Snake Bean Varieties and Uses

Do you know about snake beans? Today I will introduce you to some knowledge about snake beans:

name:

Snake melon, also known as: snake king melon

Snake Bean

Snake Bean Distribution:

It is native to tropical Asia and widely distributed in India and Southeast Asia. It has been cultivated in India for 2,000 years and has been cultivated sporadically in Taiwan during the Japanese occupation period.

Snake Bean Classification:

Cucurbitaceae, Trichosanthes

Snake Bean Varieties:

According to the fruit body, it can be divided into short fruit type and long fruit type. According to the skin color, it can be divided into grayish white series, green series and blue-black series.

Snake Bean Form:

The stems are slender, with a pentagonal cross section. The leaves are densely covered with pubescence and palm-shaped with 3 to 7 lobes. The same plant has different male and female flowers. The petals are white and 5 or 6 lobed. The receptacle of the female flower is enlarged, resembling a twisted little snake melon. The fruit gradually tapers at both ends and is 30 to 160 cm long.

Snake Bean Uses:

Enjoy both viewing and eating, kill two birds with one stone

Snake bean flowering period:

The birthing period is from May to October

Snake Bean Management:

It is strong and likes a hot and humid environment. The optimal temperature for growth is 25 to 30 degrees. It should avoid low temperature and frost damage.

Snake Bean Fertilization:

The best soil for cultivation is well-drained soil or sandy soil, and sufficient sunlight is required.

Snake Bean Planting:

Planting is done by sowing method.

Directions:

Young snake gourd can be sliced ​​and stir-fried, or stir-fried with meat or made into soup. When eaten raw, the skin has a special smell, but the meat has no smell. However, the smell disappears after being cooked, and it is fragrant and delicious, with a unique flavor.

Snake Gourd

Snake gourd is a vegetable with tender fruit, but tender leaves and stems are also edible. Tender gourds are rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, soft in texture, and have a slight odor, but become fragrant and slightly sweet after being cooked. Snake gourd is cool in nature, enters the lung, stomach and large intestine meridians, can clear away heat and resolve phlegm, moisten the lungs and lubricate the intestines. The tender fruit and stems and leaves of snake gourd can be fried and made into soup, which has a unique flavor. Snake gourd is rarely damaged by diseases and insects, and can become a pollution-free vegetable with certain market potential. People who have not tasted it will feel that it has a fishy smell and dare not buy it, but once they have tasted it, they will approve of it, so it needs to be promoted.

Snake Squash, also known as snake bean, snake loofah, soybean horn, etc., is an annual climbing herb in the genus Trichosanthes of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is native to India and Malaysia, widely distributed in Southeast Asian countries and Australia, and is also cultivated in West Africa, tropical America and the Caribbean. It is only cultivated sporadically in China, and has been planted more in Qingdao, Shandong Province in recent years. Snake gourd is used as a vegetable for its tender fruit, but its tender leaves and stems are also edible.