Cangzhou has many specialties, among which Yali and Jujube are the most famous.
Cangzhou Yali is famous for being the earliest to be planted, with the largest area and the best quality. Because Botou Yali used to be mainly concentrated at the Tianjin port, and was exported as "Tianjin Yali".
The shape of Botou Yali is very handsome, with thin skin and fine flesh, crisp and tender, juicy, refreshing and sweet. The sugar content of Yali is generally between 10% and 13%, and it contains fruit acid, protein, fat and a variety of vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates. Yali is also a very good medicine. Because of its "sweet, cold and slightly sour nature", it has the effects of clearing the heart and lungs, benefiting the intestines, relieving cough and reducing phlegm.
In addition to being eaten raw, Botou Yali can also be made into drinks and foods such as pear juice, dried pears, pear wine, pear jam, and pear preserves. The trademark registered by Yali in Botou City is the "Yujiao" brand.
Golden jujube is a famous specialty of Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. It is named after the dried jujube can be pulled out into golden sugar-coated noodles. At present, the city's jujube-grain intercropping area is 2.47 million acres, with an annual output of about 220 million kilograms. Because of its unique flavor, golden jujube has become a treasure among red dates in my country. It is said that in the autumn of 1737, Emperor Qianlong went hunting in Cangzhou and passed through Xianxian County (the area from Cuierzhuang Town in Cangxian County to Shangzhuang Town in Xianxian County). The jujube tree was shaken by the wind, and there were so many fruits. I immediately felt happy. I stepped forward to pick a jujube. When I broke it open, the golden thread shone. It was as sweet as honey in my mouth. The jujube has a very good flavor, is it so delicious? "The golden jujube is famous both at home and abroad for its thin skin, small core, high sugar content, rich nutrition, thick and delicate meat, and fragrant and sweet flavor. Golden jujubes are crisp and sweet when eaten fresh. Each 100 grams of fresh jujubes contains more than 500 mg of vitamin C. Dried jujubes are sweet and fragrant, with a sugar content of up to 70-80%. They are also rich in protein, fat, crude fiber, and inorganic salts. , phosphorus, iron, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, chlorine, iodine, niacin and vitamins A, B, etc. In addition to having high nutritional value, they also have certain medical effects, which are beneficial to the heart, lungs, and spleen. The functions of stomach, replenishing qi, promoting body fluids, replenishing and nourishing the skin, there is a proverb that has long been circulated among Chinese people: "Food grains and jujubes are better than Ganoderma lucidum". Golden jujube has always been praised as a traditional high-quality nourishing product. There is a saying that "eating three jujubes a day will lead to longevity." In addition to being eaten raw, golden jujubes are also used to make various traditional sweet and sticky foods, such as jujube flower cakes, jujube palm seeds, jujube sticky cakes, jujube cut cakes, dragon roll cakes, Changchun cakes, etc., and can also be processed into Candied dates, sugared dates, drunk dates, black dates, crisp dates, date tea, date juice, date jelly, date wine, date champagne, date paste, canned dates, etc.
Cangzhou golden jujube is the king of fruits. According to expert determination: 100 grams of fresh fruit pulp contains 24 grams of sugar, 103 kcal of calories, 380-600 mg of vitamin C, 1.2 grams of protein, and 0.2 grams of fat. grams, 1.6 grams of crude fiber, 41 mg of calcium, 23 mg of phosphorus, 0.5 mg of iron; it is also rich in vitamin P and other nutrients. The pharmacological effects of jujube are extremely extensive, and it has the effect of increasing serum protein and albumin. Chinese medicine believes that jujube is mild in nature and sweet in taste, nourishes the spleen and stomach, replenishes qi and promotes body fluids, regulates nutrition, detoxifies the liver, protects the liver, increases muscle strength, preserves skin and prevents aging, and has anti-cancer effects.
Winter jujube is a late-ripening and freshly eaten fruit. A single fruit weighs about 25 grams. The peel is red and bright, the skin is thin and crispy, the flesh is tender and juicy, the fragrance is sweet, the nutrition is rich, the quality is very good, and the edible rate is high. It reached 93.81. According to the analysis of the Beijing Nutrient Source Research Institute, winter dates contain natural aspartic acid, serine and other 19 kinds of amino acids necessary for the human body. The total content is 0.985mg/100mg, which is 100 times the vitamin C content of pears and apples. 100 times. In addition, there are a lot of vitamin E, vitamin A, sodium, iron, copper and other trace elements in winter dates, which have the effect of preventing cancer. Their nutritional value is the champion among hundreds of fruits, and they are known as the "King of Hundreds of Fruits".