Egg tree, also known as golden-and-silver eggplant, can its fruit be eaten?

You have heard of eggs, but have you heard of an egg tree? The names of most plants are closely related to their forms, and the name egg tree is very vivid, because it looks like a tree covered with peeled, pure white, smooth eggs, making anyone who sees it want to know whether they are really eggs and whether they can be eaten. So exactly what is an egg tree? Can egg tree be eaten?

1. What is an egg tree

1. The egg tree is actually a nickname we gave it. Its scientific name is golden-and-silver eggplant. It has light purple or green upright stems, wrapped around smooth fruits, like wrapped eggs, and also like eggplants. The flowers are mostly purple.

2. Besides egg tree, it is also called white egg eggplant, egg eggplant, Brazilian eggplant, etc. It was originally a native product of China, and later during the war of aggression against China, the Spanish took it to Europe and America, so they grew and settled in foreign regions. But in China, this variety of egg tree gradually became extinct. Only Europe and America still have

3. In fact, under normal circumstances, the fruit of the egg tree is used for ornamental purposes. The fruit is small in size, bright in color, and quite novel overall, suitable for potted cultivation as an ornamental plant or for courtyard planting. So since the egg tree is used as an ornamental plant, can it be eaten?

2. Can the fruit of the egg tree be eaten

1. Although under normal circumstances, the egg tree is used as an ornamental plant. But in fact it can be eaten. Since it looks like an egg, its taste is naturally quite delicious.

2. We can eat the fruit of the egg tree directly. Just eat it as a fruit. Of course, it can also be used as a vegetable, made into cold dishes and vegetable salads. It can be eaten raw, and the taste is still quite good.

3. Since it is called golden-and-silver eggplant, you can also treat it as an eggplant and cook it. Follow eggplant methods: garlic sauce, braised, steamed, cold dressed, etc., but there is one difference, which is that the fruit of the egg tree is sweet. If made into a dish, most people may not be used to it, after all, most people are used to eating salty dishes. If directly cold dressed with sugar, like cold dressed tomatoes, it may also be too sweet.

4. However, the egg tree grows in Europe and America. European and American countries are not good at eating everything. Studying recipes and such, so it is rarely used for food. Our country, on the other hand, might like to eat it, but unfortunately it is still extinct domestically, so it is also relatively rarely eaten.

The above is the introduction to the egg tree brought to you by the Tutuliu website editor~ The egg tree likes warmth and cannot tolerate cold, has an early growth period, and has relatively strict soil requirements. It needs deep soil layers, strong water retention, and fertile soil with PH5.8~7.3, and it likes fertilizer. Thin fertilizer can be applied frequently. With sufficient fertilizer and water, the egg tree can grow with robust plants, emerald green leaves, abundant flowers, and heavy fruits. So, do you want to grow an egg tree?