Brief introduction of rouge radish

Rouge radish, also known as Fuling red heart radish, is a biennial vegetable crop in Cruciferae, a local variety in Fuling District of Chongqing, and one of the three major specialties in Fuling. It was once a tribute. Fuling, the main producer, is cultivated in surrounding counties and cities, and also produced in Sichuan and Guizhou. Early and medium maturity, sowing in Fuling in July-10, and harvesting in batches from late September to February of the following year. The yield per mu is about 1500 kg. Red radish bolting late, not easy to glume; Cold resistance, heat resistance, storage and transportation resistance, waterlogging resistance and strong disease resistance. The contents of protein, fat, calcium, iron, vitamin B 1 and B2 are higher than those of white radish. The fleshy roots are nearly gourd-shaped, a few are cylindrical, the root skin is purple and fleshy, the tissue is dense, the texture is crisp and tender, the spicy taste is small, and the quality is good; Carpels are all red and contain a lot of anthocyanins, which are soluble in water and suitable for processing. The pickles, pickles, banquet carvings and craft dishes made with it are bright in color, fragrant and refreshing. Natural edible red pigment can be extracted. The content, quality and solubility of natural red pigment are better than other carrots, and the color price is more than 10 times higher than the national standard. All physical and chemical indexes meet the national standard of radish red. Safe and non-toxic, it is a good raw material for extracting natural red pigment and is deeply loved by consumers. Its extraction technology has been successfully tested and patented, and its industrialization prospect is broad.

There are natural red radish inside and outside, and only Fuling, where the Yangtze River and Wujiang River meet, grows magically.

The natural pigment of radish can be used to soak vegetables to make them red, which is a beautiful carmine. It is an important raw material for making kimchi water.

The strange thing about this kind of radish is that it can't grow such a lovely radish with red inside and outside even if the seeds are transported outside Fuling. The rouge radish from other places has to introduce seeds from Fuling every year, but the seeds are always so high-quality, and all of them will turn white and become ordinary white radish. Maybe Fuling. The climate and geography here are quite special.

Yunnan, Guizhou and other places also claim to produce rouge radishes, but most of them are radishes with red skin and white lining, not complete rouge radishes.