Linhuan Five-Spice Pickled Turnip

Linhuan Five-Spice Pickled Turnip

　　Linhuan Five-Spice Pickled Turnip is a specialty of Linhuan Town, Suixi County, Huaibei City, Anhui Province. The Linhuan Five-Spice Pickled Turnip from Suixi is shiny black in color, consistent inside and out, and does not spoil even when stored for a long time. Its fragrance penetrates deeply, offering a rich and lasting taste that makes it suitable for consumption all year round.

　　The main ingredient of the Five-Spice Pickled Turnip is a vegetable known locally as “la geda” (turnip cabbage or kohlrabi). Fresh la geda is large and round. When selecting the ingredients, those weighing about 0.5 to 1 jin (approximately 0.25 to 0.5 kg) are generally preferred. The la geda must be fresh, unfrozen, undamaged, not shriveled, free of scars or blemishes. During production, the fresh la geda is first peeled and split, then placed in a vat for pickling. Throughout the entire production process, the brine is returned twice, and the vats are turned and sun-dried. The entire production process takes six months. Each time the brine is returned, caramelized salt is added, followed by a certain proportion of five-spice powder. The salt is stir-fried, mixed evenly, and then packed into vats, which are sealed. It requires one month for the seasonings to fully penetrate before the product can be sold.