Can the ginseng fruit doll be eaten directly?
This article introduces the experience of ginseng fruit, regarding whether the ginseng fruit doll can be eaten directly. Next, the editor will provide an introduction for everyone.
In the past few years, ginseng fruit dolls were quite expensive, selling for 20-40 yuan each, and were considered a rarity. Now, you can buy one ginseng fruit doll for 9 yuan. Some gardening enthusiasts have asked whether the ginseng fruit doll can be eaten directly. Ginseng fruit dolls are a type of melon that can be eaten raw or stir-fried, but the taste is not very good. In simple terms, they are not tasty and are more for looks than for consumption.
The taste of the ginseng fruit doll is somewhat similar to that of a cucumber. As for whether you should peel it, the editor suggests peeling it, because the ginseng fruit doll is shaped using molds that have been in contact with plastic for a long time, so it's not recommended to eat it with the skin on. Below, we'll discuss a few more questions about ginseng fruit dolls, aiming to provide gardening enthusiasts with a clear understanding.
Why does the ginseng fruit look like a person?
Actually, the ginseng fruit doesn't look like a person. The real ginseng fruit is round and not very tasty when unripe, but becomes delicious when ripe. The ginseng fruit that looks like a person is actually other types of melons, mostly muskmelons. When the fruit is still small, a human-shaped mold is placed over it, and as the fruit grows, it takes on a human shape.
It is known that melons like muskmelons, pumpkins, watermelons, cucumbers, apples, and pears can all form "human shapes" after pollination and fruit setting, which is when they are small fruits. The fruit grows slowly inside the mold, and its shape becomes identical to the mold. "These strange-shaped fruits are not something new," Liu Xinhua explains. "There have been square watermelons, ingot-shaped pumpkins, and apples with 'fu' characters printed on them, all formed using the same method." The reason it's called "ginseng fruit" is merely a marketing tactic by businesses.
The image above shows a cucumber version of the ginseng fruit doll.
The above information provides a complete introduction to whether the ginseng fruit doll can be eaten directly, for everyone to learn and understand!