Smelling bad, eating fragrant, dense and unique taste of the "king of fruits" durian, popular with the domestic fruit market and consumers, but the "drawback" is too "expensive"! However, in May, with the arrival of the tropical fruit ripening period, durian is also gradually listed in large quantities, the price is more and more affordable compared to the beginning of the market. The "foodies" are in for a treat!

　　Big price reduction! Take the whole durian within 100 yuan

　　The durian, which was still priced at 100 yuan per kilogram at the beginning of April, saw its price "cut" after the end of the "May Day" holiday. Many netizens say that the price of durian has fallen to 20 yuan per kilogram in fruit stores and supermarkets, and that you can get the whole durian for about 100 yuan.

　　The trend of "good quality and low price" is expected to continue, and the price may continue "all the way down".

　　Get on the "fast train"!

　　Thailand's durian exports are expected to reach a new high

　　Why is durian so cheap this year? Thailand, for example, has more than 200 varieties of durian, and is the world's largest exporter of fresh durian, as well as the country that allows the most varieties of fruit to be imported. At present, it is the peak season for picking and selling durian in Thailand, and the majority of Thai-made durian is sold to China.

　　This year, Thai durian exporters said that since they got on the "express train" of the China-Laos Railway, the time for transporting durian to China has been greatly shortened. Previously it took about 7 days by sea and 5 days by road, but with the China-Laos Railway, durian can be shipped from Thailand to Kunming, China in 3 days. Thai media reported that the Durian Train from Thailand's Map Ta Phut station to Guangzhou, China, has broken the record for the fastest time required to transport fruit from Thailand to China, and the probability of loss in transit has been significantly reduced.

　　According to the Ministry of Commerce of Thailand, China will account for more than 96% of Thailand's total durian exports in 2022. With the help of the China-Laos Railway, the export value of Thai durian is expected to reach a new record this year.

　　The fragrance of fruit is overflowing!

　　China-Laos Railway "Fruit Train" imported more than 10,000 tons

　　Not only durian, snow-white and sweet mangosteen, juicy longan, sweet and rich mango ...... With the arrival of the new season of Southeast Asian fruit maturity, tropical fruits from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Singapore and other Southeast Asian countries are also entering the peak season. From April this year, tropical fruits such as durian, polaroid, mangosteen, longan, pomelo, etc. started to be marketed in large quantities, and every day a special train of fruits entered through the Sino-Lao railroad and was sent to Kunming, Chengdu, Guangzhou and other major cities. When May Day comes this year, the imported tropical fruits by China-Laos Railway have reached 11,000 tons, which greatly enriches the domestic "fruit basket" and makes a "fruitful" summer season expected. A "fruitful" summer is expected.

　　In December 2022, one year after the opening of China-Laos Railway, with the commissioning of the designated supervisory site for inbound fruits at the railroad port in Mohan, Yunnan, China-Laos Railway officially has full railroad transport capacity for inbound fruits. Fresh durian from Thailand was transported by cold chain train, and more and more tropical fruits from Southeast Asia arrived in Kunming by the international cargo train of Lan-Me Express China-Lao Railway. It is understood that this year's peak season of inbound tropical fruit transportation will continue until the end of June, and it is expected that the volume of durian, mangosteen, longan, pomelo and other special fruits from Southeast Asia is expected to increase by more than 50% year-on-year.

　　"Fast in and fast out"

　　Refrigerated truck sets help tropical fruits "fresh on the table"

　　Tropical fruits are delicious, but delicate and easy to break. For the import of tropical fruit freshness period is short, the transport time frame requirements of high characteristics, the Kunming Bureau of National Railways and Yunnan Mo Bean Railway Port jointly implement 24-hour lifting boxes, direct loading and unloading, so that the fruit train arrived "within 90 minutes of unloading, 90 minutes after unloading back to the empty box", to improve the operational efficiency of the fruit train.

　　As one of the most convenient land railroad corridors to ASEAN countries, Guangxi Pingxiang port, Dongxing port and other ASEAN fruit import demand has increased year after year, especially durian, mangosteen, polarized honey and other tropical fruits are very popular in the domestic market.

　　In order to improve the efficiency of imported fruit transportation, Nanning Bureau of National Railways also launched the "8 +1" unattended refrigerated car group: compared to the traditional cross-border fresh goods generally every 4 hours to be connected to electricity refrigeration of the traditional cold chain transport, "8 +1" car group consists of 8 refrigerated boxes and 1 Power generation box, can be 8 containers of continuous power supply refrigeration 300 hours, no longer subject to the 4-hour refrigeration limit. In order to ensure the quality of fruit at the same time, to further compress the customs clearance time, to help tropical fruit "fresh on the table".

　　Tropical fruit is delicious but taboo more

　　There are tricks for selection and consumption

　　Opening a durian is like opening a blind box? How to choose the "rewarding" durian? How to choose a mangosteen with thick flesh and small seeds? A few tips to help you easily eat good fruit ~

　　-Durian: see, smell, hear, pinch Four tips to choose the "rewarding durian"

　　Look: if the color is yellow, it is ripe, if it is dark yellow or brownish, it is overripe. The more spikes on the outside, the more dense it is, the more flesh there is. The flesh is best if it is slightly open but not too obvious, while a crack that is too wide is over-ripe.

　　Smell: If you smell a raw smell near the crack of the durian, it means that it is not ripe yet; if it smells like wine, it means that the durian is overripe; if it smells sweet, you can buy it with confidence.

　　Listen: There is a gap between the shell and the flesh of a ripe durian, so if you pick it up and shake it gently, you will hear a subtle sound, which means that the durian is ripe.

　　Pinch: Pinch the two adjacent thorns on the shell of the durian and lean inward with slight force, if you can easily pinch it, it represents its high maturity; if the thorns are long and sharp and not easy to pinch, it means that the flesh of the durian is less thick, and not ripe. If you pinch the handle of the durian with your nails, if you leave nail marks, it means the durian is fresh, if the handle is dry, it means the durian has been stored for a long time and is not so fresh.

　　-Mangosteen:

　　Observe the leaf petals: the greener the color, the fresher it is. If the petals turn brown or black, it means that the mangosteen has been stored for a long time and is not fresh.

　　Pinch the shell: The shell of a fresh mangosteen is flexible, and if you press it lightly with your finger, the depression will be restored immediately; if the shell is too hard to press, it is not fresh.

　　Counting petals: the number of petals at the bottom of the mangosteen is the same as the number of pieces of flesh, the more petals the more pieces of flesh, the smaller the nucleus.

　　-Mangoes:

　　Smell: a good mango will emit a strong fragrance, the stronger the fragrance, the better the taste; not fresh mangoes already emit a very light flavor, and the fragrance is not outstanding.

　　Look at the skin: mango appearance will have some black spots, if the black spots are few and small, is normal; if the black spots are more, and there is a spread, the flesh inside may deteriorate, should be careful to buy.

　　Check the tip: lightly press the mango tip part with your hand, if you feel more hard and elastic, for the better ripe mango; if too hard or too soft, it indicates under-ripe or over-ripe.

　　However, the doctor reminded: colorful tropical fruits, although sweet and delicious, summer cravings, but most of the high sugar, heat, do not eat too much at once, and key groups should be careful to eat: Durian, polarized honey, mountain honey, and other fruits:

　　Durian, polenta, mangosteen and other high sugar content, so obese people, people with high blood sugar should eat less, and people with diabetes should avoid eating. Mangosteen also contains high potassium, so people with kidney disease and heart disease should eat less.

　　Mango, pineapple, etc. contain more fruit acids, amino acids, various proteins and other irritants, allergic or allergy-prone people are prone to allergic phenomena after consumption, including facial skin redness, inflammation, and even eye redness and pain. Therefore, people with allergies should eat carefully and sparingly. Once a more serious allergic reaction occurs, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible.