Cao Family Smoked Pork Elbow

Cao Family Smoked Pork Elbow

　　Cao Family Smoked Pork Elbow from Pingyao is as renowned a traditional delicacy as Pingyao Beef. Once selected for the imperial court, it has earned fame across Shanxi, renown throughout China, and its fragrance has wafted to all corners of the land.

　　 In meat processing, smoking is a unique and traditional production method that utilizes the hot smoke generated from burning medicinal herbs and sawdust to appropriately dry the meat and allow it to absorb phenols, aldehydes, alcohols, and other components in the smoke. This helps prevent food spoilage and fat oxidation. Traditional processing methods are integrated with modern science and technology.

　　 What once brought glory to emperors in the past now shines even brighter in the present. Experience traditional culture and enjoy a splendid life. Cao Family Smoked Pork Elbow is an auspicious dish for festive banquets, a luxurious gift for family and friends, and a memorable souvenir for tourists.

　　 Pingyao County Yanhu Meat Products Company has grown from small to large, from weak to strong, thanks to the care of governments at all levels, the support of various departments and their leaders, the help of friends from all walks of life, and the strong backing of the media. The company has expanded from developing conventional meat products to researching and producing novel and unique ones—such as smoked pork elbow, smoked trotter, smoked chicken, and over thirty other meat product series including beef, donkey meat, and dog meat. It has become an integrated one-stop meat processing enterprise covering product research, development, production, management, and sales, achieving a true leap from workshop-style operations to corporate management. The company is committed to the exploration and study of traditional delicacies, starting with the excavation of traditional culinary culture, organically combining traditional craftsmanship with modern science and technology to create meat products with cultural character, which are sincerely offered to society and the general public. The company’s business philosophy is: “Innovation knows no bounds, integrity lasts forever.” Guided by this principle, all employees, under the dedicated management of Chairman Cao Yanhu and General Manager Yin Hongyong, work together in unity. They continuously innovate in product development and technical research, emphasizing increased technological content. In terms of service quality and marketing systems, they focus on integrity and emphasize elevating the level of management. The company has successively won honors such as “Gold Award at the China National Heritage Quality Expo,” “Jinzhong City 3·15 Integrity Unit,” “Creditworthy Enterprise,” “Century-old Famous Delicacy,” “Trusted Processed Food Enterprise,” “Shanxi Provincial Price Monitoring Designated Unit,” and “Technician-Endorsed Product.” Especially after participating in the National Agricultural Expo held in Jinzhong City, provincial, municipal, and county leaders have placed high importance on further product development, and a large-scale automated production line for Cao Family Smoked Pork Elbow is currently under construction.