Premium Small Grains from Xinzhou include: premium yellow millet, black wheat, sorghum flour, mung beans, red adzuki beans, yellow popcorn corn, barley, white kidney beans, white butter beans, black green beans, black kidney beans, peas, cowpeas, hyacinth beans, black rice, pearl sorghum, glutinous rice, and several other varieties. The raw materials are all sourced from the vast loess hilly areas around the periphery of Mount Wuhua, a Buddhist holy site…
Taiwan Astragalus, or Wutai Mountain Astragalus, is a type of astragalus that grows in the Wutai Mountain region at elevations of 1,500 to 3,000 meters. The area features vast slopes with fertile soil and a favorable climate. Over 300 types of usable wild medicinal herbs have been identified here, among the more than 140 that have been collected, wild astragalus stands out as the best in quality—with robust roots and rich medicinal content...
Tofu Fact Sheet: Tofu is a food with medicinal properties, known for nourishing deficiencies and replenishing qi. It is rich in protein, lecithin, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals, and more. It helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol, has certain anti-cancer effects, and supports health by delaying aging. Tofu can protect the liver, promote metabolism, boost immunity...
Visitors to Mount Wutai all make it a point to try the local pastry known as Wutai Ten Thousand Scrolls Crispy Pastry. This pastry has a long history and enjoys great fame. Legend has it that during his pilgrimage to Mount Wutai in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong once tasted this pastry offered by the monks at the temple. He praised it highly, and soon the fame of the Ten Thousand Scrolls Crispy Pastry spread far and wide. …
Wutai Mountain is rich in buckwheat, and the buckwheat bowl pudding made here is crystal clear and shiny, with a powdery white tinged with pale green. It has a delicate texture, being soft, smooth, tender, fragrant, refreshing, and uniquely flavorful—regarded as a top-tier local snack in the Xinzhou region. The method of making bowl pudding: Mix refined buckwheat flour with salted water to form dough strands, then add water to make a paste-like batter. Pour it into bowls…
Three-Cut Cake, also known as Oil Cloth Bag, has a golden color, a soft and sweet taste, and is one of the main foods during the Spring Festival for people in Mount Wutai. Every year as the New Year approaches, every household makes and steams this treat, passing down the tradition through generations. It has a history of over 300 years. During the long feudal society, the working people of Mount Wutai lived in poverty, with corn being their staple food all year round.…
The skincare and anti-aging effects of sea buckthorn seed oil: Sea buckthorn oil is an excellent natural plant-based ingredient for skincare and beauty. The VE, VBI, VB2, VB6, α-tocopherol, carotenoids, unsaturated fatty acids, and other components in sea buckthorn oil provide outstanding nourishing and conditioning benefits for the skin. It can significantly...
Jian'an Lotus Root…
Baijiazhuang Town: Clay pot. Tianhe Township: Clay pot. Strong heat retention. Porous texture that can slightly absorb and release food flavors. When newly purchased, it needs to be treated (e.g., boiled with rice-washing water) to make it less prone to cracking. Not resistant to sudden temperature changes, mainly used for slow cooking over low heat.…
Wutai Walnuts…
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Duanmuyan is produced on Duanmu Mountain (also known as Wenshan), located on the southern bank of the Fuyang River, about 40 kilometers south of Wutai County. The stones from Wenshan come in three colors: purple, black, and green, with the purple ones being the best. The western foothills of Wenshan have long been known as the “Hometown of Inkstones.” The selection of materials is meticulous, and the antique-style inkstones crafted here are exceptionally exquisite. The “Orchid Pavilion Preface” Inkstone, the imitation Ming Dynasty “Copyist’s Style” Inkstone with a Seaside Pool Design, the Carved Turtle and Beast Pool Inkstone…
Yangquan Pyrite Mine…
Braised Mushrooms with Scallions is a specialty dish from Shanxi Province, made with Taigu mushrooms from Mount Wutai, which are known for being pollution-free and highly nutritious. The dish is prepared by thickening a broth of premium scallion whites and Taigu mushrooms, then simmering until fully flavored. It boasts a rich aroma of scallions and a deliciously fresh, tender taste of the mushrooms. …
【Main Ingredients】：Lotus root strips, wheat gluten 【Seasonings】：Sugar, vinegar, soy sauce 【Method】：Wrap the lotus root strips with wheat gluten, blanch them in boiling water until they float to the surface; coat the blanched Wuxi pork ribs in batter, dust with cornstarch, and deep-fry until cooked through. In a pot, add clean water, then...
Ingredients: One block of fermented tofu, 4 oz of spicy dried tofu cubes, 1 oz of water spinach stems, 2 oz of sweet red bell pepper cubes, 2 oz of sweet yellow bell pepper cubes, two large bowls of cooked white rice. Seasoning: 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon mushroom powder, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 4 teaspoons soy sauce. Method: 1…
Ingredients: Soft tofu (packaged) / half a block. Seasoning: Crumbled tofu (dou su). Method: 1. Cut the tofu into small cubes, place on a ceramic plate, and steam in a steamer or electric cooker for about 5 minutes. 2. Dry the pan, heat over low heat, stir-fry the crumbled tofu until fragrant, and place it on top of the steamed tofu from step (1). …
Produced by Yangquan Brewing General Factory, it employs high-pressure steaming, large-tank fermentation, and mechanical mash transfer techniques. All products meet international production standards and include a product line of mature vinegar, rice vinegar, smoked vinegar, and garlic vinegar. The health-focused therapeutic series of mature vinegar won the Gold Award at the 5th China Patent New Technology and Products Expo in 1996.…
Yangcheng Meat Can Stew is a renowned delicacy across Shanxi. Not only is its production method unique and the flavor rich and aromatic, but the Yangcheng meat can is also a remarkable gem in the garden of China’s ceramic craftsmanship. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, the Qiao family, a long-established ceramic artisans’ lineage, migrated from Longqiao in Xi’an, Shaanxi, to Qiaogou in Gaoping, Shanxi, where they developed the ceramics industry. After many…
Mountain fields sow beans, fearing sparse sprouts; farming folk toil, cursing hunger’s pangs. Tax rents paid in chaff-filled earthen jars, preserved greens endure bitter herbs and wild vines. New grain fills the fields, round with white dew. Early, bean blossoms wither; late, leaves yellow and fall. Anxiety grips the young wives, who hide morning bundles in thick grass. Gathered in threes or fives, each clutching a bamboo basket. Not ornamental hampers but overgrown paths and chilly clothes. Step by step through green fields, plucking tendrils as slender as fingers...