Flat onion with water chestnut

Tianjin specialty-flat onion with water chestnut is a fine variety of Tianjin farmers and a famous specialty of Tianjin. Tubular leaves are 40 cm long, and there are 9 ~ 10 functional leaves in the plant, which are green and have a lot of wax powder. Bulbs are oblate, with a longitudinal diameter of 4.5 cm and a transverse diameter of 7 cm, and the single ball weighs more than 100 grams. Bulb skin is yellowish, fleshy scales are yellowish, with less water, heavy spicy taste, storage resistance and good quality. The yield is slightly lower than that of Dashui peach. Specialty culture: There are many opinions about the origin of onions, but most of them think that onions are produced in the plateau areas of southwest Asia, Central Asia, Iran and Afghanistan. The origin of onion has a history of more than 5000 years. It spread to Egypt in 1000 BC, then to the Mediterranean region, to the United States in the 16th century, to Japan in the 17th century and to China in the early 20th century. Onion is widely distributed in China, cultivated in north and south, and the planting area is still expanding. It is one of the main vegetables in China at present. China has become one of the four countries (China, Indian, American and Japanese) with large onion production. China's planting areas are mainly Shandong, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and other places. Specialty efficacy: Onion is rich in nutrition and has the function of dispersing cold, because onion bulbs and leaves contain an oily volatile called propylene sulfide; And has pungent smell, can stimulate the secretion of stomach, intestine and digestive gland, stimulate appetite and promote digestion, and onion contains no fat, and its essential oil contains a mixture of sulfur-containing compounds that can lower cholesterol, and can be used for treating dyspepsia, anorexia, dyspepsia, etc. At the same time, onion has a spicy taste, which can resist cold and influenza virus and has a strong bactericidal effect. Onions also have the function of lowering blood sugar.
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