Lao Miao Beef

Lao Miao Beef

Lao Miao Beef is a protected geographical indication product.

　　    Zhang Guangmei from Beixiaozhai Village, Laoyemiao, Huaxian County, made a living as a butcher and processed beef. By the mid-Qing Dynasty, every household in the village was slaughtering cattle and cooking meat, continuously improving their cooking techniques. Lao Miao Beef is simmered over charcoal fire using fifteen kinds of seasonings and aged broth. In 1956, the Laoyemiao Township established a canned beef series food production line, and by 1987, the annual output reached over 50,000 kilograms.

　　    Lao Miao Beef is a nationally renowned local delicacy. Since its creation in the late Ming Dynasty, its unique craftsmanship has been passed down to this day. For 300 years, it has been hailed as the “Flower of Northern Henan, a Unique Treasure of China.” Zhang Guangmei from Beixiaozhai Village, Laoyemiao, Huaxian County, made a living as a butcher and processed beef. By the mid-Qing Dynasty, every household in the village was slaughtering cattle and cooking meat, continuously improving their cooking techniques. Lao Miao Beef is simmered over charcoal fire using fifteen kinds of seasonings and aged broth.

　　Lao Miao Beef

　　The current administrative region of Laoyemiao Township, Huaxian County, Henan Province

　　“Huaxian County People’s Government Request Regarding the Determination of the Protection Scope of the Geographical Indication Product Lao Miao Beef,” Huazheng Wen [2013] No. 130

　　Henan Provincial Local Standard: “Lao Miao Beef” (Draft)