Yangshao Liquor is a classic yet modern gem among the fine brews of Central China, named after its location just south of the world-renowned Yangshao Cultural Site. The history of liquor-making in Yangshao dates back to ancient times. A large number of ancient wine vessels unearthed from the Yangshao Village site and nearby Erlitou cultural ruins show that our ancestors were already brewing liquor here as early as five or six thousand years ago. Later on, the liquor industry saw further...
Most bamboo curtains produced in Lushi County are made from mottled bamboo. They go through a series of meticulous processes including material selection, carbonization, pattern alignment, shaving, and weaving. With a base color that is green tinged with red and vibrant, mottled patterns resembling a tiger’s hide, they have earned the reputation of "Tiger-striped Bamboo Curtain." Lushi County is rich in bamboo resources, most of which are...
Lushi holly wood brandished chopsticks are made of high-quality materials and crafted with exquisite skill, representing a traditional and renowned handicraft from Lushi. They are meticulously produced using holly wood, an evergreen species that grows on cliffs in deep mountains. The wood is cool in nature, naturally white in color, and turns an ivory yellow hue with a fragrant aroma after being soaked in scented oil. On the square heads of the chopsticks, artisans hand-brand…
Bayizicun Kate Apricots are an excellent apricot variety introduced from the United States. They are sweet apricots and classified as green, pollution-free agricultural products. The fruit is nearly round, exceptionally large, with an average single fruit weight of 120 grams and a maximum of 152 grams. The flesh is fine-textured, juicy, and has a refreshing sweet-and-sour flavor, packed with abundant nutrients. Kate Apricots can be eaten fresh...
Stone flatbread, also known as stone-grilled flatbread, gets its name from being baked on a bed of river pebbles on a hot griddle. With a long history and an ancient production method, it is a distinctive local delicacy in Lingbao and Lushi. The main ingredients include: flour, lard, vegetable oil, salt, star anise, Sichuan peppercorn, scallions, and more. The stone flatbread has an appearance that…
The Water-Flower Buddha’s Hand Sugar Cake is truly a culinary marvel of western Henan. Legend has it that during the invasion of Beijing by the Eight-Nation Alliance, Empress Dowager Cixi fled to Xi’an. On her way back to the capital, she passed through Shanzhou. The then-prefect, eager to win her favor, came up with the ingenious idea to create an unconventional “Water-Flower Buddha’s Hand Sugar Cake.”
Fermented egg is made by processing chicken eggs with yellow wine lees. Legend has it that the technique was brought to Sanmenxia during the late Qing Dynasty by a brewer from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. The ingredients are strictly selected, and the production process is meticulous. The finished egg has a delicate, red-yellow, paste-like yolk center with no hard core, offering a rich blend of egg, fat, and wine aromas, along with a long-lasting, delicious taste and unique flavor...
Matsutake is a precious edible fungus, named for its resemblance to a monkey’s head both in shape and in the color and texture of its furry exterior. Matsutake typically grows as a parasite on dead stumps or dead parts of living trees such as Quercus acutissima, Quercus variabilis, and Quercus glauca during July and August. Lushi County boasts abundant oak forest resources, making it highly suitable for the growth and proliferation of matsutake...
Musk, also known as Yuan Cun, is the dried secretion from the musk sac located on the lower abdomen of male musk deer, a member of the deer family. It is a precious traditional Chinese medicinal material. It has a strong and distinctive fragrance. When in granular form, it is commonly called "Dang Men Zi" and is considered to be of higher quality; when in powdered form, it is called "Yuan Cun Xiang." It tastes pungent and is warm in nature, with effects such as opening orifices and reviving consciousness, promoting blood circulation to dissipate nodules, and inducing labor. In Lushi County…
Gastrodia elata, also known as Chi Jian, is commonly called "Fairy Foot" among locals in Lushi. It is a parasitic herbaceous plant of the Orchidaceae family and is a rare and precious traditional Chinese medicinal herb. Gastrodia elata has a warm nature and pungent taste, with its main active component being gastrodin. It functions to calm the liver, soothe wind, tranquilize the mind, and relieve spasms. It can be used to treat dizziness, convulsions, speech impediments, paralysis, rheumatic foot pain, and numbness in the limbs…
The deer antler mushroom is a delicious edible fungus that resembles a broom or coral (its scientific name is Hericium coralloides), and also looks like the young antlers of a deer—hence its name. Rich in protein, vitamins, and other nutrients, it becomes pleasantly crisp and tender when cooked, with a delicious flavor. When stir-fried with pork or chicken, its taste becomes even more exquisite. The deer antler mushroom grows...
Lushi Sesame Slices have been sold outside the region for over 200 years. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republican era, there were more than a dozen pastry shops in the county town making sesame slices, and some pastry shops in rural market towns such as Wenyu, Fanli, Shahe, and Hengjian also produced them. Among the Republican-era producers, the most famous were pastry shops in the county town such as Wanqing Sheng and Yisheng Chang…
Lushi Honey comes in two varieties: wildflower honey and locust flower honey. Wildflower honey, also known as raw honey, is produced by native bees (Chinese honeybees). It is relatively thick and has a rich, sweet flavor. Depending on the nectar source, it is further categorized into white honey and red honey. The honey boasts a mellow and fragrant sweetness, rich in nutrients such as glucose, fructose, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins. It serves as an excellent ingredient for pastries, …
Lushi chestnuts are a specialty of Lushi County in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The fruit is dry, starchy, sweet, and has a distinctive flavor. They can be served as a side dish or used as a substitute for staple food. When cooked with pig trotters or pork tripe, they make an excellent tonic. Regular consumption can help boost energy, improve digestion, nourish kidneys, and strengthen the lower back. Lushi chestnuts come from the fruit of the deciduous chestnut tree, which belongs to the genus Castanea in the family Fagaceae...
The scientific name for walnuts is Juglans. The trees have deep roots, large canopies, and are drought-resistant, thriving in well-drained, calcium-rich fertile soil. They bloom in April and May each year, and the fruits ripen around Bailu (a traditional solar term, usually in early September). The outer skin is fleshy and green, while the nut itself is spherical. The wood has straight grain, a fine and dense texture, and does not warp or crack, making it an excellent material for military equipment, farming tools, furniture, and sports gear...
Lushi shiitake mushrooms are a specialty of Lushi County in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. The shiitake mushrooms produced in Lushi are large in size, thick-fleshed, tender in texture, delicious in taste, fragrant, smooth and refreshing, rich in nutrients, and have a high rate of flower mushrooms. Lushi County, located in the southwest of Sanmenxia City, is a place abundant in edible fungi. Since ancient times, it has been famous for producing mountain delicacies such as wood ear mushrooms, common mushrooms, and monkey head mushrooms...
Lushi green-shelled eggs are a specialty of Lushi County in Sanmenxia City, Henan Province. These eggs have thick egg whites and orange-red yolks, rich in nutrients. They are a purely natural, pollution-free green food suitable for general consumption, especially offering health benefits to individuals with suboptimal health conditions. The Lushi chicken is a small-sized breed used for both eggs and meat...
Lushi Chicken is one of the three major high-quality local chicken breeds in Henan Province (the other two being Gushi Chicken from Henan and Sanhuang Chicken from Zhengyang, Henan). It is an ancient breed well-suited for free-range farming in mountainous areas. Lushi Chickens are lightweight, highly foraging, and tolerant of coarse feed. Their living habits closely resemble those of wild chickens, and both their meat and eggs are of exceptionally high quality. As early as the 1980s...
Forsythia of Lushi is a variety of traditional Chinese medicinal material, referring to forsythia produced in Lushi County, Henan Province, and is a specialty of the province. Forsythia of Lushi is of high quality, with active ingredients surpassing those of other similar varieties in China. Its sales span all provinces and cities across China as well as multiple countries and regions. It is a National Geographical Indication Product (originating regional product) of China. Lushi…
The mountainous region of Lushi is rich in oak trees and boasts superior natural conditions, making it highly suitable for cultivating black fungus. Luci Black Fungus is a traditional and premium variety of edible fungi. It features large caps, deep color, fine texture, smoothness, delicious taste, crisp tenderness without impurities, and a high dry-to-wet ratio (1:21), along with great elasticity. Analysis shows that every 100 grams contains 10.6 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat...