Yongfeng Chili Sauce

Yongfeng Chili Sauce

Yongfeng Chili Sauce is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Yongfeng Chili Sauce is produced in Yongfeng Town, Shuangfeng County. It uses a locally grown variety of thick-fleshed, sweet-and-spicy lantern chili as the main ingredient, mixed with a certain proportion of wheat, soybeans, and glutinous rice. The sauce is made using traditional recipes and scientific methods through sun-drying. It has a bright color, delicious taste, a sweet spiciness, and a fragrant, appetizing flavor. It helps stimulate the appetite, strengthen the spleen, improve digestion, and dispel cold and dampness.

　　Yongfeng Chili Sauce was first produced during the Ming Dynasty and has a history of over 300 years. It is said that the Cai Guangxiang shop, operated by the ancestors of Cai Hesen, was the most famous. During the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty, the high-ranking official Zeng Guofan brought Yongfeng Chili Sauce to the capital, where it became highly favored by the emperor. Since then, it has been listed as an imperial tribute. After the liberation, Yongfeng Chili Sauce has been awarded provincial and ministerial-level quality product titles multiple times. The product is sold in 20 provinces, municipalities, and regions across China, including Hong Kong and Macau, and is exported to countries such as Japan, the United States, and Malaysia.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Yongfeng Chili Sauce is defined according to the scope proposed in the "Letter on the Suggestion to Define the Geographical Indication Product Area of Yongfeng Chili Sauce" (Shuang Zheng Han [2006] No. 54) issued by Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province. This includes the current administrative regions of six towns in Shuangfeng County, Hunan Province: Yongfeng Town, Yintang Township, Zoumajie Town, Zimenqiao Town, Shatang Township, and Shiniu Township.