Which province is the main producing area of ??green onions?

Shandong’s green onions are very famous, but in addition to Shandong, green onions are also grown in other places in my country. So what are the main producing areas of green onions? Let’s take a look!

The main producing areas of green onions in my country are Shandong, Liaoning, Hebei, etc. The producing areas of different varieties of green onions are not exactly the same, such as:

Zhangqiu green onions produced in Zhangqiu City, Jinan City, Shandong Province , Shouguang scallions produced in Shouguang City, Shandong Province, Gaiping scallions from Liaoning, Eryingbai scallions from Hebei, and drumstick scallions produced in Longyao County, Hebei and Laiwu, Shandong.

Among them:

1. Zhangqiu green onions

It is a specialty of Zhangqiu City, Jinan City, Shandong Province. Zhangqiu green onions are slightly spicy and slightly sweet. , crispy, tender and delicious, large white onion, easy to store for a long time. The quality characteristics of Zhangqiu green onions can be summarized in four words: tall, long, crisp and sweet.

Tall: Refers to the tall onion plants in Zhangqiu, which are known as the "King of Onions".

Long: refers to the main product part of Zhangqiu green onions - white, long and straight. Generally, the length of white flowers is 50-60 cm (the longest is about 80 cm), the diameter is 3-4 cm, and the weight of a single plant is about 1000 grams, and the heavy ones can reach more than 1.5 kilograms.

Crisp: refers to the crisp and tender texture of Zhangqiu green onions.

Sweet: refers to the white color of Zhangqiu green onions, which are sweet and delicious, rarely spicy, and are best eaten raw or cooked. Zhangqiu scallions contain more protein, multiple vitamins, amino acids and minerals, especially vitamin A, vitamin C and allicin, which has powerful bactericidal ability.

2. Shouguang scallions

It is a specialty of Shouguang City, Shandong Province. The main varieties of Shouguang scallions are "drumstick scallions", "eight-leaf scallions" and "hard-leaf scallions".

3. Gaiping green onions

Gaiping green onions are produced in Gaiping Longwang Temple, Liaoning Province, and the plant height is about 1 meter. The leaves are relatively upright, thick tube-shaped, with wax powder on the leaf surface; dark green. The scallions are white and tall, 45 to 50 centimeters long and 3 to 4 centimeters thick. A single plant weighs 200 to 450 grams, and the maximum plant weight is 600 grams. The scallions are crisp and tender in white, sweet and slightly spicy, have strong cold resistance, do not tiller, and are of excellent quality. The output is about 4500 kg per 667 m2.

4. Erying White Scallions

It is a white local variety of Longyao and Renxian County in Hebei Province. The plant is tall, with a height of 90 to 100 cm and a spread of 18 cm. The leaves are thick tube-shaped, with wax powder on the surface and dark green. Each plant has 8 functional leaves. The leaves are 40 cm long and 1.0 cm thick. Onion white cylindrical shape, 30 to 40 cm high and 3.6 cm thick.

5. Drumsticks and Green Onions

The production areas of Chicken Legs and Green Onions are Longyao County, Hebei Province and Laiwu, Shandong Province. The plant height of Chicken Legs and Green Onions is 60-70 cm. The base is enlarged and tapers upwards, resembling an upside-down chicken leg. .