{"id":2038,"date":"2018-09-26T22:05:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.co.uk\/SU\/?p=2038"},"modified":"2018-09-26T22:16:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:16:16","slug":"crataegus-pinnatifida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nolligan.ie\/SU\/crataegus-pinnatifida\/","title":{"rendered":"Crataegus pinnatifida<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Commonly known as Snow Hawthorn<\/em> \u00a0these red fruits which grow up to about 35 mm in diameter are now in season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ones in this picture, taken yesterday, are from Xiong Xian County in Hebei Province, near the city of Baotou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Chinese<\/a>
\u5c71\u6942 (mountain hawthorn) or\u00a0\u5927\u7ea2\u679c (big, red fruit)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

They are used to make a number of deserts and snacks. In Northern China they are often sold dipped in a sugar candy coating on a wooden skewer \u00a0much like toffee apples are \u00a0in Europe and are called\u00a0\u7cd6\u846b\u82a6 (tanghulu).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have been associated with various medicinal properties especially as a digestive aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Commonly known as Snow Hawthorn \u00a0these red fruits which grow up to about 35 mm in diameter are now in season. The ones in this picture, taken yesterday, are from Xiong Xian County in Hebei Province, near the city of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,9],"tags":[28,40],"class_list":["post-2038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-china","category-food-and-drink","tag-china","tag-food-and-drink"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t