Ingredients for spicy and sour cabbage rolls: cabbage, dried red chili. Method: 1. Peel off whole cabbage leaves, remove the tough stems, wash and drain. Boil water in a pot, briefly blanch the cabbage leaves, then immediately transfer them to cold boiled water to cool and set aside; 2. Put several dried red chilies, a large bowl of water, a spoonful of white soy sauce or salt…
Red-skin millet is produced in Daning County, Shanxi Province. Nestled in the foothills of the Lüliang Mountains and situated at an average altitude of over 1,500 meters, Daning enjoys a long frost-free period and significant diurnal temperature variation. The red-skin millet is mostly grown on small patches of land along hillsides and in rolling terrain. Its unique growing environment and traditional farming methods ensure that the product is natural, green, and free from pollution. As a local specialty of Daning...
Geographical Range The Daning River Chicken is distributed in Wuxi County, Chongqing. According to a 2008 survey, there were 456,200 birds in stock, including 125,000 adult roosters, 1,375,000 hens, and 1.02 million chickens sold on the market. Specific Qualities The Daning River Chicken is of medium size, sturdy and compact, with a graceful build and a medium-sized head...
Divine Mountain Tribute Rice is a specialty of Fushan County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. With a long history of millet cultivation, the county produces millet that is large and round in grain, golden in color, pure in taste, and rich in nutrition. It was once offered as tribute to the imperial court, earning the reputation of "Divine Mountain Tribute Rice." Shanxi’s Fushan County has a long history of growing millet, and due to its high-quality grains...
Fushan Three-Chili Pepper is a specialty of Fushan County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province. The Fushan Three-Chili Pepper boasts excellent qualities such as thick flesh, vibrant color, strong spiciness, early maturity, being pollution-free, and highly nutritious. Fushan County is a hilly region with an arid continental climate. In the past, when agricultural infrastructure was poor, farming was entirely dependent on the weather, resulting in low incomes and slow wealth accumulation among the local population...
Floating Mountain lotus root, also known as lotus rhizome, is slightly sweet and crisp, making it very refreshing. It can be eaten raw or cooked and has considerable medicinal value, making it an excellent food and nourishing delicacy for the elderly, children, women, and those who are weak or often ill. During the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty, lotus root was designated as an imperial tribute. Among starchy foods, lotus root has a relatively high iron content, making it particularly suitable for people with …
Ingredients for pig's head meat: one male pig’s head (approximately 4000g), with common seasonings as needed. Cooking method: 1. Clean the pig’s head thoroughly, then split it open. Remove the ear flaps, eye corners, lymph nodes, nasal cartilage, and any other impurities. Set aside the pig’s brain for other uses. Cut the boneless pig’s head meat into five pieces, place them in clean water, and repeatedly scrape and wash to remove all impurities…
Shaomai is a traditional delicacy from southern Shanxi, shaped like a pomegranate, snow-white and translucent, with generous filling and thin skin, offering a deliciously fragrant taste. As early as the third year of the Qianlong Emperor’s reign, the Wang family from Beijingli Village in Fushan County opened a Fushan Shaomai restaurant at Xianyukou, just outside Beijing’s Qianmen Gate, where they also prepared fried triangular pastries and various other famous dishes. One New Year’s Eve...
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Japanese ginseng is a perennial herb that grows to a height of 50–80 cm or more. Its rhizome lies horizontally, resembling a bamboo shoot, fleshy and thick, white in color, with sunken stem scars between the nodes. The leaves are palmately compound, arranged in whorls of 3–5 at the top of the stem; the petiole is 8–11 cm long. There are usually 5 leaflets, which are membranous, shaped inversely ovate-elliptic to oblong-elliptic…
Ji County walnuts, also known as hu tao or qiang tao, are ranked among the world-famous "Four Major Dried Fruits" along with almonds, cashews, and hazelnuts. They can be eaten raw, roasted, pressed for oil, or used in pastries and candies. Not only are they delicious, but they are also highly nutritious, earning them titles such as "Longevity Fruit" and "Fruit of Immortality." Walnuts also have significant medicinal value...
The "caponized hen" from Luquan is an excellent breed of chicken cultivated by farmers in the mountainous regions of Luquan, leveraging the area's natural advantages. After being caponized, these hens can grow to over 2 kilograms in just 3 to 6 months, typically priced at no less than 30 yuan per kilogram. Thanks to their large size, tender and juicy meat, and delicious flavor, caponized hens have been tribute offerings to the imperial court throughout various dynasties…
Jixian chestnuts are among the earliest cultivated fruit trees in China, with a history of approximately 2,000 to 3,000 years. The leaves are lanceolate or oblong, with serrated edges. The flowers are unisexual but grow on the same plant; male flowers form catkins, and when mature, the bracts split open and the chestnuts fall out. The nuts are purplish-brown, covered with yellowish-brown fuzz or nearly smooth...
The Yellow River carp has golden-yellow scales along its sides, a slightly darker back, and a lighter, whitish belly. Its anal fin, caudal peduncle, and lower lobe of the caudal fin are orange-red, while the pectoral and ventral fins are orange-yellow. Except for the scales on the lower body and belly, the rear parts of other scales feature crescent-shaped spots made up of many tiny black dots. The body is spindle-shaped, laterally compressed, and round in the abdomen. The curve from the head to the back is…
Xiangning Oil Cake The ingredients for making Xiangning Oil Cake include: 500g of flour, 600g of water, 150g of sugar, and 150g of mixed oil (animal and vegetable oil). Introduction to Xiangning Oil Cake: The eighth day of the fourth lunar month is the ancient fair at the “Jieyi Temple” in Xiangning County, also known as the “Oil Cake Fair.” During the fair, within an area of less than one square kilometer…
At the ten-thousand-mu wingnut base in Xiangning County, people are busily engaged in land preparation, seedling cultivation, and the care of both new and old wingnut oil trees. In early March, during the "China's Rarity, the World's Only – The Magical Wingnut Oil Tree Writers' Symposium" held in Xiangning County, experts, scholars from across the country, and journalists from over 20 media outlets expressed heartfelt admiration for the local wingnut industry development after visiting the site.
Xiangning Walnuts…