Changwu County boasts deep soil layers, abundant sunlight, and significant day-night temperature variations, making it one of the country’s premier regions for growing apples. The apples produced here are “large in size, rich in color, crisp and tender, sweet and fragrant, pollution-free, and highly resistant to storage and transport,” having won over 50 awards at the national, provincial, and municipal levels. Following the strategy of “expanding planting area, optimizing varieties, building...”
Changwu Specialty Crisp Pear: The riverside areas of Changwu County are abundant in crisp pears. Each pear weighs an average of 300 grams, with the largest reaching over 800–1000 grams. When ripe, they have a golden-yellow color, attractive shape, and are delightfully crisp, tender, and juicy. The skin is thin, the flesh is delicate, and the taste is sweet and refreshing with no grittiness. The juice content is high, and the sugar content can reach up to 15%. The juice contains soluble solids of 12…
Changwu Roast Chicken features a bright color, tender and soft meat, and a delicious flavor. It is a renowned local delicacy in Changwu and is very popular among people. Authentic Changwu Roast Chicken is made by slaughtering tender and plump chickens, simmering them in aged original chicken broth, and then timely adding sauce and oil. The chicken retains its complete shape, with a golden to deep red hue, shiny and oily appearance, tender meat that falls off the bone. It is a fine dish served at banquets in Changwu and makes a great gift when visiting friends…
Fish-Shaped Noodles, named for their resemblance to silver fish, actually look more like tadpoles. Made from buckwheat flour, they are grayish-white in color and are a very common cold dish. Since they come in both thick and thin versions, often served with some broth, when cooled, their flavor is not sweet like most cold drinks, but rather sour, salty, and spicy. Whenever there is a temple fair in town, there are always several...
Tofu is prepared in a special way in Changwu — it is served fresh in its cooking broth. This is the famous Water Tofu of Changwu. To make it, soybeans are ground into soymilk, the residue is filtered out, and the mixture is then heated and coagulated with gypsum or similar agents to form tofu curds. The broth is clear, fragrant, and the tofu is tender, making it a perfect breakfast dish. Serve it with boiled flatbread soaked in the soymilk, topped with salt and chili oil…
Variety origin: Mainly produced in areas around the Shaanxi-Gansu border, such as Bin County, Changwu, Ning County, Jingchuan, Zhengning, and Qingyang. Fruit characteristics: Large fruit, oblong or nearly cylindrical in shape, with an average weight of 21.6 grams; sizes are irregular. The fruit shoulder is wide, flat, round, and slightly sloping, not very even. The stem cavity is broad and shallow, while the ring cavity is large and relatively shallow. The fruit apex gradually…
The coal resources in Changwu cover an area of 483.34 square kilometers, accounting for 85.2% of the county’s total land area. The coal reserves consist of high-quality industrial coal, with stable coal seam occurrence, favorable mining conditions, and suitability for constructing large-scale mines. The Tingnan Coal Mine, invested in and built by Shandong Zibo Mining Group, has been completed and put into operation. The 5-million-ton annual-output Hujiahe Coal Mine, invested in by Shaanxi Coal…
Shaomian noodles are also known as sour soup noodles. The preparation method is as follows: Select high-quality strong wheat flour, add an appropriate amount of food-grade alkaline, and mix with water to knead the flour into a firm dough. Press the dough with a noodle press, then place it in a basin, cover with a warm cloth, and let it rest for half an hour. Knead it again, then press it two or three times with the noodle press until the dough becomes soft from hard. Then roll it thin and cut it into fine strips using a special large blade...
Yongshou County’s Anchongqiao hemp twists are mainly produced in Anjiagong Village, Jianjun Town, and have a long production history. Made from fine white flour, they are repeatedly kneaded before being deep-fried twice in rapeseed oil. The finished product is over a foot long, as thick as an arm, shiny, fragrant, crispy and refreshing, easy to store, and makes a great gift or side dish (Xianyang)…
Changwu persimmons are a specialty of Changwu County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. Changwu is one of the best persimmon-growing regions in China, producing persimmons of high quality with sweet, flavorful flesh. These persimmons are an excellent variety for both fresh consumption and processing, and are currently mainly sold to the northeastern regions, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Ningxia. In 2011, Changwu persimmons enjoyed a bumper harvest, with the main variety being...
Changwu Crispy Pork is a specialty dish from Changwu County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province. It is both a hot dish and a quick meal, ready in just a few minutes, making it the top choice for travelers in a hurry. A bowl of crispy pork not only satisfies cravings but also helps ward off fatigue. The clever chefs of Changwu have their own special way of preparing it — first, they cut selected lean meat…
In most places, tofu is either stewed, fried, stir-fried, or braised—usually served dry in chunks. But in Changwu, there is a unique way to enjoy it: the tofu is coagulated and then eaten along with its broth. This is the famous Changwu Water Tofu. To make water tofu, high-quality soybeans or black beans must be selected. First, inferior beans and impurities are removed, then the beans are ground and skinned...
【Long Noodles】Long noodles are often served as a high-quality, home-cooked meal for guests. The art lies in the skill of the housewife making the dough — “rolled thin as paper, cut fine as thread, swirling like lotus flowers in the pot; scooped into the bowl, the strands stay unbroken.” Among the best are the “knife-cut noodles” from Jujiayuan and Lujiaoyuan. When cooking, one pot boils the noodles while another prepares the broth — the meat-based topping is savory, the vinegar-based soup is light, and different seasonings create varied flavors…
【Blood Strip Soup】For Changwu locals, Blood Strip Soup is the premier dish served during joyous and somber occasions alike—be it weddings and funerals, birthdays and full-moon celebrations, or festivals and holidays—when entertaining guests. The soup is prepared with minced meat, chopped scallions, tofu, wood ear mushrooms, daylilies, and chili peppers, resulting in a distinctive local delicacy where the blood strips are red, the tofu white, the spiciness bold yet not overpowering, and the richness smooth without being greasy. The unique appeal of Blood Strip Soup lies in…
【Starch Noodles】Wheat dough is kneaded and washed to separate the starch slurry from the gluten. The filtered starch water is then steamed or spread and rolled into thin pancakes, which are cut into strips or pressed into noodles. These are served cold, paired with selected bone-in meats, and seasoned with salt, vinegar, scallions, garlic, ginger, and chili.
Yongshou walnuts — Yongshou walnuts, with plump kernels, thin shells, large size, and clean white appearance, make a great nourishing gift for visiting relatives and friends or for travel at home. According to modern medical research, the phospholipids in walnuts have beneficial effects on brain nerves. Walnut oil contains unsaturated fatty acids that help prevent arteriosclerosis. The walnut kernel contains...
Yongshou Sea Buckthorn Yongshou has extensive sea buckthorn forests. Products made from sea buckthorn include: sea buckthorn oil, sea buckthorn vinegar, cosmetics, and more. Research by experts has found that sea buckthorn fruits are juicy, delicious, sweet and sour, and rich in nutrients. They can be picked and eaten directly or made into beverages. The fruit contains 112 types of bioactive substances, especially rich in various vitamins...
Qinfenglou Halal Pita Bread Soaked in Lamb or Beef Soup is meticulously prepared, renowned by locals and travelers alike for its tender meat, fragrant broth, delicious taste, absence of gamey flavor, and richness without greasiness. It has been praised as the "Flower of the Xilan Road."…
The twisted dough is made as follows: using strong wheat flour as the main ingredient, the process involves kneading the dough, letting it rise, stretching it into strips, twisting, and then deep-frying in pure vegetable oil until golden orange. It is known for being crisp, oily, fragrant, and crunchy. …
Yongshou Hot Mirror Cake is characterized by its bright, mirror-like white color and soft, sweet texture. The way to make Hot Mirror Cake is as follows: select high-quality glutinous rice, remove impurities, wash and soak until soft, then mix with white sugar, honey, and dates (or candied dates) before steaming. The soaking and steaming steps are the most crucial. It is soft, fragrant, and sweet. Its features include a bright, mirror-like white color and a soft...