Specialties from Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan

Honghe Prefecture is also a part of Yunnan. Honghe Prefecture is a relatively remote area. The more famous place in Honghe Prefecture is Mengzi. There are many specialties in Mengzi, Yunnan. Many people may not visit many places when they go to Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan, but they will definitely bring back many specialties, which are also very meaningful specialties. So what are the specialties of Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan?

1. Pomegranate

The sweet pomegranates produced in Mengzi not only have seeds that are crystal clear like agate, but also have high nutritional value, with the edible part accounting for 71% to 87% of the seeds. Among them, sweet green seeds, thick-skinned sweet sand seeds, and sweet light seeds are superior varieties among domestic pomegranate products. The planting areas are mainly concentrated in Xin'ansuo Town, Wenlan Town, and Caoba Town in Mengzi County. The output is abundant and is exported to domestic and foreign markets.

2. Loquat

Mengzi County has a long history of loquat cultivation. The loquats produced here have the advantages of large fruit, fresh and sweet taste, etc. They are high-quality products among similar products and have always been loved by consumers everywhere. Loquat cultivation has become an important pillar for local farmers to increase their income and become rich.

3. Dates

The main characteristics of the small red dates from Mengzi County are sweetness, crispness and high moisture content. They have good quality, strong market competitiveness and good sales prospects. In September 2005, they won the Quality Fruit Award at the Kunming International Agricultural Expo. Mengzi small red dates mature and go on the market from July to September every year, with an average market price of 8 yuan per kilogram. Merchants from inside and outside the province flock to purchase them, and most of them purchase them directly from the date orchards. In addition to being sold in the local market and other parts of the province, the products are mainly sold to Shanghai, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Guangdong and Guangxi and other provinces and cities.

4. Wine

The characteristics of Yuncao red wine are: the wine is translucent and bright, the color is like ruby, it has the unique fruity and wine aroma of the brewing grape variety, the wine tastes sweet and sour, slightly astringent and refreshing, the wine is mellow, the aftertaste is long, and it has the typical style of sweet red wine.