Apple has been cultivated in China for more than 2000 years. According to legend, the "purple" eaten by Yu Xia is the red apple, which shows that apples have a long history in China.
There are thousands of apple varieties, which are divided into three categories: wine varieties, cooking varieties and fresh food varieties. The three varieties are different in size, color, fragrance, smoothness (and possibly crispness and flavor). Many varieties have high sugar content, moderate acidity and low tannin content. Besides raw apples, there are many cooking methods, which are often used as snack fillings. Apple scones may be the earliest American dessert.
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Apples are native to central and southeastern Europe, Central Asia and West Asia, and Xinjiang in China. In Europe in 300 BC, M.P. Cato had recorded the varieties of apples. Later, the Romans began farming and grafting. /kloc-in the 0/8th century, J.B. Montessori and T.A. used natural hybridization to select seedlings and gradually popularized cultivation.
After European immigrants discovered the new continent of America, they introduced apples to America and cultivated many new varieties in America. Japan introduced apples from Europe and America during the Meiji Restoration. Since then, Oceania and Africa have also introduced apples. In the past hundred years, apples have been planted all over five continents.
The earliest Europeans had eaten apples and improved and selected them. Some varieties were seen as early as 2000 years ago. Before colonizing the United States, there were hundreds of known varieties in Europe.
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