If the real name of Qiang jujube is Huizao, Xinjiang is windy and rainy all the year round. So jujube has a layer of sand and looks gray, so it is also called grey jujube.
Ruoqiang jujube has thin skin and thick meat, full fruit, tender meat, high sugar content, sweet and mellow taste, tender and refreshing meat, soft and sweet, and rich nutrition. Compared with jujube in Chinese mainland, Ruoqiang jujube is green and organic. Compared with dates from other places in Xinjiang, the appearance of dates is not very prominent, but the meat quality is solid. The drying rate of Ruoqiang Huizao was 60%, and the total sugar content after drying was 74.88%, which was 8.88 percentage points higher than that of Zanhuang Jujube. Broken gold thread can be pulled out, which is known as "Xianzao".
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Ruoqiang jujube is produced in Ruoqiang County. Ruoqiang County is located in the hinterland of Eurasia and the east of Tarim Basin, with a typical warm temperate desert and arid climate. Ruoqiang Oasis faces the Taklimakan Desert and is backed by Altun Mountain. Ruoqiang County has few precipitation, high temperature and dryness, rich light and heat sources, long frost-free period and large temperature difference between day and night, which is especially suitable for the growth of Ruoqiang jujube. Unique light and heat resources and huge temperature difference between day and night make Ruoqiang Huizao and Ruoqiang Junzao have unusual qualities.
Three kinds of jujube in Xinjiang, Hetian jujube, Hami jujube and Ruoqiang jujube, are all good dates with very high sweetness. The sweetness of Hetian jujube is soft and sweet. Hotan jujube is better if it is eaten as a snack. The sweetness of Hami jujube, which tastes slightly medicinal, is the most nourishing one, with better efficacy, and is more suitable for soup and boiling. If Qiang jujube is small, thin-skinned, firm and sweet, and tastes slightly like fresh jujube, it is very suitable for direct cooking.
If Qiang jujube grows up, the price ranges from 15 yuan to 100 yuan a catty.
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