Red Garlic And White Garlic Have Different Distribution Rang
Red garlic: Red garlic is the main plant variety in Ledu area. It was selected by scientific and technical personnel in Ledu County after years of purification and breeding from local red garlic. The planting area now reaches 300 hectares. So far, it has been exported to Japan, South Korea and other places. The annual sales volume has reached 100,000 kg. It has been well received by domestic and foreign merchants. It has become an indispensable seasoning on the dining table of hotels, restaurants, citizens and farmers. One of the products.
White garlic (take Shanghai Jiading white garlic as an example): Distributed in Jiading. According to legend, Jiading white garlic was first grown in the Southern Song Dynasty, and was exported to various parts of Southeast Asia in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. According to records, in the 27th year of the Republic of China (1938), the planting area of Jiading white garlic reached 4,000 mu, with a total output of 800 tons.
In 1948, 1,750 tons of garlic were exported to Southeast Asia in Jiading District. After the liberation, Jiading white garlic planting area continued to expand. In 1979, to develop Jiading white garlic production, Jiading District established a garlic test station. In 1983, Jiading District was designated as a national garlic export base and won the national "Export Product Honor Certificate".