Flat peach
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The flat peach (Prunus persica var. Platycarpa) is a variety of the peach with yellow flesh and resembling a spindle torus in shape .
description
Flat peaches are - as can be seen in the name - flatter than the previously common peaches. The skin is whitish or light yellow with red spots, with less hair on the surface. The pulp is also whitish or light yellow. The taste is sweeter and less acidic than that of the usual peach.
Surname
The fruit is known by several names, e.g. B. "Paraguayo" ( Spanish ), "wild peach", "Ufopfeach", "mountain peach", "Saturn peach", "plate peach" or "vineyard peach".
Cultivation and trade
The fruits are harvested in late spring to late summer. The infestation by the curl disease is feared . In the last few decades flat peaches from China have been exported to the USA and Europe with increasing popularity . There are now several breeds, including from Italy , Spain , France and the USA, where the fruit is also grown. The American cultivars "Saturn" and "Galaxy" are stone-free.
Flat peaches in China
The flat peach has its origins in China , where it has been known for over 2500 years. There it is known under the name "pántáo" (蟠桃), which means "rolled up peach". The fruit plays an important role in the fable The Journey to the West from the 16th century, in which the Jade Emperor takes possession of the garden of rolled peaches of the goddess Xiwangmu . The Monkey King Sun Wukong eats from a fruit and thus comes to eternal life. A popular sweet in China called "hé" (籺) is preferably made in the shape of a flat peach.
Web links
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- ↑ a b c Information on www. Pflanzen-lexikon.com , accessed on February 10, 2019
- ^ Desmond Layne & Daniele Bassi: The Peach: Botany, Production and Uses. CAB International, 2008