Dingzhuang Specialty Dish

Dingzhuang Specialty Dish

　　Dingzhuang Specialty Dish is a local specialty from Dingzui Town, Suyu District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province. Also known as daylily, Dingzhuang Specialty Dish has a long history and has long been renowned in domestic and international markets for its long strands, thick flesh, bright color, and delicious taste.

　　“Dingzhuang Specialty Dish” refers to daylilies, or golden needles, and is named after its main production area around Dingzui Town in Suyu District, hence also called “Dingzhuang Specialty Dish.” The Compendium of Materia Medica clearly records its edible and medicinal value. Rich in various vitamins and trace elements essential to the human body, it holds high economic and medicinal value. According to the Wanli Annals of Suqian from 1571, at its peak around 1931, Suyu District cultivated 53,000 mu of daylilies, yielding a total of 2.625 million kilograms. Products were sold to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and other regions and countries. The area benefits from unique ecological conditions, abundant variety resources, traditional cultivation techniques, and distinctive processing methods.

　　Dingzui Town is the main production area of “Dingzhuang Specialty Dish.” The town plants nearly 8,000 mu of Dingzhuang Specialty Dish. As a green and healthy food, although cultivating and processing it poses certain challenges, Dingzui Town strives to overcome these difficulties, improve quality, refine packaging, and build a strong brand.