What are Nan’an’s specialties?

Nan’an has a long history and outstanding people. The county was established in the third year of Yong'an in the Eastern Wu Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms (AD 260), and was named "Dongan County". I have collected what are the specialties of Nan'an, welcome to read.

Penghua mustard

Not all mustards can be called Penghua mustard. Only the native Penghua black mustard can be called Penghua mustard. Penghua people all have this confidence and affection for Penghua Mustard.

Speaking of Penghua mustard, everyone may know the legend that "Penghua mustard is better than Jieyuan".

It is said that in the winter of the ninth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty, Huang Yiji, the leader of Fengzhou Jieyuan, went to Huamei Bridge in Penghua Village to write inscriptions. After having a mustard feast, he was full of praise and brought more than 10 fresh mustards when he went back. Let's take a sedan chair back to Fengzhou together.

The sedan weighed more than 100 kilograms. Halfway through the journey, the bearers began to complain, thinking that mustard greens were just "ordinary things" and suggested discarding some to reduce the weight. At that time, Huang Jieyuan insisted on staying. He got off the sedan chair and walked, letting Mustard sit in the sedan chair.

At that time, only people with status and fame could ride in sedan chairs. Huang Jieyuan’s approach amazed the people along the way, and they all laughed and said, "Penghua mustard is better than Jieyuan", so there was Penghua mustard. good reputation.

Until now, mustard greens are an indispensable flavor in the lives of Penghua people. They can be made into dried vegetables, "knocked vegetables", or eaten fresh.

Pickling Penghua mustard greens is a traditional processing method with a long history. Especially the refined "Yonggang vegetables" can be stored for several years or even decades, and their taste and texture remain unchanged. It also has medicinal and nutritional value and has become an authentic local product loved by people.

Quanzhou Longan

Quanzhou is surrounded by mountains and faces the sea, with a mild, humid and rainy climate. It has unique natural climate conditions required for the growth of longan, and is the most suitable area and birthplace for longan cultivation. Longan cultivation has a history of more than 1,700 years. Dried longan, a specialty of Quanzhou, is one of the main silk commodities sold overseas. As early as 1978, Jinjiang, Licheng and Nan'an were among the six major longan production base counties in the country determined by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Federation of Supply and Marketing. In 1997, Nan'an in Quanzhou City was awarded the title of "Hometown of Longan in China". In 2014, Quanzhou longan passed the geographical indication certification of agricultural products. At present, the longan planting area in Quanzhou is 430,000 acres, with a total output of 47,000 tons. Longan planting area and output rank among the top in Fujian Province and prefecture-level cities across the country. The city has 15 towns and villages with 10,000 acres of longan, and 166 longan farms with more than 100 acres, known as the "Ocean of Longan." Quanzhou has rich longan variety resources, which can be called my country's "treasure house of longan variety resources". There are 79 longan varieties (or strains) originating in Quanzhou City. More than 40 varieties have been introduced, and more than 110 varieties and strains have been registered, accounting for one-third of the country's longan varieties. Quanzhou longan is famous both at home and abroad for its excellent quality and unique flavor. "Dongbi" is a "rare" unique variety in Quanzhou and is known as the "King of Fresh Longan"; "Fuyan" is the main variety grown in Quanzhou and is recognized as the best variety for canning and processing after variety evaluation. Known as the "King of Longan" in processing, it has won the Gold Medal of Tourism and Gastronomy at the Paris International Exposition "Lvxi", "Kangermei", "Kangyiyuan", "Yuanshan", "Yuxin", "Longzhushan", "Xiduoduo" and "Qinqin" brand longan processed products sell well at home and abroad, and are favored by consumers at home and abroad.

Shuguang Sweet Potato

In November 2013, the "Shuguang Sweet Potato" geographical indication certification trademark successfully passed the preliminary review of the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and officially entered a three-month announcement period. If nothing else happens, in February this year, Shuguang Village’s sweet potato will officially receive this “national identity card” and become our city’s second national geographical indication certification trademark after Shiting Green Tea in Fengzhou Town.

Yesterday, out of curiosity, reporters walked into Shuguang Village to explore the story behind Little Sweet Potato’s fight for a “national identity card.”

Brilliant once was the famous Digua Village

Shuguang Village is a village composed of five natural villages: Dongcun, Kengnei, Xishan, Wonnei and Tutushan.

Shiting Green Tea

Nan'an Shiting Green, also known as Shiting Tea, is a fried Qingshiting green tea, famous for its quality style of "three greens and three fragrances".

It has a tight shape, a heavy body, a silver-grey color with green, a clear and green soup, and bright green leaves at the bottom, which combines the beauty of the "three greens"; the taste is mellow and the aroma is rich, like orchids, mung beans and almonds. and other aromas, known as the "Three Fragrances". ;