Huai'an Red Pepper

Huai'an Red Pepper

Huai'an Red Pepper is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Huai'an Red Pepper is a geographical indication agricultural product.

　　Geographic Scope

　　Huai'an Red Pepper originates from Qingpu and is produced in a specific ecological region along China's geographical boundary between north and south. It boasts festive color, moist flesh, moderate size, balanced spiciness, and is rich in vitamin C. With its large size, bright red hue, and mildly spicy flavor, Huai'an Red Pepper has enjoyed strong sales across the national market for many years and is highly favored by consumers. In March 2010, "Huai'an Red Pepper" was registered as a Geographical Indication Agricultural Product of the People's Republic of China.

　　Distinctive Qualities

　　Huai'an Red Pepper fruits are thick and shaped like bull horns, with a water-red color tinged with light yellow. They have a moderate level of spiciness, a unique flavor, and are rich in nutrients, particularly high in vitamin C. Suitable for stir-frying and colorful dish pairings, the peppers have smooth skin, relatively thick flesh, good storability and transportability, and a long shelf life.

　　Cultural Anecdote

　　"Huai'an Red Pepper" originates from Qingpu and is popular nationwide. As early as the early 1980s, Qingpu District adopted a "three-film, two-curtain" protected cultivation model to grow red peppers. A group of skilled growers trained through hands-on production later went on to lease land in other counties (districts) of our city to cultivate red peppers, demonstrating and driving rapid development of the city’s red pepper industry. Currently, the area under year-round protected cultivation of red peppers, with Qingpu as the core region, reaches 400,000 mu, making it a key industry for increasing farmers' incomes and prosperity in our city. Since Huai'an Red Pepper is grown in a specific ecological region along China's geographical boundary between north and south, and mainly cultivated using early-spring and late-autumn protected farming methods, the excellent climatic and ecological environment combined with the full application of pollution-free standardized production techniques determines the pepper’s superior appearance, commercial traits, and unique high-quality interior characteristics. This has made Huai'an Red Pepper highly popular in both domestic and international markets.