What is the specialty of Taigu?

Taigu County is a county under the jurisdiction of Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Located in the middle of Shanxi Province, Jinzhong Basin, it was founded in the Western Han Dynasty with a long history and developed culture and commerce. This is a special product of Taigu that I brought to you. I hope it can help you.

What is the specialty of Taigu? 1, Taigu Hu Ping Jujube.

Limeizhuang in Taigu County is the main producing area, and Yuci, Pingyao, Jiaocheng and Qingxu are also cultivated. Hu Ping jujube is said to have been cultivated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and its fruit is very large, so it is named after its shape like a "pot". Thin skin, thick and crisp meat and moderate sweetness. Fresh jujube contains 37.8% refractive sugar, 30.35% total sugar, 0.57% acid, and the ratio of sugar to acid is 52.92: 1. Every100g of fresh jujube contains C493.2mg of vitamin C. Dry jujube contains 7 1.38% of sugar, 3. 15% of acid, and the ratio of sugar to acid is 22.66: 1. Every100g of dried jujube contains vitamin C30.13mg. Jujube is sweet and delicious, rich in nutrition and has high health care value. There is a folk saying that "eat three dates a day and you will never get old." Long-term consumption plays an important role in improving human health. Its leaves, branches, nuclei, bark and roots can all be used as medicine, which is mainly used to treat evil spirits in the heart, and has the functions of replenishing qi and blood, nourishing the stomach and calming the nerves. If you suffer from physical weakness, you will be light and healthy for a long time. Taigu Hu Ping jujube geographical indication products.

2. Taigu cake

Taigu cake is a traditional famous food in Shanxi province, named after it is produced in Taigu County. Taigu cake, which began in Qing Dynasty, is sweet but not greasy, crisp but not broken, and delicious. It is famous all over the country for its fragrance, crispness, softness but not greasy, and enjoys the reputation of "king of cakes". Taigu cake is a typical representative of Shanxi merchants' food culture. The famous singer Guo crisp melodious song "Pingyao Beef Taikoo Cake ..." has spread the reputation of Taikoo Cake all over the world. Taikoo cake has a long history of making, and it has been sold in Beijing, Tianjin, Xi, Lanzhou, Baotou and Zhangjiakou in the late Qing Dynasty. The earliest shop in Taigu City to produce and sell Taikoo cakes was Wenchengtang in Nanjie, and later Yiyuansheng in Dongguan and Tongyiheng in Nanjie also produced and sold them. These shops are all produced in the backyard and sold at the front desk, with poor equipment, narrow workshops and low output. At that time, Taikoo cakes were expensive, and only the giants could enjoy them. Since the 1990s, small workshops of Taikoo Cake have spread all over urban and rural areas, but they are mainly workshop-style. In order to further improve the quality awareness of Taikoo cake production enterprises and get out of the predicament of low-end development of small workshops, the quality supervision departments of Jinzhong City and Dagu County have determined the working strategies to help enterprises become bigger and stronger.

3. The holy medicine "Ding Kundan"

The holy medicine "Ding Kundan" and "Ding Kundan", which are recognized as holy medicines by the world, are characteristic gynecological medicines of Shanxi Chinese Medicine Factory. Its prescription is wonderful and compatible properly. Besides regulating menstruation and promoting blood circulation, it also has the functions of regulating qi and strengthening spleen, enriching blood and stopping bleeding, relieving pain and strengthening body. According to historical records, Ding Kundan was founded in Qianlong four years of Qing Dynasty (AD 1739). At that time, Jingshitai Hospital brought together famous doctors from all over the country and compiled a comprehensive medical work, Medical Zong Jin Jian. At that time, the concubines in the palace got sick because of stagnation of qi and blood, which affected the inheritance of the royal family, so Qianlong decreed that female diseases should be included in the research content. Because famous doctors gather together to brainstorm and collect strange prescriptions, ginseng, pilose antler, angelica, safflower, notoginseng, Polygonatum odoratum, medlar, Cyperus rotundus and antler cream are equal to one dose, which has been put into clinical practice and repeatedly treated, and proved to be effective. Taking the meaning of "stability and prosperity", this prescription was named "Ding Kundan" and listed as "official use only". Sun was from Taigu, Shanxi. Because his mother suffered from gynecological diseases and could not be cured for a long time, he tried to copy Ding Kundan's prescription from Imperial Hospital and gave it to Baoyuantang, his own drugstore, for preparation.

4. Taigu Guilingji

Taigu Guilingji is a specialty of Taigu County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. Guilingji has been sold to Hong Kong, Macao and other regions, and even exported to 2 1 countries such as Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and America. In order to meet the needs of drug diversification and export, Taigu people brewed Guilingji into a unique "precious medicinal liquor Guilingji wine" based on fine wine and Fenjiu. After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1522), folk elixirs were widely collected. Shao and Tao, two people, learn from each other's strong points and make up for each other's shortcomings in many tonics prescriptions in Seven Records of Quji, developed a prescription, and made the so-called immortal medicine by using the technology of Lian, named it Guilingji, and dedicated it to the emperor. After Emperor Jiajing took over, he was really strong. He gave birth to nine sons in one breath and became an emperor who died after a long reign and was older. Guilingji was therefore listed as the "imperial holy medicine", and Shao and Tao became two orphans because of their contributions to medicine. At that time, the medical director of the palace was a native of Taigu, Shanxi, and was Tao's adopted son. When Shao and Tao were promoted to fairy medicine, he was an assistant.

5. Langzao

Langzao Langzao is distributed in Taigu, Qixian and Pingyao in Shanxi Province. It is the main local cultivated variety, accounting for about 80% of the total local cultivation. The cultivation history is unknown, but the century-old jujube tree grows in large numbers in various jujube areas and is one of the ancient local cultivated varieties. The fruit is large and cylindrical. The peel is thin, deep red and the fruit surface is smooth. The pulp is thick, green and white, dense in texture, sweet and slightly sour in taste, juicy, medium and high in quality, suitable for drying, and candied dates can also be processed, with a drying rate of 55.56%.

6. Taigu smoked pigeon

Taigu smoked pigeon is a traditional local famous product in Taigu County, which has a history of nearly 100 years and was founded in Qing Dynasty. In the old days, this kind of famous products were mostly used by merchants in Dajia to entertain domestic and foreign merchants. At that time, "Longshengchang" in the corridor lane of the south gate of Taigu City West Street and "Sansheng Garden" outside the south gate of Taigu City were the most famous smoked pigeons. Wild pigeons are generally used to process Taigu smoked pigeons. The slaughtered pigeons were soaked in 80℃ boiling water for 3 minutes, and then their feathers were removed. Cut the buttocks, take out the internal organs, and then wash the pigeons with cold water. Don't wash with hot water, it will affect the skin color of pigeons. Soak the washed pigeons in clear water for 2 hours. Soak pigeons in boiling water before marinating, then put the marinated pigeons into a marinating pot, and add spices and drugs such as pepper, anise, fructus amomi, cardamom, ginger, onion and salt. After boiling, simmer over low heat. Pigeons are basically cooked when they are pickled enough to be penetrated with chopsticks. After taking out, put the pigeons into a fumigation tube, ignite the fumigation pot with willow sawdust and cypress sawdust, and then ignite the fumigation pot. When smoking, buckle the casserole on it until it is golden red.

7. Oil painting

Oil noodles are a traditional food in Taigu county. It looks like steamed bread and is made of fried bread. Crispy outside and soft inside, sweet and delicious. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, there were fried foods such as steamed buns and deep frying in Taigu County. In Xianfeng and Tongzhi, West Street "Longshengchang" (formerly known as "Longshengchang") began to produce oil noodles for large families to eat. Later, the "Wen" sub-brands (Wenyuantang, Wenlingtang and Wenchengtang) added raw materials and improved the technology to make the oil surface more distinctive. "Wen" gradually replaced "Longshengchang" and became a large-scale workshop for the production and distribution of oily food.

8. "Shuangtai" brand vinegar

Shuixiu Township: "Shuangtai" brand mature vinegar: sold overseas.

9. Taigu Liubiju pickles

Taigu Liubiju kimchi is very delicious.

10, "Xuefuxing" sweet waxy corn

"Xuefuxing" sweet waxy corn is rich in nutritional value and contains a lot of trace elements and active dietary fiber necessary for human body. It is a natural prescription to cure the civilized diseases caused by overnutrition in modern human beings, and it has been well received by people in use.

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