Pingwu cured meat

Pingwu cured meat

　　Pingwu cured meat is a specialty of Pingwu County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province. Known for its pure texture, rich flavor, and bright color, it has become a hallmark of Pingwu.

　　Most of the live pigs in Pingwu are raised on grain, making them ideal for curing, and the resulting meat boasts excellent quality and taste—features that are highly valued by visitors from other regions. Any traveler who visits Pingwu enjoys tasting its cured meat.

　　In downtown Pingwu, there are over ten shops that specialize in selling cured meat, but most are general stores selling a variety of local products—tea, wood ear mushrooms, dried mushrooms, along with cured meat.

　　Currently, the production of Pingwu cured meat is still mainly carried out by small family workshops.