Xinyang specialty snacks that can be carried

When it comes to Xinyang, everyone knows that it is a city located in Henan Province. Many people know Xinyang Maojian, but they don’t know much about other Xinyang specialty snacks. If we go to Xinyang, what local specialties can we bring back for our families? There are many specialties and snacks in Xinyang. Today I will briefly introduce several of them to you. You can buy them according to your needs and preferences.

Shangcheng County is located in the hinterland of Dabie Mountains in the southeastern border of Henan Province, between the Yangtze River and the Huai River. It is a famous "medicine town". The Chinese medicinal material "Platychosanthes" produced in the mall is well-known for its unique quality characteristics of "dragon head and phoenix tail chrysanthemum heart" and has passed the national origin mark registration. The roots of Platycodon grandiflorum grown in shopping malls are fleshy and have clear texture when sliced. They are white or light yellow in color, just like chrysanthemums, and are called "chrysanthemum hearts". Wild Platycodon grandiflorum stems that are over four years old will grow a horn-like adventitious root from the junction of the tuber, which looks like a dragon head, so it is called "dragon head". The main feature of the mall's Platycodon is its dragon-headed and phoenix-tailed chrysanthemum heart, which can be called a wonder among medicines. It is unique among similar products and is well-known both at home and abroad. It is included in the annotated version of the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia" and the Vietnamese "Pharmacopoeia". In 1986, it was listed as the first batch of confidential species by the State Food and Drug Administration and was hailed as "Commercial Platycodon".

The Platycodon produced in Shangcheng County not only has the excellent quality of "dragon head and phoenix tail chrysanthemum heart", but also the Platycodon resources in the county are very rich and have a long production history. The maximum annual output can reach 700,000 jin. In 1969, the experiment of transforming wild Platycodon grandiflorum into domesticated varieties was successful in Shangcheng County, setting a new record for the artificial cultivation of Platycodon grandiflorum in the country.

Xinyang Maojian tea is one of the top ten famous teas in China. It is named Maojian because its finished product is as tight as a tip. The Tianyun, Yunyang and other mountainous areas in Xinyang City are high in the mountains and foggy in the areas, with excellent water quality. The tea produced here is dark green in color, with thick leaves and high quality. After being carefully processed in the later stages, the finished tea is pure and clear, with a lasting fragrance and a long aftertaste. Historically, it was presented to the palace as a tribute and is known as the best tea in Huainan.

Poria cocos is a precious traditional Chinese medicine and is also the main ingredient in the treatment of many diseases. It is historically known as the Chinese medicinal material "Baiyin", which has extremely high medicinal and food health care functions such as anti-cancer, anti-aging, sperm-solidifying, and kidney-protecting. In "Shennong's Herbal Classic", Poria cocos is listed as a top-grade product and one of the "Eight Treasures" of traditional Chinese medicine. Shang Poria cocos is mainly produced in the primeval forests of the Dabie Mountain area. It is famous throughout the country for its large size, bright color, lustrous luster, high quality and long production history. Therefore, Shangcheng has always enjoyed the reputation of being the hometown of Poria cocos.

There are a large number of wild Poria cocos in Shangcheng County, which mainly parasitize on the rhizosphere of pine trees such as Masson pine, and are artificially cultivated on pine wood (basinwood or tree ash) stored underground. Shangcheng County has a forest area of ​​1.2 million mu, with a forest coverage rate of 38.12%, which is higher than the national and provincial averages. Among them, Masson pine, the main parasitic source of Poria cocos, accounts for 71.8% of the total forest area, reaching 680,000 mu. The suitable ecology, good climatic conditions and fertile forest soil have created the excellent and authentic quality of Shangfu cocos. Together with the abundant wild and artificially cultivated Poria cocos resources, Shangcheng County has become a Poria cocos production base in Henan Province and one of the main Poria cocos producing areas in the country.

Gushi chicken is an excellent local chicken breed in my country, mainly produced in Gushi County, Henan Province, commonly known as "Gushi yellow". It is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful appearance, tender meat, delicious soup, unique flavor and rich nutrition. It was listed as a tribute to the imperial court during the Ming and Qing dynasties, and began to be exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia in the 1950s. In the 1960s and 1970s, it was designated as a special product for Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. Geographical scope

Gushi County is bounded by Anshan and Quanhe in the east, Chunhe and Bailuhe in the west, Dabie Mountains in the south, and Huaihe River in the north.

Gushi chickens have the following outstanding traits: first, they are resistant to roughage and strong in disease resistance, making them suitable for outdoor grazing; second, their meat is tender, delicious, and the soup is rich in nutrition with strong nourishing effects; third, the hens lay more eggs, which are larger, with thicker egg whites, darker yolk color, thicker egg shells, and are resistant to storage and transportation. Live chickens and fresh eggs were tribute to the imperial court during the Ming and Qing dynasties. They began to be exported to Hong Kong and Macao in the 1950s. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were designated as special commodities for Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai, earning them the reputation of "King of Local Chickens" and "Ace Eggs".