The top ten specialties that you must buy in Shangqiu include: coriander, Shangqiu golden bamboo shoots, Yongcheng pepper, Yucheng lotus root, Ningling Jinding Xiehua Su pear, Zhang Gong wine, Chendian Mahua, Minquan wine, Minmin fine wool sheep, Huilou yam.

1. Huqin

Huqin is one of the famous vegetables in ancient and modern times, also known as "Guiqin". It is named because it is abundant near Huxiangji, Zhecheng County, Henan Province. According to legend, Zhao Kuanghui wore a yellow robe and became emperor, so he changed Suiyang, where he had been a military envoy, to Yingtian Mansion.

2. Shangqiu golden bamboo shoots

Shangqiu golden bamboo shoots are also known as: carrot, carrot, clove radish, red turnip, and red radish. Red carrots are rich in water and have a strong sweet taste. They can be eaten raw or cooked. The advantages of purple-red carrots are: excellent texture, medicinal taste, large size, and high yield.

3. Yongcheng pepper

Yongcheng pepper is produced in Yongcheng, Henan. Yongcheng pepper, referred to as "Yongcheng pepper". The traditional main varieties grown here include: large goat's horn pepper, small goat's horn pepper, large line pepper, small line pepper, copper-skin pepper, large vegetable pepper and improved pepper. It has the characteristics of large pepper, fat purple-red color, thick and oily meat, spicy and delicious, delicious and appetizing.

4. Yucheng Lotus Root

Yucheng Xiaoqiaoji planted white lotus root. Legend has it that it began in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. Since then, the value of "Qiao Ou" has doubled. For hundreds of years, "Qiao lotus root" has been famous in the market. To this day, there is still a folk song circulating in eastern Henan: "Huilou yam and Jieshan pear, Qiaoji lotus root is fragrant thousands of miles away."

5. Ningling Jinding Xiehuasu Pear

Ningling Jinding Xiehuasu Pear is a geographical indication protected product. Produced in Ningling County, Shangqiu City, Henan Province. Jinding Xiehuasu Pear is one of the national famous fruits and is registered as "Jinding" brand by the National Trademark Office. This variety is a natural hybrid of white pear and sand pear. From the appearance, the calyx depression is wide and shallow, surrounded by a radial yellow-brown rust patch.

6. Zhanggong Wine

Zhanggong Wine is produced in Ningling, Henan. Select high-quality wheat and sorghum that are abundant in the local area as materials, use high-temperature koji and medium-temperature koji as saccharification starter, use pure ancient spring well water to add slurry, solid-state fermentation, mixed steaming with Laowu steamer, and use peanut cake, vegetable leaves, apples, and Daqu Powder, etc. are cultured in pit mud, distilled with slow air, put into the pond at low temperature, and fermented slowly.

7. Chendian Mahua

Yucheng County Chendianji Mahua is a delicious Han Chinese snack and belongs to Henan cuisine. It is an ancestral tradition of the Jing family and has a history of more than 300 years. Chendian Mahua is divided into sweet and salty varieties. It is sweet and crispy, with no residue after swallowing. It can be stored for two months without regaining moisture after being fried.

8. Minquan Wine

The flagship product of Minquan Winery is made from high-quality grapes such as Riesling, Italian, Baiyu, and Baifeng. The wine is clear and bright with a fruity aroma. Fresh and elegant. In 1979, it was rated as a national famous wine. In 1983, it won the first place among similar products in the country and the National Silver Award. In 1984, it won the Silver Cup Award in the National Light Industry System Liquor Competition.

9. Minquan fine wool sheep

Minquan fine wool sheep are improved by crossing Australian Merino sheep and Xinjiang fine wool sheep with Minquan small-tailed Han sheep. Experts from inside and outside the province determined that the sheep has reached the standard of fine-wool sheep. Won the third prize of the Henan Provincial Government's Scientific and Technological Achievement Award, and Minquan County was designated as the base county for fine-wool sheep.

10. Huilou yam

Huilou yam is a famous traditional local product. It is generally about 1.5 feet long, slightly flat, with ruddy skin, milky white flesh, and sweet taste. Even nature. It is not only a good food source but also a famous vegetable with high medicinal and nutritional value. It is a pure natural health product.