Wenling laver

Wenling laver is a specialty of Wenling City, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. Wugen Town, Wenling City is a laver production base along the southeast coast of Zhejiang Province. Due to the excellent local water quality and good taste of laver, laver sells well all over the country. A professional cooperative of laver culture was established, and the trademarks of "Joy" and "Wisdom of the Sea" were registered. Porphyra is a general term for algae that alternate in the sea. Porphyra is a marine red algae. The thallus is composed of a layer of cells embedded in a thin layer of colloid, dark brown, red or purple. At the same time, laver can also be used as medicine to make traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effects of resolving phlegm, softening hardness, clearing away heat and promoting diuresis, tonifying kidney and nourishing heart. There are many kinds of Porphyra. Porphyra haitanensis is cultivated in the coastal areas of Fujian and southern Zhejiang, while Porphyra yezoensis is mainly cultivated in the north. Porphyra is harvested by stages, and the leaves can be harvested once when they are 15 ~ 20 cm long, which can last from autumn to March ~ May of the following year. Harvesting period of laver: the initial period is from mid-September to late November; The middle period is from early December to late February of the following year, and the late period is from early March to early April. Porphyra yezoensis started in early December and ended in May of the following year. Wugen Town, Wenling City is a laver production base along the southeast coast of Zhejiang Province. Due to the excellent local water quality and good taste of laver, laver sells well all over the country. Farmers in Wugen, Wenling, have used the unique shallow beach resources in Yueqing Bay to cultivate laver for decades, and have become a well-known professional village for laver cultivation. The local laver culture area is more than 4,000 mu, and there are more than 800 farmers. A professional cooperative of laver culture has been established, and the trademarks of "Lezhiwei" and "Haizhihui" have been registered.
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