“Southern Little Potatoes” venture into Harbin, and even frozen pears are served on the plate?

It's time to eat frozen pears again

After popularization by enthusiastic Northeast netizens

Everyone should know the correct way to open frozen pears:

Take a basin of cold water and put the frozen pears in

Wait until an ice shell forms on the surface of the pear and break it.

Bite a small piece of skin and suck hard

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Of course, there are also warriors with particularly good teeth

Dare to challenge the barely melted frozen pear

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However, the way to open frozen pears this year is a little different

A large number of "Southern Little Potatoes" (a nickname for tourists from the South in Northeast China)

Venture to Harbin

In order to facilitate tourists to eat frozen pears

Frozen pears become:

Frozen pears on a plate

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In this regard, netizens from Northeast China said:

after all

"When I was a kid, my mother wouldn't let me cut frozen pears into pieces."

For this way of eating

Some netizens think that this way of eating is not authentic

Some people think that the way of eating is not important, as long as it tastes good.

Many tourists gave positive comments.

Friends who haven't been to Northeast China are also eager to try it

Try to replicate the Northeastern frozen pear at home:

Freeze the pears in the refrigerator

After thawing, soften

Put it in the refrigerator and freeze it

Repeat this several times

The result

The taste is not good

The temperature in different regions is not exactly the same, so the production methods are slightly different.

Taking Heilongjiang Province as an example, pears are usually picked from late September to early October, packed into cartons or plastic baskets, and stored in shaded sheds or well-ventilated rooms. Some people also directly lay plastic sheets on the ground and place them directly on top, or store them in piles and wait until the temperature drops in winter to freeze naturally.

Some frozen pears are hung directly on the trees. After they ripen in autumn, they are not picked and left to "freeze" in the low-temperature air.

No matter which method is used, it is formed by natural temperature. The outdoor temperature in Northeast China is usually between 10 and 20 degrees below zero, and sometimes even reaches 30 degrees below zero.

In such a cold environment, food can freeze quickly, and the pears will quickly lose water, the skin will turn brown, and the frozen pears will be black on the surface and white on the inside. Home refrigerators cannot do this. The temperature in the freezer of a refrigerator is about minus 18 degrees Celsius, so it is impossible to make real Northeast frozen pears.

Many netizens who want to replicate the frozen pear

I'm curious about one question

What kind of pears are used for frozen pears?

Common frozen pear varieties on the Northeast market include Huagai, Anli, Apple Pear, Miansuan, Jianba, Qiuzi, Dongmi, Wanxiang, and Yali.

Frozen apple pears and flower-covered pears taste sweet and sour, white pears are sweeter, and frozen crystal pears have always been at the bottom of the frozen pear contempt chain because they have less water and are not sweet.

To the stubborn people in Northeast China, everything except the flower-covered pear is an outlier.

Because Huagai Pear has three major characteristics:

1. When harvested, the flesh is coarse, the pears are hard, and the taste is sour and astringent, but after being left for a period of time, the flesh will become soft and juicy, sweet and sour, and soft and sticky.

2. High acidity and sweetness. The flavor and maturity of fruits are generally evaluated by the solid-acid ratio, which is the ratio of soluble solids to titratable acid content. The solid acidity of Huagai pear is relatively low when it is picked, but after being left for a period of time, the solid-acid ratio will be significantly higher than other varieties. The strong taste makes it the best among all pears.

3. Huagai pear is a late-maturing variety, maturing from late September to early October. At this time, the north has already entered winter, providing convenient conditions for the production of frozen pears.

Pear pulp is rich in malic acid, citric acid, fructose, glucose, sucrose, minerals, etc.

Compared with fresh pears, the total acid content of pears decreases by 12.5% ​​after frozen storage, while the soluble solids and glucose content increases by about 20%. Therefore, frozen pears are sweet, soft, juicy, refreshing and delicious when eaten after being thawed.

Nie Hong, a professor of nutrition at the First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, said that frozen pears can be used to sober up and relieve greasiness after a big meal, and they also have many other health benefits. Like ordinary pears, frozen pears are sweet and sour, cool in nature, and enter the lung, liver and gallbladder meridians. They can promote the production of body fluids, quench thirst, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm, and are a rare health food.

However, it should be noted that:

1. People with weak spleen and stomach and diabetes need to control their intake.

2. Frozen pears should not be thawed repeatedly, as this will easily cause their appearance to be damaged and lead to the loss of nutrients and juice.

If you can't eat authentic frozen pears

It doesn't matter

You can also unlock more ways to eat

In the dry winter, eat a fresh pear

Equally nourishing and sweet

If you are in Beijing

Can you have a bowl of small hanging pear soup?

The pear fragrance is refreshing and relieves dryness

It’s also good to give your throat a “spa”

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The replication method is also very simple:

1. Cut the pear into pieces and the Tremella into small pieces

2. Pour one and a half bottles of mineral water into the pot

After the water boils, add pear cubes, white fungus pieces, wolfberry, rock sugar, plums and salt

3. Cook on medium heat for an hour

Small hanging pear soup that can be made in one hour

It shouldn't be easy to roll over.

How do you eat pears in winter?

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Source: China Food News official platform, Museum

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Compiled by: Dang Min