What are the specialties of Cao county?

Cao Xian's specialties include asparagus, lotus root in Weiwan town, spicy elbow, sesame seed cake, pepper in Sun's hometown and so on.

1, Cao Xian asparagus

Asparagus in Cao Xian County is a specialty of Cao Xian County, Heze City, Shandong Province, and a national geographical indication agricultural product. The content of soil organic matter, available phosphorus and available potassium in Cao Xian county is high, and the soil water holding capacity is 60 ~ 80%, which is suitable for asparagus planting. Asparagus produced in Cao Xian County has the qualities of long-lasting shoots, smooth surface and tender meat.

2. Lotus root in Weiwan Town

Lotus roots in Weiwan Town are mainly lotus roots. Weiwan Town is rich in water resources and lotus root resources. The produced lotus root has many holes, large nodes, crisp, fragrant, sweet and slag-free. Its lotus root is tender, nutritious, nourishing and strong. It is not only an exquisite dish, but also a health food with high medicinal value.

3. Caoxian spicy pig elbow

Cao Xian spicy elbow was learned by Wang San 1990 from Xi 'an. The pork in the front and back elbows of vegetable pigs is carefully selected, pickled, bound, boiled, supplemented by various materials, and then sliced and prepared. It has been 30 years since the spicy pig elbow settled in Cao County. When local people talk about the famous food in Cao County, they will definitely mention the spicy pork elbow in Cao County.

4, Cao Xian sesame seed cake

Cao Xian sesame seed cake is made of refined wheat flour, covered with oil slurry made of sesame oil, fennel mixed salt and pepper. Cut it into flowers, spread it on the edge of the plate, coat it with syrup, then coat it with sesame seeds, and then put it in the oven for barbecue. The baked sesame seed cake has a yellow-red surface, which is uncovered by hand and separated layer by layer. It is not hard or sticky.

5, Sun Laojia Chaotianjiao

Sunlaojia Chaotian pepper was first planted in Wangji Village, Sunlaojia Town in 1992. Adopting intercropping mode and plastic film mulching has considerable benefits. Sunlaojia Town is known as "the first production town of Chaotian pepper in Shandong Province". Since then, the sales of Chaotian pepper have changed from a single fresh pepper to two sales methods: fresh pepper and dried pepper. Dried peppers are easier to store and transport, and the profits are more considerable.