Yuncheng, known as "Hedong" in ancient times, was named after the "City of Salt Transport". It is the only city in China built because of salt. In 2000, the land was removed and a city was established, with jurisdiction over 1 district, 2 cities, 10 counties, 149 towns (subdistrict offices), and 3,173 administrative villages. The total population is 5.336 million, including 2.724 million rural population, and the land area is 14,000 square kilometers.
Yuncheng specialty snacks:
Beixiang mutton and carrots
The birth of Beixiang mutton and carrots is related to the famous drama "The Second Entering the Palace", " "Second Entering the Palace" is a historical drama reflecting the court struggles of the Ming Dynasty. After the death of Zhu Zaihou, Emperor Mu Zong of the Ming Dynasty, Li Liang attempted to usurp the throne. The queen secretly summoned Xu and Yang into the palace in order to hand over the prince to them and take them out of the palace. Yang sent people to move troops to Puzhou, but the news leaked out, and Li Liang sent troops to chase them to Hongzhiyi. An old man named Lu from Beixiang Town was selling cooking cakes in Hongzhiyi. A young man rushed into his matting tent and shouted for help. The young man suffered from wind and cold and fell ill along the way, with a high fever that would not go away. Old man Lu was anxious and had no idea. He chopped up the cooking cakes with a knife, grabbed a piece of mutton oil and put it into the pot. Add the aniseed ingredients while it was hot, then put in a handful of salt and water and boiled it. Add the cooked cakes, pour them into a bowl, and serve while they are hot. Half an hour later, the young man's high fever gradually subsided and he rushed to Puzhou to mobilize troops to rescue him. Afterwards, the young man went to see the young man Lu, bowed to him and sang: "What you let me eat is really good food to protect the country!" "Guo" is heard as "Hubu". ?
Jishan Mahua
Jishan Mahua is a traditional snack in Yuncheng. It is said that Mahua was originally a palace food. When it was introduced to the people, it took the shape of two noodles stuck together. This kind of food can still be seen in Hongdong area. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a businessman from Xiwei Village, Zhaidian Town, took it back to his hometown, Yuncheng, and made and sold it, and many people ate it. Later, the businessman continued to improve the production technology, changing the twist from two strands to three strands, and then twisted and fried them into golden filaments. ?
Ruicheng sesame slices
Ruicheng sesame slices have a history of more than 300 years and are produced in Ruicheng County on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is refined from more than ten kinds of raw materials such as sesame, millet soup, cooked flour, soybean oil, citric acid, Guangdong durian flower sugar and soft and sweet Ruicheng well water. The slices are as thin as paper, crystal clear and have a honey
sweet taste, crispy in the mouth and a lingering fragrance after eating. It lasts through midsummer without sticking, and it doesn't smell bad after being stored for a long time. Long-term consumption has the effects of soothing the liver and strengthening the spleen, eliminating fatigue, invigorating the spirit, supplementing nutrition, and promoting metabolism. It is suitable for all ages. ?
Zeng Gao
Zeng Gao is made by steaming glutinous rice and dates. The key is to add water at the right time to control the heat. Although it is not as good as Babao rice, it has long been famous in southern Shanxi because it is steamed in special vessels. It is sticky and sweet, and is delicious to all ages. If you cook a little with waterlogged grains and drink it, it will have a unique flavor. It is a traditional snack in Xinjiang that is suitable for all ages.
Features: soft, sticky, sweet and hot. If you like it sweet, add more sugar. It should be eaten hot. ?
Wanrong jelly
Wanrong jelly is made of sweet potato powder, white crystal and translucent, mixed with bright red chili oil, mixed with raw garlic, mustard and other condiments, spicy and sour Fragrant, cool and refreshing, it is a snack suitable for summer consumption. It is white, crystal clear, tender and refreshing. Eating it cold in summer has the effect of relieving summer heat and quenching thirst
. There are two types: hot and cold. The hot jelly is made with mutton jelly, and the cold jelly is mixed with chili pepper, mustard, salt, minced garlic, soy sauce and vinegar. The jelly is chewy, moderately spicy, and the vinegar aroma is alluring. You can swallow it as soon as it enters your mouth. It is said that it started in the Qing Dynasty and was introduced from Hancheng, Shaanxi Province. It is a delicious dish that is famous for its food and culture.
Wenxi Boiled Cake
Wenxi Boiled Cake is known as the "King of Cake" in Shanxi Province, and is also known as "the best Chinese pastry". Boiled cakes have been famous since the late Ming Dynasty. Mr. Lu Xun's novel "The Lonely" contains the words "I carried two packages of Wen Xi's boiled cakes to see a friend." Boiled cake is a kind of fried snack. In Shanxi and southern China, "fried" is called "boiled". Wenxi boiled cake is shaped like a full moon, and its appearance is moon-white because the outer skin is covered with white sesame seeds.
It is wrapped with sesame seeds and is round in shape. Inside, there are two distinct colors of maroon and crimson white fillings, which can be pulled out into filaments several centimeters long. The dough is crispy and sweet, not skinny, not sticky and not greasy. Does not deteriorate. The main raw materials are flour, honey, finely ground sesame oil, sugar cake and fine red and white sugar. ?
Yuncheng customs: Zhaidian pavilion raising, temple flower drums, zodiac flower drums, horse-drawn floats, Wudui fire dragons, etc.
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Yuncheng local specialties
Wenxi flower steamed buns
Wenxi flower steamed buns are various kinds of noodles made of artificial flour. There are many kinds of steamed buns in various styles, so they are named flower steamed buns. Wenxi flower buns were popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and have a history of more than 1,000 years. They have gradually formed a unique artistic style and a complete creative system, with rich cultural taste and strong
local characteristics. Wenxi flower buns have four series including "flower cake", "hua bun", "mascot" and "panding" with more than 200 varieties. ?
Selected into the Shanxi Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2006
In 2008, it was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage
Exhibited at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010 Out
Four world records were set at the China Wenxi Flower Bun Cultural Festival held in 2012
On February 3, 2012, the first China Wenxi Flower Bun Cultural Festival was held in Wenxi Successfully held in the county?
Linyi Apples
Linyi is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River and under Zhongtiao Mountain. It has a humid climate, a large temperature difference between day and night, high altitude, and no pollution. It is a high-quality apple. Base, the apples are large and bright in color, an excellent mid-late maturing variety bred from the cross of Red Fuji × New Red Star. It matures in the middle to late-late period in 9 Linyi County. The fruit is very large, with an average fruit weight of 400-500g.
, the fruit shape index is as high as 1.3 or above. It is a large, high-pile, medium-late-ripening apple. The flesh is hard and crisp, sweet and sour, not stringy, has a long shelf life, and is bright red in color.
Yuanqu kiwifruit
Yuanqu County is rich in kiwifruit resources, including three varieties: purple fruit, soft jujube and ingot. The main vine is more than 10 meters long and the diameter is more than 10 centimeters. , but in a wild state. In 1979, the relevant departments of Yuanqu County selected excellent individual plants, investigated and studied high-yield technologies, and carried out artificial cultivation and propagation of collected seeds and pruned branches. A large number of them have survived and grown well. ?
Jiangxian Hawthorn
Jiangxian County is known as the first hawthorn county in China. Since 1987, it has been identified by the Ministry of Agriculture as one of the seven hawthorn base counties in the country. Today, Jiangxian County has become the country's largest high-quality hawthorn production base county, with 100,000 acres of hawthorn spread across 10 towns and villages in the county, forming excellent varieties such as Dajinxing, Changkou, Da
Wuleng, and Daguo. There are more than 100 companies engaged in hawthorn food processing. The main products include hawthorn preserves, preserves, juice, jam, sugar, cakes, etc. in 8 series and more than 30 varieties. The products are exported to the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries and regions, and have won national "Seventh Five-Year Plan" Spark
Excellence Award for Scientific and Technological Achievements. In 1998, it passed the US FDA quality inspection. In 2001, it was recognized as a famous brand product by the China International Agricultural Expo. In 2003, nine products of Weizhiwang and Jinjia Company won the Certified by the National Green Food Development Center, it has become a green food trusted by consumers.
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