After the group arrived in Phuket, the first thing was shopping!After buying the shrimp paste, we went to visit the Huang Jingsheng cashew nut factory, including the cashew nut production process, seeing the cashew tree, tasting cashew juice, and tasting more than a dozen cashew flavors developed by the proprietress. Therefore, you can buy it with the group or on your own. Take a few packs back to eat, super recommended!
Brief introduction of Huang Jingsheng cashew nut factory
When we entered the store, we were received by a sister Zhang Shuqing who married from Taiwan. She has been in Thailand for more than 20 years. She helped her husband manage the famous product store on Phuket Island. It is in traditional Chinese, and I felt very kind when leading us to the introduction.Cashew nuts are native to Brazil in South America. They were first introduced to southern Thailand in 1901. The mature fruits are red, yellow or orange, bright and coveted, and rich in nutrients, but they have a bitter taste, so they are not It's a pity for human consumption.
Sister Zhang said that her cashew nut factory later cooperated with the Agricultural Industry Export Development Center of Nakalim University of Songkhla, Thailand, to extract and process cashew fruit into a beverage, which is cashew juice!Cashew nuts are tropical plants. They bloom in January each year and bear fruit from February to April. The fruit that grows is about the size of lotus mist. The very unique point is that "the fruit is not in the pulp, but at the bottom of the pulp."But when we took us out to see the cashew tree outside the store, there were few fruits, mainly because the weather this year was abnormally cold and rainy, and the cashew trees did not have a lot of fruit, so we had to show us some hanging "fake" cashew nuts. The commentary is really wonderful~. ^^b
[Eldest Sister Zhang Shuqing]
I saw an interview with TVBS just a while ago. She herself is as bold and hearty as in the film.
[The appearance of cashew nuts]
These two are fake. The proprietress said that because of the need to explain to tourists, cashews do not have fruit all year round, so they had to put a few on the tree.
[Rash juice]
The cashew juice developed by this cashew nut factory has a fructose flavor, tastes sweet and sour, and tastes good.
[Cashew Soda Juice]
After adding soda, it tastes like soda, I like it~ it's not too sweet.
Huang Jingsheng’s tasting experience at the cashew nut factory
After drinking the sweet and sour cashew juice, the proprietress took us to see the cashew nut production process. First of all, the cashew nut orchard in their home will hire manpower for harvesting, which will be divided into two parts for filling; the first is to make cashew juice because of the comparison of the pulp. It should not be too thick or bumpy, so as not to taste bad during the production process, so as soon as the cashew nuts are mature, they will be quickly harvested and sent directly to the factory to extract cashew juice.The second is to make cashews. In order to make the fruit at the bottom of the pulp grow larger and mature, instead, the cashews are allowed to fall after ripening, and then workers are invited to harvest them one by one.
The unprocessed cashew fruit contains an extremely alkaline urushiol between the two shells, which not only irritates the skin, but is also difficult to wash after being stained with clothes. Therefore, the cashew fruit needs to be dried, baked, fried, etc. to remove the urushiol. Immediately after shelling, drying, and removal of the epidermal film, the commonly seen yellow and white cashew nuts are processed in various flavors.After the process described above, cashew nuts require a lot of manpower to make, so the selling price will be higher.
When we tried various flavors of cashews one by one, such as the original flavor, secondary baking, cream, sea salt, etc. are all basic flavors. The Taiwanese wife, the proprietress, is really good. She will work with the staff to develop a variety of new flavors, including cashew sugar and sesame. , Chocolate, curry, honey and even hot and sour flavors. The most amazing thing is the hot and sour flavor. The proprietress said that the condition for the development of this flavor is that it must be exactly the same as the taste of Thai instant noodles. It took her a lot of time. It is finished, but it is also the most popular in the store. If you want to buy souvenirs, the above-mentioned flavors are all recommended, and it can be regarded as a place for Taiwanese daughter-in-law!
Summary of TVBS News Interview
"This is a Taiwanese wife who married to Thailand. She used the advantages of understanding Taiwan's taste to help her husband's Thai souvenir shop choose new products. It is very popular with Taiwanese tourists. A small shop creates an annual turnover of 400 million Taiwan dollars. Thailand Zhang Shuqing, the wife of the local product shop, a true Taiwanese daughter-in-law, has been married to Thailand for more than 20 years. In addition to serving and selling among hundreds of tourists from various countries every day, she also has to manage Thai employees. Zhang Shuqing: "(Just arrived) are all Communicate with your hands, then use your face and eyes to watch his mouth keep opening and opening over there. You don’t know what he’s talking about when you hear the voice, the (deep) sense of dazedness.” Don’t worry about it at all. She speaks Thai, and after marrying to Thailand alone with the courage, in order to integrate into the local area, she actively learns the language by herself.Zhang Shuqing: "Cashew nuts should be put in the correct position." Now the Thai dialect is slippery, and I can also make jokes with the employees. I can also understand the advantages of the tastes of Taiwanese people, so that sales can become popular in the Taiwan tourist market. "
※ Production process
The machine on the master's table has a thimble and uses skilled techniques to divide the cashew nuts in two.
The staff removes the epidermis from the dried cashew nuts.
The more raw cashews you eat, the more delicious they are! ^^
※ Various flavors of cashew nuts: original flavor, cashew sugar, cream, chocolate, curry, sea salt, hot and sour
▲ The hot and sour cashews that I promote!Yes, it tastes exactly the same as the Thai instant noodles that I often buy
Huang Jingsheng Cashew Factory
- Address: 26/3 Surin Rd. A Muang Phuket / 9 Tilok-uthit2 Rd. A. Muang Phuket
- Phone: (66) 076.233.555
- Fax: (66) 076.219.624
- Website: http://phuketdir.com/metheephuket/
