NIngxia | Inner Mongolia | Xinjiang | Sulphur-smoked | |
Shape & size | Big and full in size, oval-shaped, fleshy | Big, oval-shaped | Round and lined shaped | - |
Colour & taste | Bright red and sweet | Dark red and sweet | Extremely sweet, red colour when fresh, dark after awhile, turns soft easily | Overly red, sour and bitter |
Soaked in water | Solution is light and bland, seeds are light and floats easily on the water | Heavy seeds and sinks easily, solution slight reddish in colour | Heavy seeds and sink easily, solution is red. | -- |