Konjac tofu: Fresh konjac tofu can be served cold in a salad or partially sun-dried and then cooked with meat, offering a perfect blend of color, aroma, and taste. Spicy and sour pork belly slices: Stir-fried spicy and sour chilies with pork belly slices — crispy, delicious, tender, and refreshing. It helps ward off the cold, dispel wind, relieve hangovers, stimulate the appetite, and is highly appetizing. Pickled vegetable pork knuckle: A classic banquet dish, slightly sour, salty, and mildly spicy, tender but not greasy, with a bright reddish hue. Flavored cured meat…
Highly Renowned Wuli Thick Wine: The Wuli Thick Wine from Ankang also enjoys great fame and can be compared to the Yellow Osmanthus Thick Wine from Xi'an. The production of Wuli Thick Wine is even more refined than that of sweet wine. Once brewed, the wine has an orange-yellow hue, is sweet and refreshing, and leaves a lasting aftertaste. Thick wine not only offers nourishing benefits, improves blood circulation, and wards off wind and cold, but it can also help prevent and…
People in Ankang enjoy drinking alcohol. Most households keep sweet wine and thick rice wine year-round. As soon as a guest arrives, they are served a large bowl to quench their thirst and relieve fatigue. Sweet wine, also known as "laozao," and rice wine are famous traditional beverages in the Ankang area, rich in various vitamins. With an alcohol content of only about ten degrees, even those who don’t usually drink can enjoy it…
Pumpkins are harvested when old and yellowed, even dusted with white ash, then picked, washed, and cut into small chunks, which are dried in the sun for half a day. Mung beans, freshly harvested that year, plump and shiny as if lacquered, are winnowed and rinsed three or four times, then soaked in warm water for an hour. The cooking begins with a fire lit under the pot, mung beans placed at the bottom and pumpkin chunks on top, the water level reaching the top of the pumpkin. A steaming cloth is draped over the pot lid, and the mixture is simmered over low heat for a while. The lid is lifted…
A seasonal summer snack. Made with wheat flour, soybeans, Chinese cabbage, dried tofu, kelp, cellophane noodles, daylily buds, ginger, carrots, salt, vinegar, sesame oil, and chili oil to create a flavorful soup. The red, yellow, and green colors float on the surface of the soup, offering a tangy and spicy taste with a rich aroma of ginger. Ingredients for Shredded Ginger Mixed Soup: 1500g high-quality wheat flour, 500g cooked soybeans…
Breed Description of the Southern Shaanxi Buffalo Origin and Distribution: Southern regions of Shaanxi Province. Physical Characteristics: Stocky and heavy body, short, wide, and low build, solid bones, and prominent joints. Skin is grayish, with sparse and coarse hair, mostly black or gray, and all-white individuals are rare. There is a white band under the chin and throat, and a crescent-shaped white band under the neck and on the chest. …
Zhenping chestnuts are a specialty of Zhenping County in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. In recent years, leveraging the resource advantages of its mountainous terrain and with a long-term vision, Zhenping County has consistently prioritized the development of chestnut farming within its forestry economy. Since the implementation of the Grain for Green Project in 1999, the county has introduced a series of policies and measures to actively promote the development of follow-up industries...
Zhenping Scrophularia is a specialty of Zhenping County, Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. The production of Zhenping Scrophularia has steadily expanded, with consistently high quality. The product is exported to various Southeast Asian countries as well as Japan and South Korea, making Zhenping China’s top-producing county for scrophularia and gradually establishing the "Zhenping Scrophularia" medicinal brand. In the 1970s, Zhenping County introduced scrophularia from Zhejiang and began large–
The Dove Tree, also known as the dove tree or Davidia involucrata, is a tall deciduous tree with fine wood grain, making it an ideal material for crafting exquisite handicrafts and precious wooden items. Its flowers are uniquely beautiful—when in full bloom, the tree looks as if flocks of doves are perched upon it, and when the wind blows, they seem to be white doves spreading their wings to take flight. By the time of the Quaternary Ice Age, this tree had already disappeared abroad, surviving only in the eastern part of the Bashan Mountains…
Zhenping Cured Meat is a local specialty produced by Meiweijia Food Co., Ltd. It is made from live pigs raised in pollution-free farms, slaughtered at designated facilities, and then processed using a special formula to cure and smoke, resulting in a distinctive regional flavor. The product line includes gift packaging and ready-to-eat cured meat jerky, which are sold in major cities across the country and are deeply loved by consumers...
Walnuts The town of Zhenping in Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, is located deep within the Daba Mountains. The walnuts grown here are wild, pollution-free dried fruits from the mountains. Rich in nutrients and delicious in taste, they have been highly favored by consumers both at home and abroad for many years. Currently, Zhenping County has a walnut planting area of 70,000 mu, with an annual production of over 2,000 tons. In December 2004, the State Forestry Administration...
The Hongyang Black Chicken is long renowned for being purely green, pollution-free, having delicious meat, and notable medicinal effects. One breeding base for Hongyang Black Chicken has been established, along with five large-scale breeders raising 500 chickens each, and 100 large-scale breeders raising 200 chickens each. …
Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been customary to eat soup noodles on birthdays, known as longevity noodles. Passed down through generations, this practice became a tradition. To this day, these noodles are served to guests during weddings, funerals, marriages, celebrations, and birthday occasions. The finished noodles are thin and long, firm yet smooth, served in a generous amount of broth with rich oil, offering a tangy, spicy, and aromatic flavor.…
Made by simmering lamb in broth and serving it over noodles. The meat is tender and falls apart easily, the noodles are delicate, and the broth is rich and aromatic.…
Selenium is one of the 14 essential trace elements required by the human body, with functions such as anti-cancer properties, detoxification, boosting immunity, and delaying aging. Currently, about two-thirds of China’s regions, covering nearly 700 million people, are selenium-deficient. In today’s environment where consumers are increasingly focused on their health and quality of life, producing a series of selenium-enriched corn foods helps fill the gap in selenium-enriched…
Shaanxi green tea is collectively referred to as "Shaanqing." It has a long history of cultivation. It is mainly produced in over ten counties and districts in southern Shaanxi, including Ziyang, Ankang, Langao, Pingli, and Xixiang, which are among the country’s major tea-producing regions. Shaanqing is made from freshly picked tender tea leaves that undergo processes such as fixation, rolling, roasting, and sieving…
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Ziyang Maojian is produced in Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province, and is a renowned tea both within and outside the province. The term "maojian" refers to tender tea buds covered with fine white fuzz, typically harvested before the Qingming Festival. In the Tang Dynasty, this type of tea was called "chayaa" (tea bud) and served as second-grade tribute tea presented to the imperial court, commonly known as "imperial tea." Maojian is categorized into two grades based on picking time...
Location of Zhenping Potatoes: Shaanxi Applicant: Zhenping County Agricultural Technology Extension Center Date of Announcement: 2016 Designated Protected Area: 78 administrative villages across 9 towns under the jurisdiction of Zhenping County, including…
Zhenping Black Chicken is a local breed unique to Zhenping County in Shaanxi Province. It is primarily produced within Zhenping County, with small distributions in neighboring counties. The breed is known for its strong disease resistance, ability to thrive on coarse feed, and tolerance of extensive management. It has larger body size and weight, higher slaughter rates, and well-developed breast and leg muscles, accounting for over 40%. The meat is especially tender, with a particularly rich flavor...