In order to give you a general impression, the various tropical fruits in Hainan are roughly divided into the following categories based on the frequency we see in daily life. You must try them all when you come to Hainan.
Common types: bananas, oranges, cashews, pineapples, lychees, loquats, mangos
Rare types: star fruit, rambutan, longan, guava, durian, Hainan grapefruit, coconut, Mangosteen, olive, lotus root, egg fruit
Rare types: jackfruit, honeysuckle, lychee, yellow peel, papaya, passion fruit, miracle fruit, tamarind
Rare types: Baobab, sour beans and sapodilla 1, tamarind (scientific name: Tamarindus indica), also known as sour beans, tamarind, sour plum (Hainan), "Muhan" (Dai language), sour fruit, hemp, sweet Eyes, blood circulation chart, asparagus fruit. Tamarindaceae genus Hemataceae. A large evergreen tree in the tropics and subtropics, tamarind belongs to the genus Leguminosae. It is a single-species genus with only one type and two types: sweet type and sour type, which are the main raw materials of Mao Doli. The tree is tall, with a rough trunk and sparse branches and leaves. There are bunches of brown hook-shaped pods hanging on the branches. Tamarindus tamarind prefers hot climates and grows in areas with average annual temperatures of 18?C-24?C and annual rainfall of 500-1200 mm. It is mainly distributed in the dry-hot valleys of Jinsha River, Nujiang River, Yuanjiang River and Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, in places with good heat at an altitude of 50 to 1350 meters. The dry hot valley of the Jinsha River in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces is the main tamarind production area in my country, with an annual output of 100 tons of tamarind. The yield, quality and flavor are superior to other areas in the province. The wood has hard black-red heartwood and soft yellow-white sapwood, so it is known as the "Oriental Sacred Tree".
2. Coconut: Coconut is a typical tropical crop and one of the landscape plants in the tropics. Hainan coconuts are spread all over the island and have been cultivated for more than 2,000 years, mostly along the southeastern coast. Wenchang County among them enjoys the reputation of "Wenchang Coconut Half Hainan". Coconut trees have flowers blooming and falling all year round, and fruits continue to grow. There are flowers, young fruits, young fruits, and old fruits on one tree at the same time. It can be said that "four generations live together". The coconut meat and juice are both more delicious when they are tender than when they are old. The juice is best when you drink fresh coconut juice picked on the spot. Coconut has many uses. Coconut meat can be processed into a variety of foods and used to stew chicken, which becomes one of Hainan's delicacies.
Coconut water is rich in protein, fat and multivitamins, which promotes cell regrowth. It is drinkable and sweet to relieve heat. The Red Army of the Qiongya Column used it to replace glucose water and inject it into the vein to maintain life; the mesophyll contains 35.5 Fat and a large amount of zinc can sober up, help human body protein synthesis and aphrodisiac. It can be eaten or made into coconut milk and cream. Coconut shells can be burned to make activated charcoal. Coconut roots boiled in water can treat inflammation. Coconut mats have been used by the imperial court as early as the Han Dynasty. Tribute.
Coconut was called Yue Wangtou before the Han Dynasty (the Yue people were the ancestors of the Li people in ancient times). Legend has it that once the King of Li celebrated his victory in the village because he had won a battle, and he neglected to take precautions. During the dinner, he was assassinated by spies, and his head was hung on the flagpole to notify the enemy to attack the village. When the enemy attacked the stronghold, they fired thousands of arrows at the city wall defenders, but all of them fell on the flagpole. The flagpole gradually grew thicker and taller, turning into a coconut tree, the arrows turned into coconut leaves, and King Li's head turned into a coconut. The enemy was frightened when they saw this and retreated without fighting. The coconut tree has become a symbol of the Li people. Peel off the coconut palm and you will see three dark eyes on the coconut shell, which are the eyes and mouth of King Li glaring at him.
3. Mango: Mango has delicate flesh, sweet smell, and is rich in vitamins. It is known as the "King of Tropical Fruits". Mangoes bloom in January every year and mature in May and June, while autumn mangoes are harvested in September and October. Fresh fruits are mostly eaten raw, but can also be processed into cans, preserved fruits and flavored drinks. Hainan Island has a long history of growing mangoes and is the main mango producing area in my country. There are many varieties here, among which ivory mango, white jade mango, green mango, Luzon mango, egg mango, Longjing mango and autumn mango are all rare in mainland my country.
4. Pineapple: Pineapple, also known as pineapple, is a monocotyledonous perennial herb of the Bromeliaceae family and a tropical and subtropical fruit. It has digestive, anthelmintic, diuretic and other medicinal values, and is also an ingredient in Hainan delicacies. It is a good fruit to relieve the heat in midsummer. The juice contains pineapple prionase, which can help digest protein. Fresh food can clear away heat and diuresis.
Star fruit contains a variety of ingredients that are beneficial to human health and has certain effects on treating stomach problems, jaundice, dysentery, etc.
It has been cultivated in Hainan for more than a thousand years. The main producing areas are Sanya, Lingshui, Qiongshan, Wenchang, Wanning, Qionghai and other cities and counties. There are more than 10 varieties, including sweet star fruit and sour star fruit. Star fruit is a famous fruit in Hainan Province. Sweet carambola is mostly eaten raw, while sour carambola is used to cook fresh fish soup to make it more delicious, and is generally used to make preserves. Hainan's preserved carambola and dried carambola are popular at home and abroad. 9. Papaya: It is one of the three largest herbaceous fruit trees in the world. It is known as the "Longevity Fruit" in China. It is a precious plant that can be used as both fruit and vegetable. Hainan people like to eat it. It has been cultivated in Hainan for more than 200 years, and the average yield per mu can reach 500 to 600 kilograms. It is of high quality, with thin skin and thick flesh, juicy and sweet taste, and refreshing fragrance. Papaya has a wide range of uses. Green papaya can be eaten as a vegetable. Ripe papaya has bright red flesh and much higher sugar, carotene, protein and vitamin content than other fruits, and has a variety of fruit flavors. In addition to being eaten fresh, papaya can also be made into beverages, syrups, pectin, ice cream, preserved fruits, dried fruits, etc. Papaya also has high medicinal value. According to foreign information, papaya is one of the five fruits with the most anti-aging effects.
10. Sapodilla fruit: The shape of this fruit is very similar to the human heart, so it is named after its shape. Sapodilla is native to America and the West Indies, and was later introduced to Hainan for cultivation. Sapodillas are ripe and available in summer, each weighing 50 to 100 grams. The peel is light brown and has a rough surface. The immature fruit contains a lot of tannins and has an astringent taste. It needs to be stored for a few days after being picked to allow the pulp to ripen before eating. Sapodilla is delicious when eaten raw as a fruit. It can also be made into pulp, dried in the sun, and made into fruit wine. There is also a white gum juice all over the Sapodilla tree, which is the best raw material for making chewing gum.
11. Guava: It has luxuriant branches and leaves, beautiful tree shape and bright flowers. There are many varieties, including green shell, copper shell, sweet green seed, green skin, carmine, jade seed, agate seed, sky red egg, pink, yellow skin, soft seed, etc. The skin of guava is yellow with white and white with red, which varies depending on the variety. It is juicy, sweet, rich in nutrients, and has the effects of strengthening the stomach, refreshing the mind, nourishing the blood, and nourishing the kidneys.
12. Durian: A tropical deciduous tree of the Kapok family, native to Southeast Asia. The fruit is known as the king of fruits and the queen of fruits. Introduced from Southeast Asia in the 1950s, the fruit is oval in shape and covered with hard thorns. Each fruit weighs 1 to 1.5 kilograms, with the largest reaching 2.5 kilograms. It is yellow or yellow-green in color. A tree generally produces 50 to 80 fruits per year, with many producing 300 to 400 fruits. April and May every year is the durian ripening season. The durian fruit falls to the ground as soon as it is ripe, and the pulp is exposed to the air for a period of time. It smells bad, but it tastes extremely sweet and has high nutritional value. If the pulp is mixed with rice, it will have a unique flavor. There is a core in the pulp, which is as big as an orange. It can be eaten after roasting and is as delicious as a chestnut. The fruit has an unusual aroma. People who eat it think it gets better and better the more they eat it, making them addictive. People who don't eat it think it smells like cat feces.
Durian cannot be picked, otherwise it will not continue to mature and the fruit tree will be damaged. Only when it matures will it fall.
In ancient times, a group of men and women traveled across the ocean to the South China Sea. When the boat capsized due to wind and waves, only one man and woman wandered for several days and arrived at a beautiful island. The residents of the island picked a kind of fruit for them to eat. Almost regaining their strength, the two never wanted to go home. They got married and had children here. Later, people named the fruit durian, which means people will never leave.
13. Watermelon in four seasons: The peculiarity of Hainan watermelon is that it can grow in all four seasons and can bloom and bear fruit even in winter. From November to February of the following year, a large number of winter watermelons are on the market, which can be called A must.
14. Miracle fruit: a small shrub of the family Samanthus, a tropical fruit tree native to Africa. The pulp contains a glycoprotein component called miraculin, which can destroy people's sense of taste and produce a sweetening effect. Eating a fruit will turn any sour, sweet, bitter and spicy taste in your mouth into a sweet taste.
Originally from Africa, it was introduced to Hainan in the 1960s. The tree is about one meter tall. The fruit is as big as peanuts, red in color, and has only a faint sweet taste. After eating it, if you eat something sour or bitter, you will feel sweet and delicious.
Because it has the magical effect of turning sour and bitter into sweet and refreshing, it is known as the "miracle fruit".
This mysterious effect is due to the fact that it contains a substance that is a prion, commonly known as "flavorin", which can cause people's taste nerve endings to change their response to the taste of food. Those who take bitter medicine should take a sip of it first, so they don’t have to worry about taking the medicine. 15. Rambutan: A tall tropical fruit tree in the Sapindaceae family, native to Malaysia. The trunk is thick and mostly branched, the crown is open, and the leaves are dark green. The fruits are spherical, egg-row or oval in shape. They are clustered on the fruit stems. The appearance is yellow, and the flesh is white, soft and crisp, sweet and sour like lychee, delicious and fragrant. . It blooms from February to April every year, and the ripe fruit picking season is from June to August. Introduced to Hainan from Malaysia in 1960, the fruits mature from June to August every year. The fruit is spherical, oval or elongated, with soft spines. It grows in clusters on the fruit stem, looking like a small hedgehog. The maximum weight of a single fruit is about 50 grams. The flesh is white, crisp and soft, and tastes sweet and sour, with a fragrance that is better than that of lychee.
16. Musa: Musa family, tropical and subtropical fruit. The stems can be used as medicine, diuretic, and treat cerebral thrombosis; the roots can treat colds and stomachaches. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a Mr. Feng who happened to see a woman in green clothes passing by the window in front of his study on a summer evening. She was very beautiful. When he asked her, she called herself Jiao. Feng pulled the woman into the room, but she refused and hurried away. Feng only tore off a piece of her clothes and hid it under the mat at night. The next day when I saw it, it turned out to be a banana leaf. It turned out that the woman was transformed from a banana leaf.
17. Loquat: Also called Taiwan loquat, it is a subtropical evergreen tree in the Rosaceae family and is native to Taiwan and Hainan. The fruit is sweet and can cure fever.
18. Lemon: a tropical or subtropical evergreen shrub or tree of the Rutaceae family. The fruit has a pleasant aroma, the pulp juice is sour, rich in vitamins, and can also be used as medicine. It is often used with black tea to make lemon tea or lemon juice. It has a refreshing fragrance, clears away heat and moisturizes the lungs, and can also extract aromatic oil.
19. Olive: Also called olive, it is an evergreen tree in tropical and subtropical areas. The pulp is sweet and has little juice. It can aid digestion, disinfection, stop diarrhea, remove fat and lose weight, produce fluid and quench thirst, and prevent pharyngitis. It is often made into dried fruit.