineapple honey belongs to sankoh, and durians belong to acacia. Like sankoh, the fruit of pineapple grows from many separate small fruits。
Pineapple honey has been introduced into china for a long time and is said to date back to the time of the southern dynasty. “boro tree, also known as bolomi by fozzie, is also well-known. In the south china sea temple, there were two old plants... Planted in the west of the country for thousands of years. All of him, he grew from it.” the king of south song's elephant, "the queen of the land", claims that da xuana is the brother of buddha timamo. According to a popular legend from lingnan, da xuanka was unable to catch up with his ship to his home town because of the time he had missed. He stood at the edge of the sea, with his hand in a shade, looking forward to his death. The local people specifically intended to make him a statue in the temple, and the temple of the south china sea was called the "polo temple" and the "porah of the south china sea" ceremony for the gods of the sea was also known as the "porosa". When the ming dynasty writer tom kosei visited the temple of the south china sea, he gave a poem to da xuani, but mistook his place as siamese: “sihu siam, with dark hands. As soon as the wind arrives, the sun rises. ♪ show to hold the mouth, tree two polomy. ♪ i hope it's true. Indeed, the two ancient pineapple trees of the temple of the south china sea are not the only source of pineapple in our country. During the period of yuanming, there was a significant increase in records of pineapple honey, which crossed the sea from south and south-east asia to china's guangdong, guangxi, yunnan and taiwan。
Pineapple, originally produced in the tropics of the americas, is known as pineapple, as well as other aliases such as pineapple and pineapple, which were brought from brazil by portuguese missionaries to macao on the occasion of the dawn of dawn, and spread to the southern parts of the ridge. Because the leaves at the top of the fruit are like pinetails, and the fruit tastes like pears. In taiwan's capital, this special fruit is graphically depicted: “the pineapple is made up of pineapple and dry; the leaves come out of the head, and the pineapple. It's light yellow, it's sour." since pineapple and pineapple are somewhat similar in appearances, the name “pineapple” is gradually being used on it, and the monograph records what was said at the time in the critical area: “polomé, tianpolo; pear, dipolo.” the name “day” is related to the name “the earth”, possibly to the high difference between the two fruit plantations。
Interestingly, in the same period, europeans imagined that pineapple, a rare fruit, had once become a symbol of the chinese wind. In the middle of the 17th century, the dutch traveler john newhoff, who followed the east india mission to china, drew a picture of the nanjing grand tower of envelope, where he painted a golden pineapple. With the passing of newhof's travels, pineapple became the “chinese element” in western minds. In the 18th century, chinese clocks were often decorated with pineapple. However, the pineapple tattoos are considered by the hyena craftsmen who are not familiar with the pineapple and are added back to the mimic clock。
Take it to the road and bring the mango back here
In the plant world, mango is officially known as tungsten, but it is used to be written as mango. The legend is that it came to china earlier than "jung and the chosen" and was brought back by tang dynasty when he sought the true book. So, can mango be called the monk's chosen
Indeed, mango and buddhism are well established. The north-eastern part of the indian subcontinent is the main source centre of mangoes, and cultivation history dates back to 4,000 years. The mango in the hanto buddhist scripture has names such as qumorogo, qumorogo, qumologo, and has been told that buddha has spoken in qumorolin, and has used the qumorogos as an example. But for a considerable period of time, our ancients have known only their name and name for this strange fruit。
During wei jinn's period, the charade and the footsteps of the buddhist movement came to the middle land, causing the audience to lose its eyeballs: “eat between the date-planting melons and the mustaches”. This magic is called mango in india, and the magician mimics the buddha god in the book, turning the mango core into a tree with mango. In china, however, mangoes as props cannot be secured and have to be replaced with fruit at cost。
During tang jian's years, the monk shinsei sought justice and finally saw the true face of mango in india, as described in the great tang western landography: “the monk pologo is a treasure of the world.” it has also been alleged that the record of the basalt is the “molego”, which is commonly referred to as the residual glycol in the oil. However, even if the seeds of mango are brought back, it will not be possible to plant them. Unlike the seeds of most temperate fruits, mango seeds have a special “recalcitrant nature” and may soon lose activity in a dry environment. Even in exceptional cases, changan does not have the conditions to grow mangoes。
Mango was actually seeded in china, and it was already the year of myung chai. "mango, a foreign breed, is like a goose. It's sour and sweet." taiwan is one of our important mango production areas, which was allegedly introduced from the south china ocean during the occupation of taiwan by the netherlands. "taiwan county book" states: "a seed from the netherlands, or a cloud from the kingdom of buddha, or a cloud man who migrates from japan". Mangoes were called “polymers” or “polymers” in the border area during the ming-eun period, because they were treasures and envied by everyone。
In qing dynasty, it's hard to eat fresh mangoes even for the 9-5. During his years, governor guan zhe was fully committed to promoting taiwan's native mango to the emperor, but since fresh fruits were difficult to transport, salted and not good, he ended up sending only small bottled mango drys, and he gave the answer “no use, no need to enter”. Full insurance also contributed to kang hee's “tang pang” and “tang pear” plant in the barrel, i. E. Mangoes and pineapple plants, which were not viable in beijing at the time. So, the "small lords" in the palace can't imagine the taste of yang's twig。
In general, the introduction of tropical fruits into china is not a personal success, but rather a result of the close exchanges that china has had with many countries over the centuries. In other words, it is because zheng and zheng have opened up routes between china and south-east asia and south asia, and have promoted closer communication between them, which has allowed more exotic products to enter the country. Therefore, they can be placed within the category of “gones and preferences”。
