Here are some tips for selecting summer fruits such as watermelon, apple, papaya, and mango so that you can choose the best fruits for your family.
1. How to choose watermelon: 16,000 VND / kg
Choosing delicious watermelon is not too difficult if you know the following simple way. First, you take the watermelon about 5cm away from your ear and flap it.
If it detects a crackling noise, it is a delicious watermelon. A delicious watermelon fruit has smooth skin, clear patterns on the skin, sharp lines, and yellow color on the bottom. On the contrary, watermelon that has been injected with chemicals will be pressed to ripen quickly, so there is no soft velvet outer layer, the skin is dark, and the pattern is fuzzy because it is not ripe. Illustration. Illustration. Illustration. 2. How to choose papaya: 15,000 – 25,000 VND / kg Choosing to buy papaya is also quite simple. You should choose a fruit whose knob has turned yellow, which indicates that this is a naturally ripe papaya. In addition, papaya should be heavy, long enough, hold firmly, and have sticky plastic stalks. These characteristics determine the sweetness of the fruit, not only that it is also delicious, few seeds, thick pulp. The papaya fruit is irregular in color, the ripeness of the fruit is not even, often appears a layer of white fungus on top, sometimes a few black spots or small indentations on the surface are fruits. ripe papaya naturally. Note: You should not buy papaya that is shiny, hard to touch even though the outer shell has turned yellow. Papaya should be heavy, long enough, hold firmly, and have a sticky plastic stalk. Illustration. Do not buy papaya that is shiny, hard to touch. Illustration. 3. How to choose mango: 20 – 60,000 VND / kg When choosing a mango, you should choose fresh fruit that is not scratched. You can check this by pinching the stem of the mango and sniffing it with your nose. If the stalk has an aromatic resin, the oil secretes it is fresh fruit, do not use preservatives. Should choose a beautiful shell, not rough, bruised. Illustration. As for mangoes, you should not pay too much attention to the color when choosing because depending on the type of mango, the green and yellow are different. Color does not accurately represent the ripeness and quality of many mangoes. You should not pay too much attention to the color when choosing because depending on the type of mango, green and yellow are different. Color does not accurately represent the ripeness and quality of many mangoes. Illustration. It is best to choose fruit with a glossy, uniform color, the part right at the base of the stalk must sink down. A delicious ripe mango will have a firm stalk, not a soft one. Note that the belly of the mango near the end of the tail will have a small eye, the smaller the eye, the smaller the seed will be. The belly of the mango near the end of the tail will have a small eye, the smaller the eye, the smaller the seed will be. Illustration. 4. How to choose apples: 40 – 100,000 VND / kg When choosing to buy apples, you should choose fruits with bright colors, apple peel must be shiny, when touching your hands do not feel rough. If your family’s preference is to buy small, sweet apples, choose a dark-colored fruit with small white seeds on the shell. Avoid buying fruit that is dull, dark, crushed or pests. Avoid buying fruit that is dull, dark, crushed or pests. Don’t be tempted to buy large apples, you should choose a medium sized apple that is just a little bigger than a tennis ball. Do not choose too small or too large fruit. Because apples that are too large can be sprayed with growth stimulants, apples that are too small are often sour or pressed. Freshly harvested apples are those with new, fresh stalks attached to the fruit. Don’t choose apples that have their stalks dropped or have dried stems. A succulent, tasty apple will be round, firm, and heavy in hand. You use your hand to press on a hard, juicy apple, it is a delicious apple. Try using your thumb and point to flick the apple, the sound is loud and clear, it is crispy and sweet, so buy. Choose apples that have their stalks intact and stick to them. Don’t choose fruits with broken stems or with dead stalks. Naturally ripe apples are fragrant. On the contrary, an unripe apple is less fragrant, often sour and slightly acrid. If possible, choose to buy from a garden or farm that will guarantee apple quality. Tips: One little tip when checking if an apple is seasoned with preservatives is to try pouring hot water over the apple. If the apple peel appears a white film, it is likely that the seller has waxed it to preserve it. Cheap waxes often contain fungicides, preservatives that can affect health. Choosing to buy fruit on summer days seems simple, but there are many things to pay attention to to avoid “money loss and disability”. We hope the housewives are always skillful and wise in choosing food for their family. Choose to buy fruits that are carefully packaged and should only be purchased at reputable stores that guarantee the origin. According to the Vietnamese / Fatherland Life
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