Raws li Asmeskas kev noj asparagus nce, cov neeg tsim khoom tab tom nrhiav txoj hauv kev los tshem tawm qhov tsis paub ntawm kev ua noj zaub.
Ib txoj kab tshiab microwavable ntawm cov tshiab-txiav asparagus tau qhia nyob rau lub Plaub Hlis los ntawm Cedarville, NJ-based Sheppard Farms. Muag los ntawm King's supermarkets hauv New Jersey, cov khoom yog qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev sib koom tes ntawm Rutgers University thiab Sheppard Farms.
Tom Orton, Extension specialist nrog Rutgers Agriculture Research Center thiab ib feem ntawm Food Innovation Center, hais tias lub microwavable asparagus pob siv li 14 lub hlis los tsim, ib tug luv luv lub sij hawm piv rau ntau yam khoom tshiab rollouts. Nws, nrog rau tus kws pab tswv yim ntim khoom William Romig, nrhiav txoj hauv kev tshiab los siv lub pob tshiab.
"Peb tau txais ib pob uas twb muaj lawm thiab hloov kho nws," nws hais. "Nws yog cov thev naus laus zis uas twb muaj lawm thiab peb tau coj lawv thiab siv lawv ntau txoj hauv kev."
Cov ob-ntxuav asparagus yog muag nyob rau hauv ib lub hnab 10-ounce los yog tais, txhua tus nrog microperforations thiab siab-activated chav vents. Cov microperforations txuas ntxiv lub txee lub neej ntawm asparagus los ntawm kev tso pa oxygen thiab carbon dioxide los teeb tsa cov huab cua uas yuav ua rau qeeb decomposition. Orton tau hais tias lub txee lub neej ntev dua 21 hnub, piv nrog 10 mus rau 12 hnub rau cov pob khoom tshiab asparagus.
Lub pob lub qhov cua tso cai rau cov asparagus ua noj hauv microwave. Cov khoom ua noj los ntawm convection, tsis yog los ntawm microwaves, Orton tau hais. Cov dej ua kua hauv cov khoom yog tig mus rau chav, tus neeg sawv cev ua noj.
Nws yuav siv sij hawm ntawm ob feeb thiab plaub feeb los ua noj cov asparagus hauv lub pob microwavable. Cov neeg yuav khoom tuaj yeem ua rau lawv nyiam, nrog lub sijhawm ua noj tsawg dua rau cov zaub crispier thiab ntau lub sijhawm rau softer asparagus.
Lub asparagus yog zus nyob rau hauv Sheppard Farms, uas dedicates txog 150 acres ntawm nws 1,500 acres rau asparagus ntau lawm. Kev tsim cov asparagus yog txij lub Plaub Hlis 15 txog Lub Rau Hli 15, thiab feem ntau yog Jersey Knight thiab Jersey Giant ntau yam. Ua liaj ua teb kuj loj hlob tswb peppers, iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, dib, zucchini thiab squash.
Tom Sheppard thiab nws cov kwv tij, Dave thiab Erwin, khiav Sheppard Farms. Kaum plaub tiam ntawm tsev neeg Sheppard tau ua liaj ua teb hauv lub xeev rau ntau tshaj 300 xyoo. Kev ua liaj ua teb rov qab mus rau xyoo 1683, thiab Sheppard tau hais tias qee thaj av lawv tam sim no ua liaj ua teb tau nyob hauv tsev neeg txij li xyoo 1800. Kev ua liaj ua teb nyob hauv Cumberland County, uas yog thawj tus tsim zaub hauv New Jersey. Raws li lub nroog lub vev xaib, nws yog "Garden Spot of the Garden State," uas tsim txog 16 feem pua ntawm New Jersey tus nqi ua liaj ua teb tag nrho.
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Sheppard tau hais tias thaum Orton thiab Romig tuaj cuag nws txog lub pob, nws paub tam sim ntawd tias asparagus yog cov khoom tsim nyog, tab sis lub tuam txhab tsis tau dov tawm ib yam khoom tshiab.
Sheppard tau hais tias "Nws yog ib qho kev nthuav dav," Sheppard hais. "Lawv muaj cov neeg uas muaj kev paub txog kev tsim khoom, tab sis nws tsis yog ib yam uas peb tau ntsib nrog."
Txog tam sim no, cov lus teb los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom tau sib xyaw, ob tus txiv neej hais. Raws li nrog txhua yam khoom tshiab yob tawm, tuaj yeem ua pob hauv txoj kev, thiab nws yog txoj kev kawm. Cov neeg siv khoom tau teb zoo rau cov khoom tshiab thiab kev muag khoom tau pib muaj zog, tab sis poob sai sai tom qab kev taw qhia.
Orton tau hais tias "Feem ntau ntawm cov thawj coj tsim khoom tau txaus siab rau cov khoom," Orton hais. "Thaum nws thawj zaug tuaj txog, nws txav tau zoo heev."
Sheppard tau hais tias lawv tau ua raws li lub sijhawm nrog cov khoom me me, thiab nws zoo li "txhua yam uas tuaj yeem ua tsis ncaj ncees lawm."
Txawm hais tias kev muag khoom pib muaj zog, Sheppard tau hais tias lawv tsis muag ntau npaum li nws xav tias lawv yuav.
Orton tau hais tias lawv kuj tau khiav mus rau qhov teeb meem nrog condensation. Nws ua rau cov khoom muag pom tsawg dua thiab tuaj yeem ua rau poob muag. Films tau condensation, tab sis qhov ntawd tuaj yeem zam tau los ntawm kev ua kom qhov kub ntawm 30˚ F thiab 40˚ F. Nws hais tias lawv pom qee lub khw muag khoom uas nthuav tawm cov khoom tsis raug, nrog qhov kub siab txog 50˚ F lossis teeb tsa hauv cov khoom siv misting.
Orton tau hais tias "Koj tuaj yeem ua tau ntau dua thiab ib txwm ua haujlwm ze nrog cov khw muag khoom," Orton hais.
Cov pob khoom microwavable yuav tsum tau muab tso rau hauv tib qhov chaw xws li cov khoom noj tshiab-txiav ntim zaub xam lav. Nws kuj tau hais tias lawv tab tom saib cov yeeb yaj kiab tiv thaiv huab cua kom txo tau cov teeb meem condensation.
Consumer Education Muaj qee qhov tsis meej pem ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab. Txij li thaum cov khoom raug tso tawm tib lub sij hawm raws li cov asparagus tshiab tuaj rau hauv lub lag luam, cov neeg siv khoom tsis pom kev tsim kho tshiab raws li hauv zos tsim.
"Cov neeg siv khoom tsis meej pem txog qhov twg ntawm cov khoom yog dab tsi thiab nws cuam tshuam li cas rau cov pa asparagus uas lawv tau siv los yuav," Orton hais.
Nws tau hais tias lawv tau ua haujlwm los tawm tsam qhov no los ntawm kev qhia cov neeg siv khoom nrog kev ntim khoom, cov ntawv lo thiab cov khoom muag hauv khw txog cov txiaj ntsig thiab cov khoom hauv zos ntawm pob tshiab.
Txawm tias muaj teeb meem, ob tus txiv neej tab tom nrhiav rau yav tom ntej. Sheppard tau hais tias nws vam tias yuav muaj ib hnub muag cov microwavable asparagus txhua xyoo. Nws xav nqa asparagus los ntawm lwm thaj chaw thoob plaws hauv lub xyoo, txij li nws ua liaj ua teb tsim cov asparagus tshiab tsuas yog ob mus rau peb lub hlis nyob rau lub caij nplooj ntoo hlav. Nws hais tias lub tuam txhab tam sim no tab tom saib cov khoom siv thiab cov teeb meem tsim khoom rau cov pob khoom microwavable rau lub caij tom ntej. Nws tau npaj rau lub caij nplooj zeeg tom ntej lossis tej zaum lub caij ntuj sov tom ntej rau kev muab khoom plig tom ntej.
Orton tau hais tias nws tab tom ua haujlwm rau cov phiaj xwm tshiab rau cov khoom lag luam hauv microwavable ntim. Nws npaj yuav pib tshawb fawb lub caij ntuj sov no ntawm cov pob khoom microwavable rau do fries, squash, peppers, zaub sib tov thiab qab zib pob kws rau thiab tawm ntawm cob. Vim hais tias cov khoom yog siav los ntawm chav, Orton hais tias cov khoom kawg muaj tsawg calories thiab noj qab nyob zoo dua lwm yam microwavable khoom.
"Kuv ntseeg tias nws yuav ua rau muaj kev lag luam nthuav dav, thaum kawg los ntawm kev noj cov neeg siv khoom lag luam thiab ua cov khoom lag luam rau lawv uas lawv xav tias yooj yim dua los npaj," Orton hais.
New Jersey yog plaub-siab tshaj plaws asparagus tsim lub xeev hauv Tebchaws Meskas, tom qab California, Michigan thiab Washington. Raws li New Jersey Farm Bureau, New Jersey ua liaj ua teb txog 1,100 acres ntawm asparagus, thiab xyoo 2005 tau txais 30 cwt.
Rutgers University yog lub tsev rau ib qho ntawm ob peb qhov kev pabcuam yug me nyuam hauv ntiaj teb. Cov kws tshawb fawb tau tsim 10 hybrid asparagus ntau yam thiab tau npaj los qhia plaub ntau yam hauv xyoo 2007. Orton hais tias New Jersey yog qhov chaw zoo rau kev yug me nyuam vim muaj ntau yam kab mob, uas muab kev xaiv zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv cov xwm txheej tsis zoo. Nroj tsuag ntau yam uas tau tsim nyob rau hauv lub xeev zoo li ua tau zoo thoob plaws lub rooj tsavxwm, nws hais.