Longyao Chili Peppers

Longyao Chili Peppers

　　Longyao chili peppers are a specialty of Longyao County in Xingtai City, Hebei Province. Chili peppers were once one of the county’s key distinctive cash crops. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, they gained nationwide popularity, making Longyao one of the largest chili production and export bases in the province.

　　Longyao County is known as the “Hometown of Chili Peppers” and is an officially designated chili pepper export production base in Hebei Province. The county has 70,000 mu of chili pepper cultivation area, producing around 15 million kilograms of dried chili peppers annually. They are renowned for their thin skin, thick flesh, high oil content, and strong spicy flavor. Longyao chili peppers are mainly exported to regions and countries such as Hong Kong, Japan, and Sri Lanka.