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When does pepper ripen?

Zanthoxylum bungeanum usually matures in July-September every year, and the peel is purple and cracked. You can see the seeds and pick them when there is strong hemp. Picking pepper should be done on a sunny day, and gloves should be worn when picking fruit. Picked Zanthoxylum bungeanum can be directly cleaned, preserved, frozen and stored, and can also be dried or dried for storage.

1. Zanthoxylum bungeanum ripens from July to September.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is often used as a seasoning ingredient to cook delicious food in our daily life. But many people don't know when pepper is ripe for picking. In fact, the maturity of pepper is unstable, but it usually matures between autumn and summer, that is, from July to September every year.

If it is in season, you can smell the strong hemp fragrance of pepper, you can see that the peel of pepper has turned purple, the suture line on the fruit has bulged and cracked, and you can see that the seeds inside are bright black, that is, the pepper is ripe and can be picked.

Picking and preservation of Zanthoxylum bungeanum 1. Picking method of pepper

Picking peppers needs to choose the right weather and time, usually in a sunny morning, and then pick them after the dew on the peppers dries. Don't pick peppers in rainy days and when there is dew, which will make them wet and reduce their quality.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum can be picked by hand or with scissors. Because the branches of pepper have thorns, you should also pay attention to wearing gloves when picking to avoid being stabbed. When picking, one hand holds the branches of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, and the other hand picks or cuts the fruits of Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

2, the storage method of pepper

Picked Zanthoxylum bungeanum can be washed directly with clean water, then the polluted water is drained, and then it is put into a prepared plastic bag and sealed with a little water. Sealed fresh peppers can be frozen in the refrigerator for one year.

You can also choose a sunny day after picking the pepper, spread the pepper in the sun to dry, remove it and drain it. If there is no sunny day, you can also choose to put the pepper indoors and use the high temperature of the dryer to dry it. Then put the dried pepper in a dry and cool place and seal it for preservation.