Common Name: Chinese Haw
Vernacular Names: Shan Zha
Botanical Name: Crataegus pinnatifida
Specimens From: China
Chinese haw is just one of the many species in the hawthorn group of fruits (Crataegus genus). It is found mainly in China and Korea.
Chinese haw is a small fruit, about the size of a small crabapple. It is red and dotted with numerous small light brown spots. There are four to five odd shape seeds, clustering mostly in the center of the fruit.
It can be eaten out of hand. It has a mealy texture and tastes slightly bitter and sour. The skin is edible but it is even more bitter. Also available in the jar form where the fruits are preserved in sweet syrup.
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| Chinese Haw, Dried |
There are also the sun-dried, slices of haw which are used in drinks or cooking.
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| Chinese Haw Drink |
You may also add dried red dates and/or goji berries to sweeten it. Or add chinese tea or any tea leaves to make a hot haw tea instead.
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| Haw Flakes, Haw Jellies, Haw Balls |
During winter, the candied skewer version is extremely popular in Northern China. About ten fruits are skewed on a bamboo skewer and coated with boiled, hardened sugar. Needless to say, it is very sweet!
Chinese haw is traditionally used in improving blood circulation, digestive aid and slimming diet (claimed), among the several medicinal usages.
Fruit: Chinese Haw; Crataegus pinnatifida; Malinae; Maleae; Amygdaloideae ; Rosaceae.
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14 comments:
They look like a crab apple. It amazes me how up keep coming up with all these different and exotic fruit.
This is a great site, very informative for fruit lovers. Congrats!
I am glad to know that the Chinese haw has medicinal values as I have been enjoying it for years, in its processed tidbit form known as 'Haw Flakes'. Yum!
Oh, this reminds me of my childhood and the crab apple tree on the way to and from school! YUM!!!
Cheers!
JJ
this is a very exotic fruit. i have never seen it before. my mother says the candied version is sold in our city market though.
This fruit has all the benefits that I sometimes need - especially the blood circulation. Thanks for sharing, Anna :)
Wow, this is cool! A whole blog dedicated to fruit.
And why shouldn't there be?
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I love to eat Haw Flakes. I am surprised they come from an apple. I always thought they came from a plum. This site is very helpful.
Im am looking to buy hawthorn berries.Is this possable in the Philadelpjia area??
Mixture of bitter & sour is really a good combination of taste. Beautiful !
suman
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I have tried boiling dried haw fruits with preserved dates and some rock sugar ( in blocks) & it tastes yummy! Served it chilled with ice! Heard haw can lower cholestrol!
Where can I buy a Hawthorn - Chinese Haw tree in the US ( Virginia)?
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Chinese haw
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