What kind of fruit is dried tangerine peel?

Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae is the skin of oranges in fruits, which is dried from this mature skin. The dried body is called Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae. It tastes slightly bitter and spicy. The surface is generally orange-red or reddish-brown, with fine lines and pits, and the interior is rough light yellow, with reticular meridians, which still feels very hard.

The producing areas of dried tangerine peel are generally in Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan and Chongqing, among which Xinhui, Sihui and Guangzhou suburbs in Guangdong are the best, and the output of dried tangerine peel in Sichuan and Chongqing is the largest.

Matters needing attention in purchasing dried tangerine peel

When choosing dried tangerine peel, you can look at the color of dried tangerine peel first. Generally speaking, the lighter-colored tangerine peel has a shorter tree age, and the darker-colored tangerine peel has a better quality.

When choosing dried tangerine peel, you can also pick it up and smell it. Generally speaking, if the smell is pungent, it means that the year of dried tangerine peel is relatively short.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Chenpi.