Weihai is a seaside city, mainly because there are fewer people inside the city clean and residential. The pace of life is not so fast and oppressive. So the weekend has become a good time for people to go out for leisure and recreation, such as cherry picking during the cherry ripening season, Shandong Weihai's cherries are always used to compare with Dalian's, and it seems that the two places are equally divided, each with its own characteristics. Here are a few recommended weekend leisure cherry picking places.
Shopping for cherries five tips1. Look at the face value - five words: the redder the more delicious.
2. Look at the gloss - the shiniest bunch of cherries on the fruit stall is worth having.
3. Look at the fruit stalks - new stalks are better than old ones.
4. Look at the root - the concave root has more sugar.
5. Touch the flesh firmness - just picked cherry flesh is more firm, a touch out.
authentic Weihai cherry several varieties1.Early fruit (May 20 after maturity)
Introduced from the Ukraine in 1997, the fruit development period of 35 days or so, is an early maturity varieties. The fruit is large, nearly round, single fruit weight 7-9 grams, slightly higher than the red light, the largest fruit 13-15 grams.
Fruit deep red, fully mature purple-black, bright and glossy; pulp is harder, soluble solids 16.1-17.6%, slightly higher than the red light, good quality of fresh food, more resistant to storage, maturity than the red light 3-5 days earlier.
2.Red Lantern(mature at the end of May)
Bred in 1963 by the cross between "Na Weng" and "Topaz", in 1973 named Red Lantern. It has the advantages of early maturity, large size, colorful and so on. Red Lantern is a large fruit, early maturity, half-hard flesh of the red varieties. Average single fruit weight 9.6 grams, the largest fruit up to 13.0 grams.
The fruit stalk is short and thick, about 2.5 cm long, the skin of the fruit is deep red, fully ripe for the purple-red, with bright luster; the fruit is kidney-shaped, the flesh is softer, fatter and juicier, with a sweet and sour flavor.
3.Pioneer (ripe in early June)
The introduction of a new variety of cherries from Canada, its fruit surface for the purplish-red color, glossy colorful, short and thick fruit peduncle, belonging to the large fruit type. The average single fruit weight of this cherry is 8.5 grams, the largest up to 10.5 grams.
In addition to the appearance, for consumers, the most attractive to them is the quality of the pioneer, full flesh, juicy and sweet, and the variety of storage and transportation is also very convenient, the market value is high.
4.Merican Morning (mature in mid-June)
Originally from the United States, introduced in 1996 to China's experimental planting in the Yantai area. American early is a large fruit, quality, hard meat, storage and transportation, yielding medium-ripe varieties. Fruit large, average fruit weight 9 grams, 12 grams of large fruit, fruit slightly larger than the red light, the flavor is also slightly better than the red light.
The fruit is wide heart-shaped, neat in size, slightly flat at the top of the fruit, and the fruit stalk is thicker and shorter. Fruit skin all purple-red, glossy, bright and beautiful, fully ripe for purple. Flesh crisp and not soft, fat and juicy, sweet and sour flavor. Because of the outstanding advantages of the American early in the form of flavor, its market price is also significantly higher than other cherry varieties.
5.Rabbins (ripening in late June)
This variety is native to Canada and is a cross between Pioneer and Steller. The fruit of Labins is larger than any variety of cherries, each fruit is nearly 13.0g, the shape of the fruit is round and slightly flattened, the angle of view resembles a heart, the surface of the fruit is red with emerald, bright and attractive, and the flesh is plump and full, with a balance of sweet and sour, crisp and tough.
In addition, Rabins large cherry nutritional value such as: vitamins, sugar, protein, iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium are higher than the average cherry, according to seasonal consumption of cherries on the human body has a spleen, stomach, liver to remove the fire, improve immunity and the effect of cancer prevention, the fruit contains a number of micronutrients, high nutritional value.
6.Yellow honey (also known as crystal, ripe in mid to late June)
Cherry family in the most maverick varieties, because the fruit body color is yellow with red, so the folk have a "yellow light", "crystal" and so called. "
The most unique variety in the cherry family.
As one of the many varieties with lower yields and higher cultivation difficulties, the Yellow Lantern's fruit quality is quite outstanding: although the single fruit is only about 10 grams, the flesh is thick with a small nucleus, and the taste is sweet, rich and attractive, with a full cherry flavor.
If the yellow honey claims to be second in flesh quality, no variety dares to claim first! The only regret is that the variety of fruit skin is too thin and tender, inconvenient storage and transportation
Ten thousand acres of cherry picking garden at the foot of Kun Bei MountainRepresentative villages: Wendeng District, Jieshi Township, six degrees of the temple, sunshine word, three petals of stone, Chuhang, soft jujube forest village, and so on.
Fruit period: small cherries have ripened, large cherries can be ripe at the end of May.
Highlights: The Kun Bei Cherry Festival, which lasts for more than a month, will open on May 20th. On the opening day, the cherry ring will also be held, the evaluation of the most delicious cherries and other activities; held in 2017 the National Mass Climbing Fitness Conference (Wendeng station) activities, nearly 10,000 people will be climbing the highest peak of the Kun Bei Mountain Taimei top. During the cherry festival, there is also the first folk art festival in Wendeng District, agricultural specialty food plaza, Jieshi Town Square Dance Competition and other activities waiting for you to come. Kun Bei Shan Cherry is famous outside, this year is the thirteenth consecutive year Wendeng District Kun Bei Shan Cherry Festival, is the city's most influential one of the cherry festival.
Transportation: By car, you can drive to Wangtong via Chuzhang Road, then to Jieshi Town via Provincial Highway 303, and then to Saiji and other villages via Provincial Highway 205, which will take about 1 hour. In addition, most of the buses from Weihai Bus Station to Jieshi Town and Gejia Town pass by Saiji Village.
Lushan Yazi Town ZhongjiagouRepresentative villages: Lushan Yazi Town, Henan Zhongjia, Mashan Zhongjia, Zeke Zhongjia, Dongkuang Zhongjia, Shijiazhuang, and Shuangshi Village.
Fruit period: small cherries are already ripe, large cherries can be ripe around May 25th.
Highlights: Zhongjiagou is known as "Ten Mile Cherry Valley, Ten Thousand Mu of Stone Terraces", where you can not only eat sweet and delicious cherries, but also feel the special terraced terrain.
Transportation: driving along National Highway 309 to the west to the territory of Lushan, to the north of the 208 Provincial Highway to the town of Yazi Resident, and then not far to the north of the Zhongjiagou. You can also take a bus from Weihai bus station to Lushan, and then transfer to the Zhongjiagou bus directly.
North Shangkuang Village, Yangting Town, Huanjui District
Fruit period: no small cherries, large cherries are expected to mature around the Dragon Boat Festival.
Highlights: Beishangkuang Village is located at the southern foot of Likou Mountain, surrounded by mountains, clear water and beautiful scenery, superior geography and ecological environment, very suitable for cherry growth. There are 600 acres of cherries in Beishangkuang, which is the most in Huanjui District.At the end of May and the beginning of June, the management committee of Likoushan Scenic Spot will hold a cherry festival with Beishangkuang Village as the main theme.
Transportation: Beishangkuang Village is about 3 kilometers away from Yangting Township Residence. After arriving at the Yangting Township Residence, vehicles can drive along the village road to the northeast for about 10 minutes according to the signage. You can also take No. 113 or No. 114 bus and get off at Yujiakuang Station, then transfer to other means of transportation.
Makuang Village, Hot Springs Town, Huanjiakuang DistrictFruit period: no small cherries, large cherries are expected to ripen in early June.
Highlights: Makuang Village has nearly 200 acres of cherry picking gardens, and the cherries are mainly of varieties such as red light and pioneer. The infrastructure in the picking garden is relatively well-equipped, the road is smooth, and it is convenient for tour buses to go in and out. The environment around the village is beautiful, is a natural ecological tourism resort.
Transportation: After driving to the Jiangjiazhai overpass, you can drive southeast along Provincial Highway 201, which will take you directly to Makuang Village. You can also take bus No. 108 and get off at the Makuang Village stop.
Ningjia Village, Laoshan Street, Rongcheng CityFruit period: there are no small cherries, and large cherries are expected to ripen in early June.
Highlights: Ningjia Village has a long history of cherry planting, and the village's "Rongcheng Laoshan Cherry" has been registered as a national geographic trademark and registered for the protection of origin. After years of development, now Ningjia large cherry planting area of 1800 acres, the production of cherry fruit with large fruit, thick meat, sweet taste renowned Weihai.
Transportation: drive to the vicinity of Rongcheng bus station, and then along the 908 provincial highway to the south can be reached. You can also take 283, 284 and 285 buses from Rongcheng Bus Station.
Methods of storing cherriesBefore putting cherries into the refrigerator for freezing, treat them to ensure that the surface of cherries is free of moisture.
The bottom of the preservation box first spread a layer of kitchen paper, and then a layer of cherries, and then a layer of paper, so stacked, in the last piece of kitchen paper surface sprayed with a little water, cover the preservation cover, into the refrigerator to ensure that the constant low temperature and high humidity conditions (cherries refrigerated suitable temperature of about 1 ℃).
Remember not to freeze cherries, cherries such as berries, water content is very large, thawed taste is very watery, fresh feeling gone.