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The difference between fake mint and real MINT

Hank Schrader
2020-07-22 08:33:01
Our common Mint is not really mint. Although in terms of appearance and the taste of cooked dishes, in fact, they are not small distance from the real mint. In our life, we often mistake fake MINT for real MINT, which leads to many jokes. In order to distinguish between fake mint and real mint, let's study their differences.

I. the wrinkled leaves of "fake MINT" and spearmint:

1. Shape difference: the crinkled leaf spearmint is the most frequent "fake MINT" in our daily life. The biggest difference between mint and ruffled spearmint is that mint leaves look thinner and longer. At the same time, because there are not too many folds of mint, they are also more slender.

2. Daily use: the crinkled leaf spearmint originated in Europe, but developed in China. In China's snack street, most snacks will be added with the wrinkled leaves of spearmint. Because of the strong mint flavor of ruffled leaves and spearmint, it is very suitable for meat dishes.

Second, "fake MINT" green mint:

1. Shape difference: Mint has a unique taste. Because the menthol content of menthol is much lower than that of menthol, it is not as strong as menthol. Its taste is more because of carvone, so it smells more fresh.

2. Daily use: the essential oil in peppermint can be added to soap. Spearmint is not used frequently in the field of diet. If it has, most of it is related to tea drinking, providing special flavor for tea. Morocco's Spearmint tea is the most representative.

3. Peppermint of "fake peppermint":

1. Shape difference: Peppermint was once mistakenly considered as a new species, but now it is generally believed that peppermint is the hybrid offspring of two kinds of peppermint. Compared with peppermint, it has a light pepper taste. This special smell makes peppermint have the most significant difference with peppermint.

2. Daily use: long ago, peppermint was an important auxiliary material in western kitchen. Peppermint can be found in both ice cream and cakes because it offers a unique taste. In the gum and toothpaste that we often use, they are indispensable.

Peppermint

IV. summary:

It should be noted in particular that the flowers of mint are on both sides of the main branch, rather than clustered into spikes at the top of the main branch. This is the most important way to distinguish between real mint and fake mint.

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