Three wild fruits are everywhere in abundance this season, and the second one makes an outstanding infused liquor

These days the pressure in our lives is enormous. Living in the city every day, with heavy traffic, and working from dawn till dusk has become the portrait of our daily lives. I believe that for those born in the 1980s, the happiest days were still the days of childhood, running and jumping around on the hills. Although sometimes what we ate may not have been that good, and there were no toys to play with, it felt like in those days we did not have to think about anything, and it was the most carefree. Today let's talk about the wild fruits that grew so abundantly on the hills when we were little, and let's go back to that era and think about our childhood together.

1. Wild banana

The wild banana has nothing to do with bananas. Its scientific name is August melon (Holboellia latifolia), and it is distributed in the south of our country; it is relatively common in Sichuan, Hunan and Hubei. So it is said, "August melon, split in September," which means that its fruit ripens in August, but it only splits open in September, and that is when the flavor is at its best. The flesh is very sweet and has a high water content, but there are also many seeds in the flesh, so the edible portion is still relatively small.

2. Taojiuniang

Rural people call it taojinniang or dangni, and its flowering period is April and May. This season is exactly when its fruit ripens. You can pick it and eat it directly, or infuse it in liquor. Because it also has a certain medicinal value, it can stimulate the meridians, treat kidney deficiency and various urinary tract diseases caused by kidney deficiency, and it also has a very good hemostatic effect. It can also treat stomach pain, indigestion and some intestinal diseases. Many old farmers like to use it to infuse liquor. Moreover, liquor infused with taojinniang also carries a sweet taste, with a sweet aftertaste on the palate, and can be called outstanding.

3. Betel nut

The last one to introduce to everyone today is relatively common for all of us, especially something Hunan people particularly like, and that is betel nut. The editor's boyfriend is from Hunan, and every time he comes back for school he brings several packs of betel nut, and when he has nothing to do he chews on it. I have tried it once or twice too. I do not really like the taste, but they all particularly like eating it, as if addicted. In fact, betel nut should not be eaten in large amounts, because it can easily cause cancer. I suggest that everyone can try it when they have nothing to do, but do not chew it often. Betel nut is a traditional Chinese medicinal material and can be used as medicine, but it has a certain addictive quality, so when using it everyone must follow a doctor's advice and should not use it casually on their own.

Now it is once again the season when wild fruits are everywhere in abundance. Have you eaten all three of the wild fruits above? What other tasty wild fruits are there?