As society continues to evolve, fruits that were once considered rare have now become a delicacy that can be easily enjoyed by every household.
Surprisingly, despite the abundance of modern fruits, those that used to be consumed regularly are now either gone or have a very different taste than they used to be.
What the hell is going on?What kinds of fruits are gradually disappearing from our surroundings?
Golden handsome apples
Distinguished from the red apple that we currently consume, it is a golden-yellow fruit that resembles the golden apple described in fairy tales in appearance and is very attractive.
Now, when we mention this apple, many young people may think that I am lying. How can golden apples exist in this world?But if the older generation learns of this, they will definitely be ecstatic and deeply nostalgic.
This is a fruit that I remember and is known as the king of apples because of its unique texture, taste and appearance that far surpasses other apple varieties. That's why it's given the title of "Golden Shuai", meaning it's the leader of Apple.
It is a well-known fact that apples have different tastes due to the differences in their varieties. Some apples are loved by children for their crisp and sweet texture, while others are preferred by seniors because of their soft texture.
The golden apple uniquely occupies both tastes, and when it is first picked from the fruit tree, it has an unusually crisp taste, but it is also moist, juicy, sweet and sour.
If you don't like this crisp texture too much, but want to eat it soft and glutinous, you can store the golden handsome apples for a while. In this way, the color of the golden apples will become more golden and look very beautiful, the flesh will become softer, and the taste will become sweeter and richer, making every bite a treat.
Although we often taste apples, we don't feel new to it now. Whenever we think about the intoxicatingly sweet taste of the golden apple, we can't help but drool. So, why is such a flawless golden apple now gone?
There is an old saying that nothing is flawless, and no one is flawless, and this also applies to the golden handsome apple, but it is not a product of China.
This apple was originally introduced from the United States and later introduced to China by Japan for cultivation. Initially, people didn't know much about it and could only see its various advantages, so it was widely welcomed.
However, as time went on, some of the shortcomings of the golden handsome apple also began to appear. First of all, it is less resistant to storage. Although the taste of Jinshuai apples will become soft and sweet after a period of storage, if they are stored for too long, they will completely lose their moisture and become very unpalatable.
This situation makes it impossible to cultivate the apples on a large scale, otherwise if they are not sold in time, they will all be damaged if they are piled up in the warehouse.
However, small-scale cultivation is not an easy task, as it is likely that the golden handsome apple was introduced from other places, which makes it seem a little unsuitable for the local environment. Jinshuai apples are very precious, once they don't move, they are easy to be dyed by fruit embroidery, that is, there will be small spots of different shades of color on the fruit, which looks very good.
This apple is rather unsightly compared to the perfect golden apple, so its appearance is not appealing, which is why those golden handsome apples with fruit embroidery are difficult to sell.
It would be nice if it was one or two apples, but the resistance of Jinshuai apples is relatively weak, and it is often easy to be affected by fruit embroidery, which is a defect in the variety and is difficult to completely eliminate. As a result, Jinshuai apples often appear in large quantities of fruit embroidery, which greatly reduces their sales.
Over time, other kinds of apples were gradually cultivated, and these apples also tasted quite good and were easier to grow and store, so the golden handsome apples were gradually eliminated from the market.
If you really want to try Jin Shuai's Apple now, then you can only rely on luck. There will still be some fruit growers who will still see some once in a while because they are very fond of keeping the golden palms.
Sand tomatoes
In fact, it's like the tears shed in that era. Most of the tomatoes we used to eat were sand and not only had high sweetness and acidity, but also had a lot of juice and a wonderful taste.
Although the tomatoes currently on the market are bright red in appearance and bulky, when you cut it, you will find that it does not have much juice and the taste is quite elegant, and it does not have a strong flavor compared to sand tomatoes.
The main reason for this discrepancy is storage and transportation issues. Sand tomatoes are known to have thin skins and soft flesh, and if they are transported stacked on top of each other, they can easily cause most of them to rot due to squeezing.
The sales of tomatoes have been hit hard, and at the same time, there is a huge waste of resources. It's incredible that a healthy tomato has rotted a large part of it before it even enters your mouth.
In order to improve the efficiency of transportation, we have planted and improved tomatoes, and under the scientific cultivation, the new tomatoes we eat now were born.
Although the firmness of this new batch of tomatoes is already quite high, the sugar content has been reduced. Tomatoes are often picked earlier because they are worried that they will become soft after a long period of ripening and will not be suitable for transportation. As a result, tomatoes are picked before they are fully ripe, lacking the nutrients they need to grow, and their texture and taste are compromised.
However, this is also a helpless thing. If you don't do this, you will not be able to taste tomatoes in many places where they are not suitable for growing tomatoes. I believe that with the continuous advancement of science and technology, we will be able to taste tomatoes with a better taste in the future.
Of course, although the sand tomato has not completely disappeared, there are still a significant number of people who are willing to cultivate it wholeheartedly, although this is relatively rare now.
Sweet sticks
Strictly speaking, sweet sticks cannot be considered real fruits, but in the past, people often mistakenly thought of them as fruits. Then, from the appearance of the sweet rod, we can understand its true meaning.
Looking at the appearance of the sweet stick, we can see that it has many similarities with sugar cane. Similarly, the moisture content inside the sweet stalk is quite rich, even more than that of sugar cane. But it is not as rich in sugar as sugar cane, so its taste is not as sweet as sugar cane.
In fact, the taste of the sweet stalk is not as easy to gnaw on as sugar cane, and a little carelessness can lead to a scratch in the mouth, and in general, sugar cane is absolutely delicious as a fruit.
The relationship between the two brothers is quite interesting. In the past, people preferred to eat sweeteners instead of sugarcane, but nowadays, most people are more inclined to eat sugarcane, and few people choose to eat sweeteners.
Although the situation has improved now, the difference between the two is still significant. In the past, sugar cane was a fruit endemic to the South and could only thrive in sunny places.
In the past, sugarcane was relatively expensive to transport from the south to the north due to transportation inconveniences, which also caused its price to soar in the north.
Compared to the high cost of sugar cane**, the sweet stalk, a common plant in the north, is more affordable. Although it tastes similar to that of sugar cane, for most people, it is just to satisfy the appetite and does not require a large amount of money to buy a sugar cane to taste. Therefore, sweet rods can be seen as an inexpensive alternative to sugar cane.
With the development of the times, fruit foods have become accessible everywhere, making the transportation cost of sugarcane greatly reduced. As a result, sugar cane has turned into a reasonable fruit. With a better tasting sugar cane, people can try it at any time, reducing the hassle of buying a sweet stick that doesn't taste good.
Lai grapes
It is a plant that resembles a bitter gourd, and is often referred to as a small bitter gourd. In the past, people in both the south and the north had a tradition of cultivating it, so the grape was also seen in a sense as a fruit that was widely popular throughout the country.
The reason for its disappearance today is actually because people's living standards are gradually improving and they are no longer interested in it, which can also be seen as a process of elimination, although it has been eliminated by this era, but we cannot blame anyone else.
The process of eating this type of fruit is quite complex, similar to other fruits, and it can be eaten either by peeling off the skin or by eating it as is. However, this grape-dependent fruit is not the pulp or seeds, but the tiny coating on the surface of the seeds.
I want to use the word "grapes" to describe it, which is really unreliable, it takes a lot of effort to eat a little fur, and even eat several of them without feeling satisfied, and I can't get rid of the problem of slander at all.
Another problem is that the taste of the food is not good, if you eat some of it with great effort, it is not delicious, the real problem is that it is not delicious at all, and it is not convenient to store, and it will rot soon after it is ripe.
In the past, many fruits that were considered disadvantages were loved mainly because there were so few fruits to choose from, which is why people were more inclined to eat grapes. But nowadays, with so many delicious fruits on the market, there's really no need for us to choose them.
Peach
This fruit is unique in the South in that every part of it is precious, whether it is the root bark, the fruit or the leaves, it has medicinal properties, it warms the stomach, strengthens the spleen, and brings numerous benefits.
In the past, this fruit was very popular with everyone, because every part of it was precious, not only had a high edible value, but also had an excellent taste, and it can be said that it was a very cost-effective fruit, and almost everyone could afford it.
However, there is also an obvious drawback to such a delicious fruit, which is that it cannot be stored for a long time and, in addition to being loved by people, is also a food that bugs are particularly fond of.
When you open it, you'll find that it's full of all kinds of bugs and fruit flies. Eight out of ten have been damaged, but the most critical thing is that these bugs and fruit flies don't bear fruit easily yet, and a fruit tree can take years of cultivation to bear fruit.
After some hard work, the peach eventually failed to sell in a short period of time, and instead turned into a fruit full of worms. Not only is it a laborious labor, but it doesn't pay off well. As a result, the peach is gradually eliminated from the market, and few people are willing to replant.
Epilogue. These disappearing fruits actually indirectly reflect the improvement of people's living standards, providing more high-quality choices, so there is no need to choose those fruits with multiple shortcomings.
We don't need to be sad about these fading fruits, because they leave us with many unforgettable memories, these beautiful memories are the most precious nutrients in our growth process**, and they will always accompany and protect our growth.