Shantai Specialties

Chongluo Winter Melon

Winter melon is one of Chonglu’s specialties. It can be grown in spring and autumn and is one of the commercial vegetables supplied in summer and autumn. one. There are two varieties: black-skinned winter melon and gray-skinned winter melon. They have developed root systems, strong plant growth and high yields. Generally, the yield per mu is about 10,000 kilograms, and high-yielding ones can reach 17,000 to 20,000 kilograms. Chonglu winter melon has thick flesh, excellent quality and sweet taste. Both old and tender melons are edible. In addition to being suitable for stewing, frying, stewing, and making soups, they can also be dried and made into iced meat. The top sprouts of the melon are a popular dish in teahouses. The melon kernels can also be used as medicine, and the dried melon rind can also be used as medicine and mixed with red beans to make soup to relieve heat. Boiling sugar water can relieve skin eczema, etc., so it is very popular among consumers.

Chonglu winter melon products have been sold well in Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Gansu, Sichuan, Shandong, Henan, Fujian and other provinces, as well as in Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Lanzhou, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other cities.

In 2002, the vegetables in Chongluo Town were tested and approved by the relevant provincial departments, and have been certified as "pollution-free agricultural products" by the Guangdong Provincial Department of Agriculture. The "black-skinned winter melon production" centered on Chongluo Town "Technical Regulations" have been issued by the Jiangmen Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision as Jiangmen City's local standards, as well as provincial and municipal technical regulations on the production of pollution-free agricultural products. Currently, applications are being made for the "Pollution-free Agricultural Product Production Demonstration Town" and the Chongluo "Chaozhong Black-skinned Winter Melon" trademark.