With the development of technology and the improvement of people's living standards, the market has emergedThere are more and more varieties of fruitsEven experts have cultivated a lot of new varieties of fruits that combine various advantages, and people's choices are richer.
However, some people have noticed some of the most common fruits in the pastIt's hard to see them again, for example, once asOne of the mainstream fruits of the North, the apricotNowadays, almost no merchants buy goods, and if you want to taste this taste of childhood, you can only go to those seedsApricot tree in the home of a rural person
Why are so few people now planting apricot trees?This kind of is found in our countryMore than 2,000 years of planting historyWhy did the fruit suddenly disappear from the market?
——The thousand-year-old "Pearl of the North".
Apricots are native to our countryXinjiang regionLater, it was introduced to other regions and was welcomed by many people, especially the people in the north who have a soft spot for apricots, so it once becameThe main fruit of the northern region.
As one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees in our country, apricot has been cultivated for more than 2,000 years, before the northern rural familiesAlmost every household will plant apricot trees
In early spring, the apricot trees willBlooms pink flowersand become quiteOrnamental garden plantsIn the season when there is no flowering, the verdant and lush apricot trees can also add a touch of greenery to the yard and bring a touch of coolness.
Not to mention that when the apricot tree bears fruit, people can taste the sweetness and sourness of apricots, and they can also make apricotsPreserved apricots, apricot jamIt is a very flavorful food.
In addition to being appreciated and edible, apricots are also a kind of apricot in our countryFruits that have an important place in traditional culture, in a lotIdioms and proverbs, evenVersesYou can see it.
For example, inZhuangziIt is recorded that apricots are quiteIt has a divine auraThe existence of theThe place where Confucius was lecturing is also known as the "Apricot Altar"., it can be seen that whether it is an apricot tree, an apricot blossom or an apricot, it is oneBeautiful imagery
When people think of apricots, they tend to think of them at the same timePeaches and plumsThese three fruits are very popular in our country, and they all have a long history of cultivation, and they can even be seen in many cultures.
But compared to peaches and plums, nowadays peopleThere are fewer opportunities to see apricotsEven in the northern region, where apricots were once quite popular, it is difficult to see apricots in fruit stores.
On the contrary, it isPeaches and plums are as popular as ever, and even moreWith the help of advanced technologyMany novel varieties have been cultivated, giving people more choices to buy peaches and plums.
Therefore, when people happen to think of apricots, they are often surprised by the fact that they are not found in fruit stores, and why apricots have become so rareCould it be that people don't like to eat apricots anymore?
——The reason why it has become a niche fruit·]—
In fact, the taste of apricots is quite acceptable to some people, and there are even some people who just like to eat apricots, but unfortunately apricots are difficult to find nowadaysMany merchants will not buy it, so it has gradually become a taste in people's memory.
Exactly why apricots will gradually move from the mainstream fruit of the north to this statusIt's gradually disappearing, and it's hard to find it
This has to mention one of the characteristics of the fruit itself, that isThe skin is thin
Although in modern society,The technology for transportation and storage is becoming more sophisticated, which makes it easy for northerners to eat seasonal southern fruits, such as lychees.
You must know that in the past, even Yang Guifei wanted to taste the sweetness of lychees, and she had to run to death a lot of horsesBut nowadays, people can easily buy fresh lychees in fruit storesThis is indeed a great progress in modern scientific and technological progress, which has brought great convenience to the daily life of ordinary people.
But even with such mature technology and easy enough transportation, it is still difficult to transport apricots from the north to the markets in the south, because the skin of the apricots themselves is too thin, even for fruit growersA lot of protective measures have been taken, in transit,Apricots tend to still break their skin
Therefore, people living in the south rarely see apricots, because people find out after trying that it is not easy to transport apricots to the south intact, and they need toIt consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, and not yetIt is not possible to guarantee the integrity of the apricots
Some people may think that as long as the apricots are not yet ripe, they will be transportedThen there will be no such problem of breaking because the skin is too thin, after all, the apricot before it is ripe, the flesh must also be hard, so it can be more convenient to transport.
But the reality is,When the apricots are not yet ripe, it'sThe flesh is relatively sour and cannot be eaten at all, and even after being transported to other places, the apricots will certainly not be able to ripen overnight, so these apricots areThere will be no marketNo one wants to buy apricots that are not yet ripe, they can neither be eaten nor stored.
What's more, for fruit growers, apricotsThe market price is low, especially those merchants who come specifically to acquire, can give the ** is definitely lower, which also means that whether it is these acquired merchants or fruit farmers, in the case of small profits and quick turnover, allIt is impossible to spend a lot of money on packaging
Apricots that have not been protected by packaging will certainly not be able to avoid damage during transportation, and ripe apricots canThe storage time is also relatively shortand soonIt's rotten because it's too ripe, so whether it's sold locally or to other regions, it's actually for growersNot very cost-effective
There are also those who believe that fruit growers can choose to combine apricotsto carry out processing, donePreserved jamsIt may be more popular, and there is no need to worry about the short shelf life of apricots or the difficulty of transporting.
But for fruit growers, the value of apricots themselves is not high, even if they process them into other foodsIt's hard to sell for a good price, because people know itApricots themselves are not worth muchNo one wants to be wronged, and more people will be inclined to buy preserved jam made from peaches or strawberries.
But in the process of processing apricots, there must be a lot of costs, which also means that the production of merchants can only beIn vain, evenEven the cost can't be recovered
The second reason is:The taste of apricots is not loved by most people, varietyIt is more monolithic than other fruitsOther fruits, such as peaches and plums, which are often mentioned along with apricots, come in a variety of different varieties, and everyone can choose one that suits their taste.
In fact, in the past, apricots were able to become one of the mainstream fruits in the northern region, mainly because they were not at all at that timeThere aren't many other fruits to choose from, and the apricot tree is not picky about the growth environmentThe vitality is also tenaciousAnd so it becameA favorite plant of many rural families
After more people planted apricot trees,The number of apricots also increasesSo apricots naturally became a fruit that many people in the local area would eat, but this is notIt doesn't mean that everyone likes to eat it, it's just that I don't have a choice.
Nowadays, people can buy fruits from all over the world, even some fruits that are unique to foreign countries, and only those are trueQuite tasty, or ratherFruits with relatively high nutritional valueto be able to be able toGain an advantage in the fierce competition and occupy a larger market
And the taste is really not amazing, evenApricots that don't quite suit most people's tastesIn such a fierce competition, it isThere is no advantageSo the growers gave up growing apricots.
What's more, there are quite a few people who thinkEating more apricots is not good for the human body, because eating more apricots will cause a lotSymptoms of fire, which is actually there"Peaches raise people and apricots hurt people".This proverb is reflected in the fact that many people of the older generation will think that apricots are not a good thing and should not be eaten too much.
Visible apricotsIts own characteristics doom it to be reduced to a "niche fruit"., no matter how popular it once was, often appearing on the tables of northerner families, will eventually come over time, graduallyReplaced by other fruits
-- Epilogue·] —
In fact, the process of apricots from being a popular fruit in the northern region to becoming a "niche fruit" that is difficult to find in the market is also our countryPeople's living and consumption standards are gradually improvingprocess.
In the process can be seen, peopleThere are more types of fruits to choose from, there is also becauseTechnological developments such as transportation and storage, people canBuy fruits produced in different regionspossibilities, as well as peopleIncreases in income levelsWhileI have the purchasing power