Stewed Fish from Dai County has a long history and offers nourishing, stomach-strengthening, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and cough-relieving benefits. It is highly effective in treating various conditions such as edema, abdominal bloating, reduced urination, jaundice, and insufficient lactation through diet. …
Daxian Crisp Pear is a specialty of Daxian County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. Known for its crisp flesh, juicy texture, and sweet flavor, it has won top honors in national, provincial, and municipal competitions on multiple occasions, earning the reputation as the “No. 1 Pear on the Loess Plateau.” The Daxian Crisp Pear enjoys widespread acclaim across Beijing for its large size, golden-yellow hue, exceptionally crisp flesh, and high sugar content, making it a true king among pears. …
As early as the Qing Dynasty, they were famous both within and beyond the province. Preparation: High-quality flour is mixed with sugar, then combined with oil and honey water to form a dough. The dough is rolled into sheets, coated with honey, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and baked on a pan. The finished product is light yellow in color, crispy, sweet, and leaves a lingering fragrance in the mouth. …
Dai County red beans, also known as adzuki beans, are highly nutritious, containing 21.4% protein, 0.6% fat, 55.6% carbohydrates, 4.7% fiber, and 2.9% minerals. They also include vitamins such as thiamine, riboflavin, vitamin B1, and B2. These beans can be used to make delicious bean paste fillings, adding variety to foods…
Dai County cowpeas come in three varieties—long cowpeas and rice cowpeas—and are available in a range of colors including pure black, yellowish-black, purple, and brown. Cowpeas are rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, minerals, and dietary fiber. They can be used as bean filling, cooked into porridge, or made into various types of pastries. Especially when cooked with millet into porridge, their flavor becomes even more…
Dayan Daylily, also known as daylily flower or dried daylily, features a golden-yellow hue, long petals, thick and tender flesh, uniformly large size, and remains soft even after prolonged cooking. It leaves a lingering fragrance after eating. Rich in nutrients, scientific analysis shows that every 100 grams of dried daylily contains up to 60.1 grams of carbohydrates, 14.1 grams of protein, 0.9 grams of ash...
Dayu walnuts have a long production history and are known for their excellent quality. With their attractive shape, large size, thin shells, easy shelling, high kernel yield, and great taste, they are sold across the world and enjoy a high reputation. They are often hailed as the "Fruit of Wisdom," "Longevity Fruit," or "Fruit of Eternal Life." Walnuts are highly nutritious and have significant medicinal value, containing a variety of...
Dai County mung beans are large, plump, perfectly round, uniformly sized, clean, and pure in color, with high nutritional value. They contain 22.3% protein, 1.1% fat, 56% carbohydrates, 4% minerals, 1.6% vitamins, vitamin B1, B2, carotene, and have the highest iron content among grains. Mung beans can be made into various flour-based foods…
Tiantai Mountain Mushrooms come in 12 varieties, among which Silver Plate Mushrooms and Fragrant Mushrooms are the best. They are abundant in the grassy slopes near the Tiantai Mountain National Forest Park at the foot of Mount Wutai in Dai County. These mushrooms have thick caps, sturdy stems, a fragrant aroma, and are highly nutritious. Their protein content can reach up to 40%, and they contain 19 kinds of amino acids essential to the human body as well as various vitamins...
Huangmi is the hulled grain of broomcorn millet, available in large and small varieties. The fried cakes made with Huangmi from Daixian are soft, sticky, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a golden hue tinged with red, a translucent sheen, and a sweet and delicious taste. They are a never-fading fried favorite on people’s dining tables. These cakes are not only made in abundance during festivals to entertain guests or for weddings and funerals, but are also a common everyday delicacy.
The banks of the Hutuo River in Dai County, stretching from E Kou Town in the east to Yangmingbao in the west, feature over 50,000 acres of tidal flats. This area enjoys a mild and moist climate, with a frost-free period of up to 170 days. The soil has an organic matter content of 1.269% and a pH value of 8.4. The river water is also rich in minerals. These conditions combine to create an ideal environment for growing rice. Dai County...
Sorghum Fish-Shaped Noodles were originally a rustic dish made from coarse grains by the rural folks of the Xinzhou area. In recent years, some hotels and restaurants have embraced this folk tradition, turning it into a distinctive local delicacy served to both domestic and international visitors. These noodles are made from ordinary sorghum grain, which is washed, boiled, rinsed, dried, ground into flour, mixed with boiling water, and then hand-rolled into small shapes...
The Yijing Melon Base in Beiyijing Township is located in Beiyijing Village, situated along the Xinzhou-Taiyuan tourist route, about 10 kilometers from Xinzhou City. Since most of the land in Beiyijing Village is saline-alkali soil, melon cultivation has a long history here, earning the reputation of “sweet and sandy melons from alkaline soil.” “Visit the sacred realm of Mount Wutai, and taste Yijing melons.” This is how the villagers of Beiyijing in Xinfu District…
Melon, also known as sweet melon or musk melon, gets its name from its sweet taste and is also called musk melon due to its refreshing fragrance. A summer fruit that helps beat the heat, its nutritional value is comparable to that of watermelon. According to research, except for slightly lower water and protein content compared to watermelon, musk melon contains no less of other nutrients, and its levels of aromatic compounds, minerals, sugar...
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Xinzhou Tile Crisp gets its name from its resemblance to tiles. Its production began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. The crisp is about 10 cm long, 4 cm wide, and 0.5 cm thick, with a golden yellow color both inside and out, and bears the watermark “Xinzhou Tile Crisp.” It is crispy in texture, sweet and fragrant in taste, and can be considered a masterpiece among baked goods. Its color and flavor remain unchanged even when stored for a long time, and regular consumption is believed to benefit digestion and strengthen the body...
Ningwu oats are highly nutritious, with an average protein content of 15.6%, which is 100% higher than rice, 75% higher than corn, 66% higher than wheat flour, and 60% higher than millet. The composition of the eight essential amino acids is relatively balanced, and the lysine content is even higher than that of rice and wheat flour. They are also rich in fat and calories—their fat content is 5…
Cen Mountain mustard greens are produced in Ningwu County, Xinzhou City, Shanxi Province. Cultivation began in the Ming Dynasty, and they are known across northern Shanxi for their large, firm roots and richly spicy flavor. Nestled in the heart of the Guancen Mountain Range, the Cen Mountain area enjoys a cold and moist highland climate, with an average annual temperature of around 4°C. The region is densely forested, with towering ancient trees and exceptional vegetation coverage, providing...