Kangding Horse Radish

Kangding Horse Radish

Kangding Horse Radish is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Kangding Horse Radish is a product with a geographical indication for agricultural products.

　　Kangding Horse Radish is a famous specialty of Kangding County in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. It is flat and round in shape, with a smooth surface and no cracks. Each piece weighs over 250g. The flesh is dense, crisp, tender, slightly sweet, and has a spicy flavor. It is known to be sweet in taste and warm in nature, with benefits such as clearing heat and reducing summer heat, nourishing and boosting oxygen levels, improving vision and draining dampness, stimulating appetite and aiding digestion, sobering up and relieving hangovers, and aiding in weight loss.

　　Kangding County is a world-renowned historic and cultural city; its Horse Racing Mountain is famous across the world; a timeless love song has enchanted people everywhere. It is the economic, political, and cultural center of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Kangding Horse Radish is flat and round in shape, with a smooth surface and no cracks. Each piece weighs over 250g. The flesh is dense, crisp, tender, slightly sweet, and has a spicy flavor. It is known to be sweet in taste and warm in nature, with benefits such as clearing heat and reducing summer heat, nourishing and boosting oxygen levels, improving vision and draining dampness, stimulating appetite and aiding digestion, sobering up and relieving hangovers, and aiding in weight loss. eyN Sichuan Flavor Workshop Sichuan Food Network

　　Kangding Horse Radish is one of the important traditional vegetables in Tibetan areas, with a cultivation history of over a thousand years. What makes Kangding Horse Radish unique is that it also plays a starring role in the annual ethnic festival “Kangding Lantern Festival,” where it is used as a container to make horse radish lanterns, lit with butter and offered to deities. As a result, the Kangding Lantern Festival is also called the “Horse Radish Festival.” This tradition has continued uninterrupted since the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, remaining a grand religious ceremony in Kangding and a much-anticipated event for visitors. eyN Sichuan Flavor Workshop Sichuan Food Network

　　Geographical Scope

　　The geographical indication protection area for the Kangding Horse Radish agricultural product covers the northwestern part of the administrative region of Kangding County, Garzê Prefecture, Sichuan Province. This includes Sanhe Township, Pengta Township, and Jintang Township, at altitudes ranging from 1,800 to 3,500 meters. The geographical coordinates are between 101°33′–102°38′ east longitude and 29°39′–30°45′ north latitude. The protected area spans 238 hectares, with an annual yield of 9,000 tons.

　　Product Quality Characteristics

　　(1) External Sensory Characteristics: Kangding Horse Radish is the taproot of the turnip, flat and round, weighing over 250g, with a smooth surface, slightly sweet and spicy flavor, and dense, crisp, and tender flesh. The leaves are spicy and slightly bitter. (2) Internal Quality Indicators: Kangding Horse Radish is rich in various essential nutrients such as protein, crude fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamins. (3) Safety Requirements: It should comply with the standards set out in the “Agricultural Product Quality and Safety — Safety Requirements for Pollution-Free Vegetables” (GB18406.1).