Storage and preservation of Chinese toon

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How to preserve Chinese toon for a long time

1. After the water boils, put the washed toon into the pot and blanch it for about 1 minute.

2. When the toon turns green and smells fragrant, take it out immediately and soak it in cold water.

3. Drain the water from the Chinese toon after rinsing with cold water and put it into a sealed bag (or fresh-keeping bag).

4. Place it in the freezer and it can be stored for at least two months.

How to preserve Chinese toon for the longest time

(1) Quick-freezing storage method of Chinese toon

Arrange the dried toon into 0.25kg/bundle (no need to wash to avoid damaging the leaves and stems, wash them when eating later), bundle them, put them in fresh-keeping bags, seal them tightly, put them in the freezer of the refrigerator, turn on the quick-freeze button, freeze them quickly and then resume normal operation. This method can be used to store the toon until the second year when it is on the market. During the storage period, let it thaw naturally and then wash it before eating.

(2) Salting and quick freezing method

Clean the harvested toon, marinate it in a ratio of 10:1 between toon and salt, turn it over once after 3 hours, marinate for another 3 hours, take it out, immediately put it into a fresh-keeping bag, tie the mouth, put it in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze quickly, and then restore the refrigerator to normal operation. It can be stored until the toon is on the market next year.

(3) Storage of Toona sinensis by scalding

Put the harvested toon directly into hot water at about 70℃ without washing, and blanch it evenly. The amount of hot water should be enough to completely submerge the toon. During the blanching process, turn the toon quickly to ensure even heating. As soon as the toon turns green, take it out and put it in cold water to cool it down. Then take it out and drain the water, spread it out to dry the moisture and heat on the surface. It can be packaged, 0.25kg/bunch, put it in a fresh-keeping bag, seal it tightly, and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator. It can be stored until the toon is on the market next year.

(4) Pickled storage method of Chinese toon

This is one of the oldest ways to store Chinese toon in rural areas and is also a traditional processing method. It is most suitable for farmers who do not have refrigerators.

Salted. Rinse fresh toon with water, dry it, and add 20 kg of salt for every 100 kg of toon, that is, the mass ratio of toon to salt is 5:1. Place salt and Chinese toon in the jar in even layers, one layer of salt and one layer of Chinese toon. The thickness of each layer of Chinese toon is about 10 cm, until the jar is full.

How to pickle Chinese toon

In rural areas, it is generally preserved by pickling. Pick the best toon buds that are about 15 cm in size, wash them with clean water, remove impurities and hard branches, dry them, sprinkle with salt, and rub them with your hands until water comes out. Put the kneaded toon sprouts in a sealable container, arrange a layer of toon sprouts and sprinkle a layer of salt until you have arranged them all and then seal the container.