Aromatic Rice is now called the Northwest Great Dish. A Zhangye proverb says: "An opera depends on its vocal style, but a banquet hinges on Aromatic Rice." It is said that Aromatic Rice was the first dish served in the imperial banquets during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. This renowned dish is made by mincing the livers and lungs of pigs and sheep into fine pieces, mixing them with chopped scallions and garlic, blending in seasonings and salt, and then combining the mixture with flour...
Fish-Shaped Hand-Pulled Noodles are a unique type of noodle dish from Zhangye, Gansu Province. They are named for their distinctive shape—thicker in the middle and tapered at both ends, resembling small fish. The noodles are shaped by hand into segments about one inch long, then cooked by boiling or stir-frying. In hot weather, they can also be served cold in a salad...
Zhangye Round Pear: Also known as Large Fragrant Pear, it is mainly produced in areas such as Xindun. The flesh is water-white, fine and crisp, juicy, with fewer but larger stone cells. It has a rich, sweet-and-sour flavor, is highly resistant to storage, and boasts excellent quality—earning it the reputation of being the “Fairy Fruit of the Silk Road.”…
Thin noodles are brushed with oil, sprinkled with scallions, rolled up, cut into sections, and then steamed in a tender chicken broth until the liquid is fully absorbed before serving. (Zhangye)…
It is a type of flatbread made using a special tool called a "baking box." To make it, dough is shaped into a flat cake, placed inside the baking box, and then roasted with wheat straw or firewood. Once cooked, it is taken out — this is baked shell bread. ( Zhangye)…
The dough is made with low-temperature salted water and kneaded vigorously until soft. It is then cut into strips, coated with clear oil, and stacked layer by layer in a container. Before cooking, the noodles are rolled between both palms in a circular motion to make them round and slender. They are named for their resemblance to chicken intestines...
Among the meat dishes in Zhangye, besides hand-grabbed mutton and clear soup mutton, cured mutton enjoys a long-standing reputation. The cured mutton is made from sheep raised in the mountainous areas. The sheep there graze on yanghu zi (a type of grass), yangci hu flowers, and sand leeks, which give the meat an exceptionally delicious flavor. After winter sets in, the sheep are slaughtered, cooked, deboned, and then seasoned with Gaotai snowflake salt, fennel, ginger...
In the streets of Zhangye during summer, there’s no shortage of unique and flavorful snacks, and the widely renowned Fish Gelatin Noodles is one of them. Made from finely ground fava bean starch, these noodles are shaped like little fish and come in white and red hues. Topped with seasonings and side dishes, they look just like tiny fish swimming in the bowl. They have a cool, smooth texture, satisfying both hunger and...
Zhangye’s folk embroidery can be found in nearly every household, both in urban and rural areas. Since ancient times, embroidery has been an essential skill for women, practiced throughout their lives and passed down from generation to generation. In the past, a popular folk song in Zhangye went: “Learn needlework at ten, enter the embroidery room at thirteen, embroider peonies in the embroidery room, stitch all kinds of flowers and birds…”
The highland red deer, which live at altitudes above 2,600 meters in the Qilian Mountains, were originally wild. Due to their gentle temperament and ease of domestication, deer farming began in Sunan as early as the 1950s. The highland red deer is a valuable animal with high economic worth. Its antlers, blood, kidneys, bones, and horns are all precious medicinal ingredients and tonics, while its hide serves as premium material for various leather products. Its meat is also highly nutritious and beneficial as a dietary supplement. In traditional Han Chinese culture, because the word for "deer" (鹿, lù) sounds like the word for "prosperity" or "official salary" (禄, lù), the image of the deer is often used to represent the deity of prosperity among the Three Stars of Blessing, Prosperity, and Longevity in birthday paintings. Influenced by this, and due to the deer’s gentle and tame nature, the Yugur people of Sunan have come to deeply cherish the deer, regarding it as a symbol of happiness and good fortune. Many everyday items used by the Yugur feature deer patterns. In recent years, the deer farming industry in Sunan has grown steadily. The number of domesticated deer has increased from around 300 in the 1980s to over a thousand today. Deer farming mainly focuses on antler harvesting, with each deer yielding approximately 3.6 kilograms of antlers per year. Health products made from deer blood, antlers, and other parts are sold across China and exported worldwide, forming an important part of the Yugur people's economy in Sunan.
The Seed Industry Association of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, has officially received the Geographical Indication Certification Trademark Certificate for "Zhangye Corn Seeds" issued by the National Trademark Office. Zhangye boasts unparalleled advantages in corn seed production and is hailed as the "Natural Kingdom of Corn Seed Production," yielding over 450 million kilograms of high-quality hybrid corn seeds annually. The seed industry in Zhangye City...
The preparation method is the same as that for steamed buns, but more flour is used, making the dough much firmer than that for regular buns. When shaping, the dough is formed into buns larger than usual steamed buns, and decorations such as peaches, flowers, leaves, and birds made from dough, almonds, or melon seeds are pressed onto the surface and coated with edible...
The kneading, rolling, and cutting process is basically the same as that for Cat's Ear Noodles. The difference is that the four-edged noodles are cut into small square pieces, which are then pressed into an ear-like hollow using the fleshy part of the right thumb. The taste differs from that of Cat's Ear Noodles. Small Meal: The dough is rolled into a sheet as thin as a copper coin...
Jinhua Village Millet -- A nationally renowned, high-quality, and newly developed agricultural product. The Jinhua Village Millet Planting Professional Cooperative in Ganzhou District was established in July 2008 as a rural specialized cooperative economic organization, initiated by local farmer Zhen Bin and voluntarily joined by farmers. The cooperative adopts a model of "specialized cooperative + cooperative + major growers + base + farmers" to...
Zhangye Red Globe Grapes are a specialty of Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. Location: Gansu Applicant: Zhangye Grape Association Publication Date: 2013 Designated Protected Area: Liangjiadun Town, Xindun Town, Dangzhai Town, Chang’an Township, Jiantan Town... in Ganzhou District, Zhangye City
Ganzhou Twisted Fish Noodles are a specialty snack from Ganzhou District, Zhangye City, Gansu Province. "Twisted Fish Noodles" is the local name, a colloquial term for twisted fish-shaped noodles. The main ingredient is flour—wheat flour, highland barley flour, buckwheat flour, etc.—which can be used individually to make the dough, or two or three types can be mixed to create noodles with various flavors. …
Yellow Ginseng is a perennial wild plant that grows in the high-altitude cold black soil regions at elevations of 2,400–2,900 meters in Minle and Shandan, Zhangye. The local people of Zhangye have a long history of consuming Yellow Ginseng. According to tests conducted by national food research departments, Yellow Ginseng contains 17 types of amino acids, including all eight essential ones required by the human body, as well as multiple…
Features: Divided into three types—Da Bamei, Er Bamei, and Xiaohuo Pig. The Da Bamei pig has a large build. Adult sows average over 60 cm in height, over 130 cm in body length, over 120 cm in chest girth, and can weigh up to 130 kg. They have coarse, long black hair, wide and drooping ears that extend past the snout, a relatively broad forehead with deep, coarse wrinkles running vertically and horizontally...
It is a pearl of the folk art of the Hui people in Linxia, Gansu. Each brick carving is an artwork of lofty artistic conception and unique design, reflecting the artisans' profound pursuit of life—rooted in reality yet transcending it. …
Made primarily with hair vegetable, a specialty of Gansu Province, this dish features chicken paste wrapped around hair vegetable shaped like goldfish. Ham is sliced to resemble fins, black and white wood ear mushrooms form the tail, and cherries are used for the eyes. After steaming, it is arranged on a long platter and garnished with scallions, shredded ginger, cooking wine, salt, MSG, bright oil, and premium clear broth. This dish is vibrant in color, deliciously fresh, and served as a fine delicacy at banquets…