Zhenze kohlrabi

Zhenze kohlrabi is a specialty of Zhenze Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Wujiang Zhenze kohlrabi has the characteristics of good color, delicious taste, appropriate saltiness, slightly sweet taste, fragrant smell, crisp head and delicate fiber. It is a top-grade accompaniment for home travel and enjoys a certain reputation in the domestic and foreign markets. Kohlrabi, also known as a knot in one's heart, is one of the varieties of mustard. As early as the Neolithic Age, there was a history of planting mustard and other vegetables in China. There are many areas in Wujiang, southern Jiangsu and Huzhou, northern Zhejiang, but the most famous ones are produced in Zhenjiang, Zhenze and Qidu. Zhenze is located on the east bank of Taihu Lake, influenced by the water vapor in Taihu Lake, where the air humidity is high in the morning and evening, and the sunshine is sufficient. The unique regional climate provides a good environment for the growth of kohlrabi. Moreover, the local soil in Zhenze is a kind of high-quality soil called blue mud, which is not only slightly sticky but also fertile. In addition, farmers used a lot of organic fertilizer in the process of planting, so the kohlrabi grown out was smooth and blue, big and not hollow, and the key one was two or three kilograms. Zhenze kohlrabi is pickled with fresh kohlrabi, which has a history of more than 200 years. There are two kinds of kohlrabi, one is selected from the fine varieties produced in Jiuliwan, Jiaxing, commonly known as native species. The main characteristics are fine meat, strong pungent taste and little moisture, and the pickled kohlrabi has a fragrant and crisp taste; The other is the Yunnan species introduced in the 1960s, commonly known as foreign species. It is characterized by large shape and high yield, but the taste after processing is slightly inferior to that of Jiaxing species.
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