Spotlight：New vegetable varieties

[2017.03.29] 發表

【明報專訊】Next time when you shop in a supermarket deciding what to get for dinner, take a look at four new vegetable varieties the Controlled Environment Hydroponic Research and Development Centre (全環控水耕研發中心) has successfully grown in Hong Kong. The Centre has introduced a new method of cultivating ice plants (冰菜), seedlings of broccoli, watercress (西洋菜) and Japanese mustard spinach (小松菜) (photo 2).

The Centre is a joint venture set up by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Vegetable Marketing Organisation (蔬菜統營處). It only takes 22 to 45 days to grow these vegetables. The new method allows of their production throughout the year and a shorter harvest period. Rich in nutrition and with unique tastes and textures, these vegetables are good choices for salads and side dishes.

(sources: Ming Pao, news.gov.hk)

■Game １

MoMo's favourite food was sold out. Connect the dots to find out what it was.

(see the picture)

■Game ２

Pat bought a pack of vegetables for ＄8 and sold it for ＄9. She thought afterwards the pack to be worth more than ＄9, so she bought it back for ＄10. She eventually sold it for ＄11. How much did Pat gain or lose altogether?

(Answers on next text)

■English highway﹕ throughout

"Throughout" is a preposition meaning "during all of a particular period".

e.g. He stayed by her side throughout her prolonged illness.

■Glossary

cultivate (v) 耕作

seedling (n) 幼苗

joint venture (n phr) 合資企業

harvest (n) 收成

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