Henan’s top ten authentic specialties:

1. Xinzheng lotus root:

Xinzheng lotus root is an agricultural product with geographical indications. It is white, smooth, tender, delicate, crisp, sweet, and pure. No residue, aromatic and glycol, rich in nutrients. Produced in Xinzheng City, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. Xinzheng City is located in the transition zone from the North China Plain, the mountains in western Henan to the plain in eastern Henan, and has a warm temperate continental monsoon climate.

2. Weishi green beans:

Weishi green beans, also known as Weiqing beans, are produced in Weishi County under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng City, referred to as Weiqing. It has a long history of cultivation and is well-known at home and abroad. It is a famous agricultural specialty product. Wei's green beans have a wide range of uses. They can be used as ingredients in cooking and as an ideal raw material for making various soy products. The produced tofu, bean paste, bean sprouts, yuba, canned tofu skin, tofu brain, dried tofu, etc. have a delicate texture, delicious taste and fragrance, and a long aftertaste.

3. Bianliang watermelon:

Bianliang watermelon is a traditional specialty of Kaifeng. It is well-known in ancient and modern times and sells well both at home and abroad. Its characteristics are: thin skin, juicy, crispy and sweet scoop of sand, clear and delicious. There is a proverb among the people that "pomegranates in Xiao County are as good as Dangshan pears, and watermelons in Bianliang are as red as the skin". Because Kaifeng was called "Bianliang" in ancient times, the watermelons produced in Kaifeng are called "Bianliang watermelon".

4. Daokou Roast Chicken:

Daokou Roast Chicken is one of the famous traditional dishes of the Han nationality. It is produced by the "Yixing Zhang" Shijia Roast Chicken Restaurant in Daokou Town, Huaxian County, Anyang City, Henan Province. It is a famous specialty of our country. Daokou roast chicken is as famous as Beijing roast duck and Jinhua ham, and is known as "the best chicken in the world". Using a variety of precious Chinese medicines, supplemented by aged soup, the finished roast chicken is bright in color, shaped like an ingot, and holds auspicious clams in its mouth.

5. Xinzheng red dates:

Xinzheng red dates, also known as chicken heart dates and chicken heart dates, are a specialty of Xinzheng, Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. They are known as "Lingbao Apple, Tongguan Pear, Xinzheng Da "Jujube is as sweet as honey". Xinzheng jujube is favored by people for its thin skin, thick flesh, small core and sweet taste, and has become a leader among jujubes.

6. Xinyang Maojian:

Xinyang Maojian belongs to the green tea category and is known as the "King of Green Tea". It is one of the top ten famous teas in China and a famous specialty of Henan Province. Xinyang Maojian has always been famous at home and abroad for its unique style of "thin, round, light, straight, many pekoe, high aroma, rich taste, and green soup color".

7. Kaifeng Peanuts:

Kaifeng Peanuts are Kaifeng’s famous products. They began in the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty and have a history of more than 300 years. Kaifeng is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, with a mild climate, soft soil, and sufficient sunlight, which is suitable for peanut growth. Therefore, the peanut yield here is high and the quality is good, so that Kaifeng has become the famous "Peanut Kingdom" in Kyushu.

8. Bian embroidery:

Bian embroidery, one of the traditional Chinese embroidery crafts, has a long history and is known as a "national treasure". It is famous for its exquisite embroidery work, fine stitching, rigorous patterns, elegant style and beautiful colors. It inherits the themes and technical characteristics of Song embroidery, draws on the strengths of sister embroidery arts such as Su embroidery and Hunan embroidery, absorbs the local flavor of Henan folk embroidery, and innovates a large number of stitches on this basis. He is not only good at flowers, birds, insects, fish, birds and animals, but also good at landscapes, depicting characters in a detailed and vivid way.

9. Zhengzhou Yingyinggou cherry:

Zhengzhou Yingyinggou cherry is a geographical indication product of agricultural products. It not only matures early and has high yield, but also has delicious taste, bright color and pleasing to the eye. It blooms in mid-March and matures in early May.

10. Zhengzhou Yellow River Carp:

Zhengzhou Yellow River Carp is an agricultural product with geographical indications and is a specialty of the Yellow River section of Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. There are many kinds of carp, such as red carp, group carp, grass carp, lotus carp, koi carp, fire carp, purse carp, etc. Since ancient times, it has been an indispensable delicacy for various folk festive banquets.