Having served in the military for many years and traveled to various places, I’ve tasted local delicacies across the country, but none have left as deep an impression on me as the shredded chicken wontons of Tianshui. Tianshui’s shredded chicken wontons boast four outstanding features: first...
Made with fresh pork belly cut into small pieces, mixed evenly with flour, starch, and egg white, then deep-fried in vegetable oil. Once cooked and dried out, the pieces are removed from the oil and served with wood ear mushrooms, canned bamboo shoots, red and green chili peppers, and topped with a thickened sauce. The two most popular varieties are hot and sour pork tenderloin and sweet and sour pork tenderloin. It features a bright, slightly translucent color, and has a crispy, savory texture...
Beige, also known as sweet steamed bread, is made from millet grains ground into flour, moderately fermented, and then steamed in a basket. The resulting pieces resemble honeycombs, with a color like yellow wax, a sweet and delicious taste, a soft and flaky texture, rich in nutrition, and loved by both young and old. Sweet steamed bread made using the same method but with cornmeal or buckwheat flour is called "steamed sponge cake," which has a unique flavor and a taste that is no less appealing than beige.
Also known as baked flatbread, locally called "Guozi." Made with white flour mixed with honey, eggs, white sugar, and refined oil, the dough is kneaded, fermented, and baked in a pan with precise heat control. It has a golden color, resembles a flower bud on the verge of blooming, is crispy and flaky without breaking, and boasts a fragrant, sweet taste. …
Made from coarse grains such as corn. First boil water, then sprinkle finely ground corn or other coarse grains into the boiling water while stirring continuously. Simmer over low heat until it forms a cohesive mass—this is hand-pounded rice. It is served with Tianshui-style side dishes, offering a fragrant and delicious taste. …
Nianpi is a famous local snack from Qinzhou. In every street and alley of Tianshui’s counties and districts, you’ll find small shops, stalls, and vendors pushing carts or carrying shoulder poles to sell it door-to-door. This cold dish is especially popular during the hot summer and autumn months and is widely enjoyed by many...
Guagua is a special snack from Qinzhou. Whether in the bitter cold of deep winter or under the blazing sun of summer, you can always find purplish-red guagua being sold at street stalls, with a steady stream of customers and exceptionally brisk business. …
Qinzhou roujiamo is a quick meal that consists of soft bread stuffed with tender meat. The bread is made from refined flour, fermented into leavened dough, and then uniquely steamed and baked by hand to achieve a soft and tender texture. The meat is braised in a rich sauce, with pork rib meat being the best choice. The meat is sliced and placed inside the bread, along with a small amount of braising juice, resulting in a soft and...
The method of making Halal crushed noodles is largely similar to that of other types of noodles. The difference lies in the fact that after rolling out the dough, it is not cut immediately but left to dry until it becomes soft before being cut into diamond shapes. The dough must be rolled out thin and evenly, and the noodles cut fine and uniform, with each small diamond-shaped piece about 1 cm long, resembling a sparrow’s tongue, and arranged on a plate. Some people do not call them…
Zhangchuan granite is divided into gneiss, serpentine, and red rock, primarily distributed in areas such as Malu, Yanjia, and Gongmen, with reserves exceeding 20 million cubic meters. In particular, the red granite from Malu is hard, fine-grained, and has a color close to rose red. It comes in large blocks with beautiful patterns, making it a premium decorative material for high-end, large-scale construction. It has been developed by...
The fur industry in Zhangchuan began in the late Ming Dynasty, flourished in the early years of the Guangxu reign, and has now become a well-known large market in northwest China. It boasts 89 purchasing and sales warehouses, with over 7.2 million hides of cattle, sheep, foxes, dogs, and other types listed on the market annually, along with 800 tons of sheepskin, cashmere, and cowhide. The total transaction volume of fur products reaches 121 million yuan, all of high quality and offered at low prices. This…
Chestnuts are sweet, delicious, and highly nutritious, making them a beloved seasonal food among urban and rural residents across China. According to analysis, chestnut flesh contains starch, sugar, fat, protein, carotene, as well as vitamins A, B1, B2, C, and various other nutrients. They can be roasted, cooked into dishes, or ground into chestnut flour for consumption—serving both as a fruit and a vegetable or grain.
Big cherries are an emerging high-efficiency fruit industry in Qinzhou District. Introduced and cultivated since the 1980s, large-scale development began in 2001, and they have gradually grown into the district’s most promising characteristic and advantageous industry. In May 2002, at the “Observation and Development Seminar on Big Cherry Production Demonstration Bases” held in Tianshui...
Made with fresh pork belly cut into small pieces, mixed evenly with flour, starch, and egg whites, then deep-fried in vegetable oil. Once cooked and crispy, the pieces are drained and served with wood ear mushrooms, sliced bamboo shoots, red and green chili peppers, and topped with a savory sauce. The two most popular versions are spicy and sour pork tenderloin and sweet and sour pork tenderloin. The dish is known for its bright, semi-transparent color and offers a crispy, fresh texture…
First, stir-fry ingredients such as celery, wood ear mushrooms, daylily, dried tofu, and pork without adding broth to make the meat sauce. Then pour on a thick, starchy gravy. Next, pull wheat flour noodles by hand—each noodle should be over 2 cm wide. Boil the pulled noodles, drain them, and place them in a large bowl. Pour the meat sauce over the noodles and season with chili oil, vinegar, salt, and other condiments to make a meat version of Zhajiangmian. Omitting the meat from the sauce results in a vegetarian version…
In recent years, Qinzhou District has continuously developed and expanded the cultivation of sweet corn as a specialty industry, effectively promoting the growth of leading processing enterprises. The canned sweet corn produced in 2007 was certified as both organic and green food by the China Green Food Development Center, establishing a locally distinctive agricultural industry brand…
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The "Kangdi Brand" Gangu Aged Vinegar produced by Gansu Silk Road Aged Vinegar Factory boasts a long history and enjoys widespread acclaim throughout Longdong (Eastern Gansu). Through years of inheriting and refining traditional craftsmanship, combined with modern technology, and drawing on the strengths of various methods, the vinegar is brewed purely from grains, resulting in a uniquely flavorful premium product. Gangu Aged Vinegar strictly adheres to the CB18187-200…
The Fengchun Brand Pan'an Aromatic Vinegar is a high-quality grain vinegar made from water, corn, sorghum, barley, wheat, bran, salt, and dozens of precious Chinese medicinal herbs, using a combination of traditional formulas and modern techniques. It boasts a mellow aroma, pleasant taste, and balanced sweet-and-sour flavor. With a production history of over 250 years, Pan'an Aromatic Vinegar is renowned in Longdong for its excellent color, fragrance...