What are the specialties of Yiwu?

Let me talk about some of the more famous specialties of Yiwu 1. Brown sugar twists. Once you taste Yiwu’s brown sugar twists, you will never forget them. Its taste is very pure, and the raw material used is brown sugar juice. The twist itself is made from selected wheat flour and first-grade soybean oil. It is kneaded by hand and rolled into twist shapes. After the fried twist is taken out of the pot, a layer of brown sugar coating is poured on it. The brown sugar twist is completed. . This layer of brown sugar coating is the essence of brown sugar twist~ 2. Yiwu Brown Sugar Yiwu’s brown sugar culture has a long history. It is one of Yiwu’s famous specialties, and the brown sugar twist made from it is even more unique. Yiwu's brown sugar twists are so famous because they are wrapped in ancient brown sugar. Yiwu started from "exchanging chicken feathers for sugar", and its brown sugar culture has a long history, with a history of more than 400 years. Yiwu brown sugar uses "green peel sugar stems grown locally in Yiwu" as raw material. The brown sugar boiled with green sugar stalks is bright yellow and slightly green, so people call it "Yiwu Qing". The sugar stalks can only be put into production after cleaning and removing the hard whiskers at the roots. Press it dry in a machine, squeeze out the sugar water, pour it into a pot and simmer slowly to turn it into brown sugar. 3. Yiwu candied dates As one of the three treasures of Yiwu, candied dates cannot be underestimated. Candied dates made from Yiwu’s native southern dates were also used as tributes in history and were called “Beijing Fruit”. "Eat three dates a day and you will not grow old easily throughout your life." This folk proverb has been circulating in Yiwu for a long time. It’s called “Yiwu Nanzao”. It has medicinal effects such as nourishing the spleen, calming stomach qi, moistening the heart and lungs, relieving coughs, replenishing the five internal organs, and treating deficiency. It is one of the traditional famous brand export commodities of Zhejiang Province. Compared with candied dates from other places, the candied dates made in Yiwu have less sugar, are sweet but not greasy, have crispy skin, and thick and dense meat. One bite is super satisfying! In addition to eating candied dates directly, you can also make tea, cook porridge, stew soup, cook, etc. If you make tea, soak in water, or cook them for a longer time, the candied dates will become very soft and waxy, watery, and have a melt-in-the-mouth texture. , it makes people eat one piece after another, and they can’t stop~ 4. Yiwu ham People have experienced the unique humanistic Jinhua ham in "A Bite of China", but they don't know that "Jinhua ham comes out of Yiwu, and Yiwu ham comes out of Buddhist temples" ". Ham, brown sugar, and southern dates are known as the three major specialties of Yiwu. Fotang ham is an indispensable delicacy on the tongue of Yiwu people. It is the taste of hometown and the feeling of returning home. There are many specialties in Yiwu. After all, the tradition has thousands of years of history, and some specialties are relatively famous. Today I will introduce to you a few specialties worth eating. Yiwu Brown Sugar Speaking of brown sugar, Yiwu brown sugar can be said to be famous throughout the country, and it has become a holiday gift locally. It is bright yellow in color, soft in texture, slightly cyan, scattered like fine sand, and pure and flawless. According to reliable historical tracing, Yiwu has been producing brown sugar since the Yuan Dynasty, which has a history of 700 years. Yiwu brown sugar is now exported to foreign countries. Yiwu Southern Dates As a tribute during the Qing Dynasty, Yiwu Southern Dates were one of the three treasures in the south of the Yangtze River. Even Emperor Qianlong praised it and made candied dates that sell well overseas using southern dates as the main material. The sweet southern dates are big and plump and especially delicious. The candied dates are even more tempting. You can choose to try them. Yiwu Danxi Wine A famous doctor named Zhu Danxi in Yiwu made Danxi Wine after comprehensive analysis. It has a nourishing effect. Many volunteers will use Danxi Wine as gifts to relatives and friends during the holidays. . In fact, there are many specialties in Yiwu, but these three are probably the most famous, and they are quite distinctive. Yiwu local specialties in Zhejiang Province Yiwu City is the second grain-producing area in Zhejiang Province. It has many varieties of crops and is rich in brown sugar, and is rich in food raw materials. Yiwu snacks, smart and skillful Yiwu people, after hard work, have produced dozens of snacks with local flavor.

Some snacks have formed their own distinctive characteristics, such as Donghe meat pie, Yiting ramen, Fotang crispy cake, Suxi sesame cake, Haolin mung bean cake, Niansanli fried glutinous rice cake, Choucheng Huihui cake, etc. There are also "sesame candy" made from glutinous rice, corn, sesame, peanuts, soybeans, etc., which are fried and then added with sugar. Folk customs: According to the Chinese timekeeping method, the new year and the zodiac begin at 11 o'clock in the evening, so the traditional Spring Festival time is usually at 11 o'clock in the evening. However, most people in modern times welcome the spring at 12 midnight. Most Chinese still have the custom of welcoming the God of Wealth. People also flock to temples on this day to make wishes or pray for peace. En primeur wine: On the birthday of an old man, his children will prepare en primeur wine for him. At that time, a banquet will be held, and loved ones, relatives, and friends from the countryside will come uninvited and bring gifts to congratulate them. During the banquet, folk artists (lantern players) should be invited to sing and perform. In the Qianbei area of ??Guizhou, lantern performers dress up as eight immortals, including Tieguai Li, Lu Dongbin, Zhang Guolao, and He Xiangu, and sing in turn. While singing, they present homemade longevity crutches, longevity fans, longevity sutras, and immortality scriptures to the longevity star. Immortality wine, longevity grass and other things, after the offerings are completed, a glass of wine should be offered respectfully, and the "immortal" drinks with the longevity star. Moon Rice Wine: A few days before a woman gives birth, she will cook a jar of rice wine, both to stimulate lactation and to entertain guests. When a child is one month old, a moon rice wine party is held, ranging from 3 to 5 tables to 2 to 30 tables at most. There is enough soju for the banquet, and each person also has a gift bag containing red eggs, steamed rice cakes and other items. The legend of the legendary Buddhist temple in Yiwu, Xuefeng Ridge, Yiwu, places named after birds, the origin of the imperial edict to build Shuanglin Temple, Haiyun Temple, Jiming Mountain, Yijia Mountain, Guazhi Ridge, the legend behind Shigu, Tian Xin's Legend, Wanshan Bridge, Yangyin, Yiting Legend, Xiguaping Legend, Babao Mountain’s Golden Treasure, Baiyaojian Origin, Litang Village Origin, Feilaishan Legend, Huaxi, Qiangqiyan, Lizhao, The origin of Changshengtang, 500 years of Dumen Village, Dayuan Village, Dangdianli, Hu Gongdian, Huajindi, Jituofeng, Shanhoujin, Jingjuyuan, Shentan, Huangchao Valley, Xiaohuangtang, Fotang Ancient Town "Baizi" wine Yiwu's specialties include: brown sugar, Donghe meat cakes, ham, Nanzao Yiwu's specialties mainly include southern dates, candied dates, brown sugar, ham, tofu skin, yuba, Baizi wine, Dingchen wine, and Shanhuali. The three treasures of Yiwu: brown sugar, ham, and candied dates. Are candied dates a specialty of Yiwu? Yiwu’s specialties: Brown sugar and brown sugar twists are not only edible small commodities.