''Crataegus pinnatifida'', also known as mountain hawthorn, Chinese haw,
Chinese hawthorn or Chinese hawberry, refers to a small to medium-sized tree, as well as the fruit of the tree. The fruit is bright red, in diameter.
Use
Culinary use
In northern Chinese cuisine, ripe ''C. pinnatifida'' fruits are used in the desserts ''
tanghulu
Tanghulu () or ''Tang hulu'' (), also called ''bingtang hulu'' (), is a traditional Northern Chinese snack consisting of several rock sugar-coated fruits of Chinese hawthorn (''Crataegus pinnatifida'') on a bamboo skewer. It is named for its ca ...
'' and ''
shanzhagao''. It is also used to make the traditional candies
haw flakes
Haw flakes () are Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. The pale/dark pink candy is usually formed into discs two millimeters thick, and packaged in cylindrical stacks with label art resemblant of Chinese fireworks. The swe ...
and
haw rolls
Haw or HAW may refer to:
Fruit
* many species of hawthorn ('' Crataegus'')
** Haw flakes, Chinese sweets made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn, ''Crataegus pinnatifida''
* several species of ''Viburnum'', including:
** '' Viburnum rufidul ...
, 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
Sweet and sour is a generic term that encompasses many styles of sauce, cuisine and cooking methods. It is commonly used in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been used in England since the Middle Ages. Dickson Wright, Clarissa (2011) ''A Histor ...
, although it has since been partially supplanted by
ketchup
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and tangy flavor. The unmodified term ("ketchup") now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes used egg whites, mushrooms, oysters, grapes, mussels, or walnuts, among other ...
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Traditional medicine
In
traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...
, the dried fruits of ''C. pinnatifida'' have been used as a digestive aid.
See also
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List of culinary fruits
This list contains the names of Fruit, fruits that are considered Eating, edible either raw or in some Cuisine, cuisines. The word "fruit" is used in several different ways. The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, that is, "Any ...
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Phytotherapy
Herbal medicine (also herbalism) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. With worldwide research into pharmacology, some herbal medicines have been translated into modern remedie ...
References
External links
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pinnatifida
Flora of China
Flora of Korea
Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge
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