The delicacies of Jianli County include Jianli river crab, Jianli eel, Jianli pig, Jianli Jingjiang duck, Jianli water chestnuts, etc. 1. Jianli River Crab: Jianli River Crab is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Jianli River Crab has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. River crabs, steel carapace, millipedes, brachyurans. Living in the warm and humid Jianghuai River Basin, Jianli is located in Yunmeng, Guze. The water surface is wide and rich in aquatic plants and humus, providing excellent natural conditions for river crabs to thrive.
The delicacies of Jianli County include Jianli river crab, Jianli eel, Jianli pig, Jianli Jingjiang duck, Jianli water chestnuts, etc.
1. Jianli River Crab: Jianli River Crab is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Jianli River Crab has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. River crabs, steel carapace, millipedes, brachyurans. Living in the warm and humid Jianghuai River Basin, Jianli is located in Yunmeng, Guze. The water surface is wide and rich in aquatic plants and humus, providing excellent natural conditions for river crabs to thrive.
2. Jianli eel: Jianli eel is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Jianli eel won the national geographical indication certification trademark. The nutritional value of eel is very high. There is a folk saying in my country that "eat a branch of ginseng in winter and an eel in summer". Correspondingly, the market value of eels is also high, especially in winter when there are no wild eels, and the price of artificially cultured eels exceeds 30 yuan per pound.
3. Jianli pig: Jianli pig is famous for its tender and delicious meat. In history, there is a saying that "Jianli pig contributes to tribute". According to the "Jianli County Chronicle", in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1752), Jianli native pigs were sent to Kyoto as tribute, so they were also called "tribute pigs". It has a history of more than 260 years. Breed Characteristics: The trunk and limbs of Jianli pig are white, and the head is white. The neck, buttocks and tail are black, and it is commonly known as the "two-headed black" pig.
4. Jianli Jingjiang duck: Jingjiang duck is famous for maturing early, laying many eggs, good at foraging, resistant to cold and heat, and strong adaptability. It is abundant in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in my country. The core production area is Jianli County. The north bank of Jingjiang River and the southern part of the Jianghan Plain are bordered by Jiangling to the west, Qianjiang and Xiantao to the north, Honghu Lake to the east, and Yueyang, Hunan across the river to the south. The territory is crisscrossed by ditches and rivers, densely populated with lakes and ponds, and is rich in fish, shrimps, snails and weeds. Farmers in the lake area have a tradition of raising ducks, which was recorded in the early years of Guangxu. The actual breeding period is even older. After a long period of natural and artificial selection, ducks that look like wild ducks, have strong adaptability, high egg production rates, and tender duck meat have gradually been formed. Egg type local duck breed.
5. Jianli water chestnut: water chestnut, commonly known as ground chestnut, horseshoe, pond rice, fuchuo, etc. It belongs to the family Cyperaceae and is a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant. There are grape stolons underground, the tips of which swell into bulbs (this bulb is what we usually call "water chestnuts"); the above-ground stems are clustered, upright, tubular, like dragon whiskers, and dark green.