How much do you know about the 24 major specialties in Ningxia? Some you may not know yet.

Ningxia is located in the inland area of northwest China, and its topography is very complex, including plateau, plain and mountain, which also creates the diversity of Ningxia's products. How much do you know about the specialties of Ningxia? But it's not just "Five Treasures of Ningxia"!

Yanchitan mutton

Yanchitan mutton is produced in Yanchi, Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The meat is tender, fresh and fishy, and it is recognized as high-quality mutton. The muscles are shiny and smooth, and the red color is even. The surface of the carcass is covered with a thin layer of white fat, which is evenly distributed. The muscle fibers are thin, and the fat tail in triangle or wedge shape is plump and smooth, and the tail tip is thin and round, reaching the hock joint and without fishy smell. The muscle fiber of Tan sheep mutton is fine, tender, juicy and easy to digest, and the fat content is moderate. The tail is in the shape of the Yangtze River Delta, plump and lubricated. After boiling instant-boiled mutton, the soup is clear and transparent, and the oil is caked on the surface. With the unique fragrance of Tan sheep, the fragrance is overflowing, so it is called "the fragrance inside and outside cook the meat".

Lingwu jujube

Lingwu Jujube is a unique variety in lingwu city, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, with a long cultivation history and excellent varieties. The produced fresh fruit has delicious taste, crisp and juicy texture, white and green pulp, high edible rate and high nutritional value. Approved as the iconic product of chinese national geography. Neat size; Lingwu jujube is delicious, crisp, juicy, white and green, and the edible rate is 94.6%. Functional food and high nutritional value. Contains a variety of nutrients beneficial to the human body. It contains a lot of vitamin P, which has the functions of keeping capillaries unblocked and preventing the increase of fragility of blood vessel walls. It has curative effects on diseases such as hypertension and atherosclerosis, and is rich in nutrition and widely used, which is beneficial to human health. Jujube made of fresh dates, sweet and delicious, has a unique taste and is a good product during the Spring Festival.

Helan screw Cai

Helan radish is a specialty of Helan, Ningxia. The edible part of Helan turnip is underground tuber. Its meat is crisp and tender, and it tastes delicious after salty sauce. It was rated as a treasure in pickles. In addition, radish is also rich in vitamins, minerals, choline and other nutrients, with high nutritional value.

He Lan Yan

He Lan Yan is a distinctive traditional handicraft. Produced in Lanbao, Ningxia, the raw material is Helan stone. Helan stone is a very rare stone with uniform structure, fine texture and moderate hardness. What is carved with it has the advantages of printing ink, storing ink, caring hair and durability. The minerals that make up Helan stone are very fine, only a few tenths of hair, and they are particularly close to each other. On this delicate substrate, there are many hard quartz powder and iron mineral particles scattered evenly, just like "cemented carbide" embedded in Helan stone. His ink is fast, not stagnant, and durable. He uses a sealing machine to cover it, which is known as "three days of ink". It is as famous as the top stone in the world. This advantage is deeply loved by painters and painters.

Zhongning Lycium barbarum

Zhongning Lycium barbarum, whose real name is Ning 'an Lycium barbarum, ranks first among the five treasures in Ningxia, and is named after its origin in Ning 'anbao, Zhongning County. Zhongning Lycium barbarum is a famous agricultural product, which is a valuable Chinese herbal medicine developed under the special environment of Ning 'anbao and inheriting the traditional experience of long-term utilization of wild Lycium barbarum in China. Zhongning has established 18 1 "Zhongning Lycium barbarum store" in 40 large and medium-sized cities across the country, and established solid Lycium barbarum sales channels and outlets in 136 large and medium-sized cities across the country. Dried Lycium barbarum and its processed products are exported to more than 30 countries and regions. "Zhongning Lycium barbarum" has become a well-known trademark in China, and has been rated as the most influential geographical indication in China, with a brand value of nearly 3 billion yuan, ranking 19 in the regional public brand value list of agricultural products in China.

Day lily in Yanchi

Produced in Wuzhong Yanchi, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Day lily in Yanchi is 1 ~ 2 cm longer than similar products, with thick petals, clear stripes, brownish yellow color, dark yellow mouth, no oil, thick and uniform stripes, rich fragrance, fresh and smooth as auricularia auricula and straw mushroom, and high nutritional value. It is regarded as "the treasure of the table". Day lily in Yanchi is fragrant and refreshing, with fresh and tender taste and rich nutrition. Protein content12.1%-12.6% and calcium content 0.35%-0.4 1% are essential nutrients for human body. Day lily in Yanchi is sweet and cool, and has the effects of stopping bleeding, diminishing inflammation, clearing away heat, promoting diuresis, promoting digestion, improving eyesight and calming the nerves. It can be used as a tonic after illness or postpartum.

Dingbei celery

Dingbei celery is produced in Helan, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The lateral roots grow fast and developed, the leaves are erect, the petiole is long and fat, 3-4 cm wide, and most of them are crystalline. Every 100g celery contains water ≥ 94g, crude fiber ≤ 0.7g, and vitamin C ≥6 6mg. Its color is yellow-green, its meat is fresh and tender, its taste is crisp and its fiber content is low. In 2005, Duan Jinguo, a large vegetable distributor in this village, took the lead in establishing the celery production and marketing cooperative in Changxin Township, Helan County. On the basis of retail business, cooperatives rely on science and technology and take the market as the guide, and implement "unified seed supply, unified management and unified sales", which effectively improves the degree of organization of vegetable farmers entering the market.

Buckwheat in Yanchi

Buckwheat in Yanchi is produced in Yanchi, Wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Buckwheat granules are brown or black triangles. Sweet and cool, it contains vitamin P, protein, carbohydrates, iron, calcium, zinc and other minerals. Buckwheat noodles, fried buckwheat noodles, cat ears, chopped buckwheat noodles, etc. In addition, the old pickled vegetables and the minced mutton of Yanchitan sheep, which have unique flavor and smooth taste, can relieve summer heat and quench thirst, make buckwheat series products deeply loved by consumers in Yanchi and surrounding areas. Buckwheat itself has many functions such as reducing blood fat, preventing venous sclerosis and improving cardiovascular function.

Tongxin jujube

Tongxin jujube is produced in Dagouyan, Wangtuan Town, Tongxin County, wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Concentric jujube has strong potential, round crown, open posture, strong branches and strong dryness. The trunk is grayish brown and the epidermis splits longitudinally. The cracks are shallow and easy to peel off. 1 2-year-old branches are grayish brown. The lenticels are large and dense. Gray, protruding, with long thorns. Jujube rootstocks are large and conical, 1 ~ 6, generally 2 ~ 3, and each jujube has 9 ~ 18 leaves, and most of the fruits are concentrated in the middle. The leaves are 65 mm long, 34 mm wide and dark green.

Gentiana macrophylla in Liupanshan

Gentiana macrophylla in Liupanshan is produced in Longde County, Guyuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The plant height is 40-60 cm, the taproot is thick and conical, the upper part is thick and the lower part is thin, the twist is not straight, the surface has longitudinal wrinkles with longitudinal twist, the length is 10-30 cm, the diameter is 1-3 cm, there are a few branches, the surface is brown or grayish yellow, and the taste is bitter. The content of Gentiana macrophylla extract in Liupanshan is 29. 1-29.8%, and the content of gentiopicroside is 4. 1-4.6%. At present, the artificial planting of Gentiana macrophylla in Longde County of Ningxia has been basically successful, and Ningxia will gradually have artificially planted medicinal materials for medicinal purposes; Gentiana macrophylla has the effects of lowering blood pressure, slowing heart rate, resisting inflammation and relieving pain.

Helan Shandong Lu wine

"Helan Donglu Wine" is a kind of wine brewed by self-produced high-quality grapes in Helan Donglu, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The wine at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain is highly respected for its unique natural resources, long brewing tradition, modern management mode and brewing technology. White wine is almost colorless, yellowish with green, shallow grass yellow, grass yellow and golden yellow. Red wine is deep purple, deep red and deep ruby red. The eastern foot of Helan Mountain is located in the "golden zone" of grape cultivation in the world. Located in the central arid climate zone, it belongs to a typical continental climate. It is a three-stage alluvial fan, and the parent rock of the soil is mainly alluvial, which is very suitable for the growth of grapes.

Astragalus liupanshan

Liupan Mountain Astragalus membranaceus is a traditional Chinese medicine in Ningxia, which not only has edible value, but also has the effects of invigorating qi and yang, strengthening exterior surface and stopping sweating, diuresis and detumescence. Local people make it into health care products for sale. Long-term consumption can prolong cell life and delay cell aging.

licorice

Licorice in Yanchi is a kind of herbaceous plant in Ningxia, and it is also a Chinese herbal medicine blindly. Licorice is sweet and special, and has the effect of clearing away heat and toxic materials. Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch can be used as medicine, tea and various oral and respiratory cleaners.

Yanchi ermao

Yanchi Ermao is produced in Yanchi, wuzhong, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Yanchitan sheep's fur is as white as jade, its hair is naturally curved, its wool fibers are delicate and soft, its flower spikes are vivid and beautiful, and it can be turned upside down vertically and horizontally, such as water waves rolling and snowflakes falling, and its shape is light and moving, luxurious and generous. The hair length of Tan sheep lamb is about 5.4cm at birth, and it can reach about 8cm 30 days after birth. At this time, the hair is long and tight, and the leather clothes made are not loose after wearing for a long time.

Hui snacks

Braised snack is a traditional and famous snack, which is made all over Ningxia. Because plywood (with sand) and meatballs are the two main ingredients of snacks, they are also called stewed plywood meatballs. Method: Wash mutton and chop it into minced meat, and mix it with egg, starch, chopped green onion, Jiang Mo and other ingredients to make meat stuffing. Spread half of the prepared meat on the egg skin, cover it with a layer of egg skin, compact it, cut it into diamond-shaped pieces with a knife, fry it in an oil pan until golden brown, take it out (commonly known as splint or sand), knead the other half into balls by hand, and fry it in an oil pan. When stewing, put the mutton soup, plywood, meatballs, spinach and other materials into the frying spoon in turn, and then cook them with starch.

Black moss

"Panther" Nostoc flagelliforme, homophonic for "making a fortune", belongs to Cyanophyta in plant taxonomy, a kind of algae-containing algae. This kind of algae grows in desert and semi-desert areas, and it appears every spring and summer after rain.

Ningxia Nostoc flagelliforme is slender, black and bright in color and pure in quality. Harvest in late autumn and early spring. The production process is to pick out the "Chinese cabbage" with impurities, remove impurities, wet, dry and package. Fresh Nostoc flagelliforme is blue-green or brown, black after air-drying, and its shape resembles that of oriental women's hair, hence the name. It is a kind of high-grade food, which is called "Delicious Eight Treasures" together with sea cucumber, fish maw, bird's nest, squid, Hericium erinaceus, shark's fin and bear's paw, and it is an essential delicacy for holiday feast. Nostoc flagelliforme is nutritious and easily absorbed by human body. Its protein content is 20 times that of eggs, and it contains more sugar, fat and calcium, and is rich in minerals such as phosphorus and iron. In medicine, it can help digestion, relieve fatigue, clean the stomach and lower blood pressure. Patients can eat Nostoc flagelliforme after operation to promote wound healing.

Ningxia mutton wine

The production history of Ningxia mutton wine is as long as a thousand years, and the relevant data can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. Ningxia mutton wine is made from local mutton unique to Lingwu, Ningxia (by-product of two fur wool in Ningxia), Lycium barbarum, Lingwu jujube and so on. Amber color, sweet taste, slightly spicy taste and high medicinal value. As a medicinal liquor, it is recorded in Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica that Yong Zhengdi approved "a kind of goat wine produced in Ningxia, which was introduced in that year." Prove that this wine was once a royal tribute. Ningxia mutton wine is made by pretreating mutton, jujube, medlar and other raw materials, mixing them with glutinous rice, saccharifying wheat koji and artificially controlling natural fermentation. The alcohol content is between 28 and 35. The brewing process of this kind of wine is very strict, which mainly includes the processes of making wine, harrowing wine, pressing wine, fermentation after canning, blending, frying wine, canning, aging and so on.

The "oil fragrance" of the desert

This delicious pasta is an old craft handed down by local Hui people for many years. It is a delicious pasta made by various methods, which is very suitable for eating in this desert environment. When you are new here, you will feel the wonderful taste when you are suddenly bitten by the strong wind on the ridge.

Assorted Chinese herbal tea

This is similar to the eight-treasure porridge we have seen in the mainland, but we have tasted many different desert customs after eating it for so many days. Among them, jujube, Elaeagnus angustifolia, longan, tea, sesame, rock sugar, medlar and walnut kernel are the main raw materials, which are indispensable foods for local people in Ningxia.

Hand-shredded mutton

The mutton in Ningxia is famous for its delicious taste, and the way of eating mutton here is different. You don't have to grab any tools directly, and the mutton making skills here are also in place.

Xiji potato xiansheng

Xiji is located at the western foot of Liupanshan Mountain, in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, surrounded by mountains, and the temperature is zonal. The temperature is lower than the surrounding areas, with an average annual temperature of 5.3℃, high altitude, cool climate, large temperature difference between day and night and sufficient sunshine. The soil is mainly inlaid with loess and gray cinnamon soil, with loose texture, good air permeability, deep plough layer and rich potassium, which is suitable for potato plant growth and tuber formation. "Xiji Potato" has shallow buds, regular potato shape, smooth skin, red skin and yellow meat. When cooked, the flavor is overflowing, the taste is smooth, the flavor is unique, the taste is good, and it is not suitable for crushing.

Long jujube

Has antiallergic, liver protecting, muscle strength increasing, sedative, hypnotic, and blood pressure lowering effects.

Zhongwei jujube has a long history of cultivation. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Huang, then the commander of Zhongwei County, wrote in his "Zhongwei Ci", "Family ties are linked, and the fruit is happy every year. Yongkang's dates are sent in bottles, and the jujube garden is famous for steaming dates. "Spring is slow, looking at Zaoyuan Mountain all the way" is written in "Miscellaneous Fu on Spring", which truly describes the prosperity of jujube tree planting and jujube fruit processing in Qian Ning Plain for more than 200 years.

Allium mongolicum

Allium mongolicum Regel is a specialty of northwest China and one of the special dishes of Ningxia. It grows on the edge of Gobi and desert at high altitude. After collecting and cleaning, some fine sand is precipitated in the basin, which is slightly spicy, so it is called Allium mongolicum Regel. Allium mongolicum Regel can be used as a variety of delicious food and has certain medicinal value. It tastes delicious after cold salad, and can be used with meals and wine.

Ningxia rice

Ningxia rice was once ranked in Gong Mi. When Kangxi was sent to Ningxia, he was designated as the staple food of the banquet and was known as "Gong Mi in the North". Ningxia rice is not only rich in yield, but also has four characteristics of "round grain, clean color, fragrant oil and delicious taste", especially high in protein and fat. The rice steamed with it is as white as fat, crystal clear, sticky but not greasy, and oily, comparable to the famous "platform rice" in Tianjin.