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[[Image:Apricot.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fresh apricot]] | [[Image:Apricot.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fresh apricot]] | ||
[[Image:Wachauer Marille.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wachauer Marille]] | [[Image:Wachauer Marille.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Wachauer Marille]] | ||
The Apricot is a species of Prunus, classified with the [[plum]] in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is most likely in northern and western China and Central Asia, possibly also Korea and Japan. The Apricot has a distinctively sour flavour. Dried apricots are a useful cookery ingredient. They store well in an air-tight container. They are high in [[Dietary fibre|fibre]]. | The Apricot is a species of Prunus, classified with the [[plum]] in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is most likely in northern and western China and Central Asia, possibly also Korea and Japan. The Apricot has a distinctively sour flavour. Dried apricots are a useful cookery ingredient. They store well in an air-tight container. They are high in [[Dietary fibre|fibre]]. | ||
==Wachauer Marille [[g.U.]] apricots== | ==Wachauer Marille [[g.U.]] apricots== | ||
These are EU protected apricots from Austria. The fruit are mainly of the local variety "Klosterneuburger Marille", medium sized, 45 to 60 g in weight, specific gravity generally over 1.0. Coneshaped fruit of a [[honey]]-yellow colour, half or more of the fruit reddened, often with brown or red patches, high in [[pectin]], acid and [[sugar]]. | These are EU protected apricots from Austria. The fruit are mainly of the local variety "Klosterneuburger Marille", medium sized, 45 to 60 g in weight, specific gravity generally over 1.0. Coneshaped fruit of a [[honey]]-yellow colour, half or more of the fruit reddened, often with brown or red patches, high in [[pectin]], acid and [[sugar]]. | ||
The apricots are produced in the Wachau - Mautem - Krems area. The | The apricots are produced in the Wachau - Mautem - Krems area. The unmistakable quality of the Wachauer Qualitätsmarille is the result of the regional climate and soil and a century of cultivation (selection and combination of varieties and the grafting stock used). The coincidence of various | ||
climates (Pannonic Basin and Waldviertel, closeness to the Danube - the so-called "aroma belt"), together with the great difference between daytime and night-time temperatures, particularly at the time when the apricots are ripening, has a direct effect on the taste, aroma and nutrient content of the fruit. In addition to its commercial value, apricot farming in the Wachau is also very important for tourism, as the spring landscape is characterised by wide expanses of flowering apricot trees. | climates (Pannonic Basin and Waldviertel, closeness to the Danube - the so-called "aroma belt"), together with the great difference between daytime and night-time temperatures, particularly at the time when the apricots are ripening, has a direct effect on the taste, aroma and nutrient content of the fruit. In addition to its commercial value, apricot farming in the Wachau is also very important for tourism, as the spring landscape is characterised by wide expanses of flowering apricot trees. | ||
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