Jiezhong Rice Vinegar

Jiezhong Rice Vinegar

　　Jiezhong Rice Vinegar is produced in Jiezhang Street, Wadian Town, Wancheng District. The vinegar has a deep brown color, with a richly aromatic sourness that opens up when cooking and remains unspoiled even after long storage. It is not only an excellent seasoning but also offers health benefits such as aiding digestion, sterilizing, lowering blood pressure, and reducing swelling and toxins. Spraying a suitable amount of rice vinegar solution on crops and vegetable leaves can also enhance yields to some extent. Jiezhong Rice Vinegar was first created during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. A person from Gaoping, Shanxi, came to Jiezhang and discovered that the local well water was particularly suitable for vinegar production. Using millet as the main ingredient and the local well water, he established the first vinegar workshop. Production has continued uninterrupted ever since. The product became popular not only throughout Nanyang but also, in the 1930s, was distributed nationwide with Wuhan as its distribution hub. After the liberation, the production volume of this product continued to increase. Currently, Jiezhong Brewing Co., Ltd. produces 5,000 tons of Jiezhong Rice Vinegar annually, and its sales market has expanded overseas to regions such as Southeast Asia, earning widespread acclaim.