Which pumpkin variety has the best taste and is the sweetest?
Pumpkin is a vegetable suitable for men and women of all ages, with a floury, glutinous texture and rich nutritional value. At present, there are quite a lot of pumpkin varieties being cultivated in our country, and beginner friends will certainly ask which pumpkin variety is better? Below, the editor of Nongxun Network will introduce several with good reputations.
1. Cream Pumpkin
Cream Pumpkin is the latest introduced medium-to-long-vine fresh-eating pumpkin variety. The plant grows vigorously, with a growth period of about 100 days. The melon shape is neat and uniform, and a single melon weighs about 1.5 kg. The mature fruit has a skin that is yellow with a touch of red, and the flesh is bright orange-red, high in sugar, good in taste, and the flesh has an extremely high commercial utilization rate. The melon skin is strong and tough, resistant to storage and transportation, and after fully ripening it can be harvested and stored at room temperature for 8 months.
2. Beibei Pumpkin
Beibei Pumpkin is actually a pumpkin variety introduced from Japan. It was successfully cultivated through hybridization in 1998 and introduced into China in 2002. At present, there are more than 30 varieties in China known as "Beibei Pumpkin", with uneven quality and large price differences. Only Beibei Pumpkin with truly Japanese seed sources can have both the sweetness and fragrance of pumpkin and the floury, glutinous texture of chestnut, with a texture dry enough and not too much water, and a taste floury enough rather than crisp.
3. Taro Pumpkin
Taro Pumpkin is a plant of the genus Cucurbita in the gourd family, with strong adaptability. The melon is gourd-shaped, planting begins in March, and it can be picked and marketed in June. The mature melon skin is orange-yellow with dark green stripes, the flesh is dense, fragrant, and has a rich taro flavor.
4. Miben Pumpkin
Miben Pumpkin is a hybrid pumpkin and a trailing plant. The leaves are obtusely palm-shaped, and the fruit is papaya-shaped with orange-yellow skin. Miben Pumpkin is also called dog-meat pumpkin. It has strong branching ability, and both the main and side vines can bear fruit. A single fruit weighs 1.5 to 3 kg. The fruit is enlarged at the tip, approximately papaya-shaped. The mature fruit skin is orange-yellow and the flesh is orange-red, with a fine floury texture and a sweet taste.
5. Chestnut Pumpkin
Chestnut Pumpkin is a new small-fruited early-maturing pumpkin variety. The fruit is oblate, the skin has longitudinal stripes, and the flesh is thick and orange-yellow.
In summary, this is today's introduction to pumpkin varieties. The above are relatively high in popularity and more discussed by everyone. You can choose according to the local climate and local market conditions. Of course, besides these, there are still many high-quality pumpkin varieties!
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