Where does Guaxian belong?

Guaxian is a kind of sweet potato (scientific name white melon) unique to Yangjiang City, which is made by pickling and sun exposure. Salted melons are made by adding a lot of salt to melons in the field, pickling them overnight and then drying them in the sun.

The villagers in Maotang and Leigang, Daba Town, Yangdong County have a tradition of making salted melons. I saw that many villages set up sheds for making salted melons at the end of the village, and some of them were drying salted melons. Every spring, summer and autumn, the local climate is most suitable for the growth of field melons, and the seedlings of field melons will be harvested after more than 30 days of planting. In Maotang village, there are 15 and 16 villagers who grow field melons to make salted melons. When the weather is good, the village can produce more than 3,000 kilograms of salted melons every day and sell them to Jiangcheng and Enping. It is understood that planting an acre of melon to make it salty can earn more than 10 thousand yuan a year.

And how to make wax gourd salty and delicious? The common practices in Yangjiang are: the taste is extremely salty, the onion is salty, the garlic is salty, and the lobster sauce is salty. Winter melon is salty, crisp and spicy, and it is a delicious dish with porridge. Rice porridge in Yangjiang tea market is indispensable, and a small dish of "Guaxian" with porridge is also essential.