Chen Xingzong / No need for sweetening agents, as long as farmers change their mindset, tankan oranges naturally have a soul

Tankan oranges are the fruit of the season for Lunar New Year in Taiwan, China, and have always been my favorite, but I had been disappointed for more than ten years.

Even now I am still captivated by the flavor of tankan oranges in my memory. When the New Year comes and I crave a snack, I will definitely buy some to eat as a treat, and hope to hit the jackpot and come across the taste from my childhood. If I happen to find a high-priced one, I will not hesitate to buy it. I believe that anyone who dares to set a high price should have a certain standard, but it still always disappoints me.

Fortunately, we oddballs met the foolish-enough Mr. and Mrs. Chung Ching-feng, who took over his father's orchard for nearly 20 years. Besides just surviving, they are also willing to pursue a more advanced life and are willing to join our B.C.S. research - Biodynamic, Complete supply, Sustainable - to create these tankan oranges with a soul and bring back the wonderful taste that moves everyone. If you, like me, long for true flavor, this tankan orchard should give you the good mood of revisiting old times.

The lottery has been drawn! Costs are down, and ponkan, liu-ding oranges, and tankan oranges all taste great

In early December, ponkan oranges were harvested. At that time, the fruit and vegetable market had a wide variety of fruit, and it was also the slow-selling period for ponkan oranges across all of Taiwan, China in year 106 of the Republic of China. Interestingly, although Emei ponkan oranges entered the market late and the whole area was affected by the slump, the true-flavor ponkan oranges from the Chung family orchard speak for themselves, and customers' taste buds are the most honest. His old and new customers kept coming back, his ponkan oranges had no slow-selling problem at all, and the prices were quite respectable.

Next, the liu-ding oranges were also harvested, walking the same path as the ponkan oranges and likewise fascinating a bunch of customers.

Many fruit farmers came over to join the excitement and dig for information, but many people also only asked what fertilizer he used, what sweetening miracle tool he used, and how could there be such a good taste? Mr. Chung responded that fertilizer is not the point; how you use fertilizer is the point, and there is not much need for any medicine either. This year's pesticide costs also dropped a lot. I was very satisfied with his answer, much like how I look when I respond to farming friends and get disliked. Although very honest, no one believes it.

Then the tankan oranges also ripened along with the season, and I am already at a loss for words to describe her flavor. There is a taste beyond what is in my memory, and even more, the long-lost old-time flavor of the Chung family. The children said outright, how come they had never eaten this kind of taste? They also ate one after another, quietly finishing them all.

(Consumer support is the driving force that keeps farming friends going. I ask everyone to support such good products with practical action, and support our painstaking efforts to improve the land and food. You are welcome to take the time to go fruit picking and understand our efforts on site. To schedule fruit picking, please contact Mrs. Chung at 0963 878 652, or go online directly)