Yulin potatoes are highly distinctive, renowned both domestically and internationally for their large size, uniform shape, shallow eyes, and high starch content. The city of Yulin in Shaanxi Province boasts uniquely favorable conditions for agricultural development, particularly with an average altitude of around 1,400 meters. Coupled with a dry climate, significant diurnal temperature variation, abundant sunlight, synchronized rainfall and heat...
The hilly and gully areas in southern Yulin are among the optimal apple-growing regions, possessing suitable conditions and competitive advantages for developing high-quality mountain apples in terms of altitude, soil, sunlight, temperature, precipitation, and air quality. As early as 2012, the provincial Party committee and government designated the four counties of Suide, Mizhi, Zizhou, and Qingjian as “Shaanxi Province Quality...
Mixed Three Delicacies is a traditional signature dish from Suide. First, pork is made into meatballs and cooked; chicken and mutton are also cooked and sliced. Chicken or duck broth is added to the pot, brought to a boil, then seasoned with pepper, white soy sauce, minced ginger, salt, and cooking wine. Special mung bean starch sheets are added and once boiling, all the prepared cooked ingredients are added in. After another boil, mushrooms, shiitake, bamboo slices...
The main ingredients of lamb offal stew are sheep’s internal organs and authentic Shaanbei potato noodles. The broth is rich and fragrant, made from strong sheep bone stock, yet it only costs 3 yuan. The stewed lamb offal has a unique flavor. Its preparation method is as follows: the sheep’s internal organs and head/hoof meat are carefully rinsed, then boiled in hot water until cooked and removed, and sliced into shreds. The original broth is used to cook the shredded offal, with added scallions...
Made from glutinous rice flour and jujubes, it is deep-fried in vegetable oil, resulting in a fragrant, delicate, sweet, and delicious taste. The rice cake is primarily made from broomcorn millet. There are two types of broomcorn millet: soft and hard. The hulled, sticky variety is called soft rice, while the harder type is called yellow rice. During preparation, soft rice and yellow rice are mixed in a four-to-six ratio, soaked in water overnight, then drained and ground...
1. A local delicacy from Suide. It is small, pancake-shaped with a tiny hole in the center. Made by frying a mixture of potatoes, wheat flour, buckwheat flour, sugar, and other grains. It has a sweet and delicious taste. 2. Round and ring-shaped, it turns golden yellow like ancient coins when fried. In Yan’an folk culture, it symbolizes wealth and good fortune. The yellow millet is ground and sifted finely, and the dough is scalded with boiling glutinous rice soup, then left to ferment on a heated kang (bed-stove). Once fermented, small round pieces with holes in the middle are formed, then deep-fried until reddish-brown. Oil momo is commonly seen during festivals, family gatherings, or when entertaining guests, especially at wedding banquets. It is typically served with a side of powdered soup, which enhances its flavor. The oil momo is golden in color, soft and delicate, and does not discolor or spoil easily over time.
Produced by Fuping Qiaoshan Building Materials Glazed Craft Factory, its series of glazed craft products blend ancient and modern elements, featuring elegant designs, vibrant colors, and a unique style. In 1988, it won the National "Spark Program" Achievement Gold Award, among which the large-sized Tang Tri-Colored Glazed Pottery Horse received the National Hundred Flowers Award for Outstanding New Products. (Weinan)…
"Dahongpao" peppercorns feature large, plump spikes, thick skins, rich flesh, bright color, intense and spicy flavor, long-lasting aftertaste, minimal impurities, high purity, vivid red hue, strong numbing taste, and no pollution. They not only possess medicinal benefits such as dispelling wind, removing dampness, and repelling insects, but also serve as an excellent seasoning that removes fishy odors, enhances aroma, and boosts deliciousness. Long renowned as one of China’s famous peppercorns, in 2000, Hancheng was designated by the state…
Produced by Fuping County Hongxing Dairy Factory, it was awarded the title of Quality Product by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1987. It features a pure color, uniformly moderate-sized particles, excellent dissolvability, rich milky aroma, moderate sweetness, and is abundant in protein, fat, lactose, and various vitamins. It is a nutritious supplement suitable for both the young and the elderly. …
Hancheng Becomes the Largest Sichuan Pepper Production Base in China Hancheng, a city in Shaanxi Province renowned both domestically and internationally for its "Dahongpao" Sichuan pepper, has recently passed the provincial-level standard inspection for its "100-li Double Ten Million Trees Sichuan Pepper Base," a project that took eight years of hard work to develop. With this achievement, Hancheng has become the first county (or city) in China to meet the standards for a Sichuan pepper production base and is also now...
Mapo Village in Caotown, Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, sits against the mountains and faces the sun. With a unique topography resembling a winnowing basket, the village has 230 households. The locals have long been accustomed to growing a variety of fruit crops. Persimmon, pomegranate, apricot, prickly ash, pear, and peach orchards are spread across the hills, ridges, valleys, and slopes of the village. There are over 2,000 persimmon trees in the village that are more than a hundred years old. After the implementation of the Grain for Green Program, over 800 acres were planted with persimmon trees. Persimmon cake processing is a traditional pillar industry in Mapo Village and also a main source of income for local farmers. Over 200 households in the village process persimmon cakes, ranging from one or two tons to as much as ten tons per household. The village processes more than 400 tons of persimmon cakes annually, and this alone generates a per capita net income of over 4,500 yuan. Central media once featured the village’s persimmon industry in a special report titled “Persimmons Redden Mapo Slope.” For many years, merchants from South Korea and Japan have been purchasing persimmon cakes directly from Mapo Village.
White Hat Braids A traditional handicraft from Linwei District. Handwoven from wheat straw, it features a bright white color, fine texture, and an elegant, graceful appearance. It is primarily used to make straw hats, baskets, cushions, containers, wall hangings, and more. The products are exported across China as well as to Japan, the UK, and various Southeast Asian countries. Black Pottery Weinan black pottery is an unglazed ceramic. Produced in Fuping…
The lamb is simmered over low heat for seven to eight hours in a pot with a blend of ten spices (excluding cinnamon), then removed. The resulting broth is as clear as water, fragrant, rich but not greasy, and melts in the mouth. It is typically enjoyed by sandwiching the meat in a hot baked flatbread and then sipping the soup, or by soaking the bread in the broth—this is a beloved local specialty in Heyang. Clear-soup Lamb emphasizes tender, fatty meat and a fresh, savory broth. Some also…
Red Globe grapes, also known as Red Earth, are of the Eurasian variety. Originally from California, USA, this grape variety was developed through hybridization experiments conducted by researchers at the University of California in the 1970s. Since its introduction to China in 1987, it has been cultivated in all northern provinces except Heilongjiang and Jilin...
The "Jinshui" brand apples from Heyang have been awarded the national "Green Food" certification. They are popular across China and are exported to countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Russia, and beyond.…
Heyang sweet potatoes have a long planting history and are renowned for their premium quality, dominating the northwestern China market. According to the county annals, in the third year of the Republic of China (1914), villagers from Nanshun Village in Xinchigou Township introduced sweet potatoes and began cultivating them sporadically. From the 1960s to 1970s, to address food shortages, high-yield sweet potato cultivation spread across the entire county. In 1987, the county planted...
Shiitake mushrooms are one of China’s oldest cultivated edible fungi, known for their rich nutrition and delicious taste, and are regarded as the “king of mushrooms.” They are now widely cultivated in important producing countries such as China and Japan. Shiitake mushrooms also have medicinal properties and contain polysaccharides and other anti-cancer substances. Their inhibitory rates against mouse sarcoma 180 and Ehrlich carcinoma are …
Fuping Empress Dowager Cake has a long history, originating during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty (180–157 BC). Legend has it that when Emperor Wen Liu Heng established his capital in Chang’an (present-day Xi'an), his maternal grandmother, Lady Lingwenhou, built a garden in what was then Huaidi County (now Huaiyangcheng in Huazhu Township, Fuping County, Shaanxi Province), where she resided. Emperor Wen’s mother…
Hometown of Persimmons — Fuping County
Qiongguo Candy is a renowned local specialty from eastern Shaanxi, especially famous for that produced in Fenghuangcheng (now Liuchu Town, Fuping County, Weinan City), which has enjoyed international acclaim for hundreds of years. The Qiongguo Candy from Liuchu Town, Fuping, boasts a production history spanning several centuries. It is made using high-quality well water and premium millet from the ancient town, distilled and fermented with barley malt mash...