Fuping Persimmon Cakes

Fuping Persimmon Cakes

Fuping Persimmon Cakes are a protected geographical indication product.

　　Fuping He’er cakes are shaped like full moons, with a red, translucent, seedless flesh. After the sugar bloom forms, they appear white with red undertones, featuring a crispy yet tender texture and a sweet, fragrant taste. They are named for being two cakes joined at their stems. These persimmon cakes have a transparent texture, are sweet and refreshing, and are rich in nutrients. They also offer medicinal benefits such as moistening the lungs, enriching the blood, strengthening the stomach, and relieving coughs. They are considered one of the province’s premium foods. Historical records indicate that during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, Grand Tutor Sun Piyang once presented persimmon cakes along with Qiongguo candy as tribute to Emperor Shenzong, Zhu Yijun. After the liberation, Zhuangli He’er cakes were successively displayed at the Northwest Agricultural Exhibition Hall, the National Agricultural Exhibition Hall, and listed as local specialties. In 1972, Beijing Botanical Garden specially introduced over 200 persimmon saplings from our county. In 1980, central authorities placed a special order for Zhuangli He’er cakes to entertain foreign guests. In 1981, they were again featured as a famous Shaanxi specialty, packed and airdropped to Taiwan under the name of the provincial government, conveying the mainland people’s longing for their Taiwanese compatriots and the sincerity of national reunification. The product is now exported to countries such as South Korea and Japan.

　　The protected geographical indication area for Fuping Persimmon Cakes is defined according to the scope proposed in the “Letter on Delineating the Geographical Indication Product Origin Area of Fuping Persimmon Cakes” (Fu Zheng Han [2007] No. 17) issued by the People’s Government of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province. This area includes the following current administrative regions: Du Town, Dongshangguan Township, Dancun Town, Nanshe Township, Huazhu Township, Liuqu Town, Daixian Town, Xiaohui Township, Gongli Town, Caotown, Meiyuan Town, Laomiao Town, Didian Township, Wangliao Town, Zhangqiao Town, Liuguxian Town, Zhuangli Town, Qicun Township, Meijiaping Town, and Mizi Township in Fuping County, Shaanxi Province; four villages including Donggou, Nangou, Zhonggou, and Guojia in Baimiao Township; fourteen villages including Honghua, Xuezhen, Panshi, Liangmen, Beili, Andang, Qianpo, Wangma, Leijia, Xiangzi, Goulong, Hancun, Yangfan, and Wanli in Xuezhen Township; and eighteen villages including Mantdian in Yuling Township, Jienan, Jiebei, Shengguang, Shuangwang, Dazhang, Shizi, Yin Village, Zhangbei, Xinxing, Longquan, Yonghe, Erhe, Lüdang, Wangjia, Anping, Gaomiao, Beifu, and Huangyuan in Liujizhen.