Crataegus pinnatifida explained
Crataegus pinnatifida, also known as mountain hawthorn,[1] Chinese haw, Chinese hawthorn or Chinese hawberry,[2] [3] refers to a small to medium-sized tree, as well as the fruit of the tree. The fruit is bright red, 1.5inches in diameter.
Use
Culinary use
In northern Chinese cuisine, ripe C. pinnatifida fruits are used in the desserts tanghulu and shanzhagao. It is also used to make the traditional candies haw flakes and haw rolls, as well as candied fruit slices, jam, jelly, and wine. It is also traditionally used as a finishing ingredient in Cantonese sweet and sour sauce, although it has since been partially supplanted by ketchup.[4]
Traditional medicine
In traditional Chinese medicine, the dried fruits of C. pinnatifida have been used as a digestive aid.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants. Korea National Arboretum. 2015. 978-89-97450-98-5. Pocheon. 424. 24 December 2016. Korea Forest Service. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf. 25 May 2017.
- Book: Genetics and genomics of Rosaceae. 2008. Springer. New York. 978-0-387-77490-9. 11. Hummer, K.E. . Janick, J. . Folta, Kevin M. . Kevin Folta. Gardiner, Susan E. .
- Book: Flint, Harrison L.. Landscape plants for eastern North America : exclusive of Florida and the immediate Gulf Coast . 1997 . Wiley . New York . 978-0-471-59919-7. 158.
- Web site: Stephanie. Li. Chris. Thomas. Chinese Cooking Demystified . 26 November 2018 . Old School Sweet and Sour Pork, without Ketchup (山楂咕噜肉). en . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/_9TaR8racD8 . 2021-12-21 . live. 2 February 2019 . .
- Web site: Dharmananda S. . Hawthorn (Crataegus). Food and Medicine in China . Institute of Traditional Medicine Online . January . 2004 .
