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Yanshi silver bars are white and bright, dense in texture, crisp and refreshing, and have the functions of relieving hangover, refreshing the mind, eliminating greasiness, and increasing appetite. According to modern scientific determination: Silver bars are rich in sugars, phenols, vitamin C, crude protein, amino acids, organic acids and other substances, and have unique curative effects on softening blood vessels, lowering blood lipids, and improving blood circulation.

Yanshi silver bars have a profound and far-reaching historical background. It began in the Xia, flourished in the Tang, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and is famous today. It can be said that "there are many stories about silver bars, legends have formed a river, and they have been going up and down for thousands of years, and there are more stories about the prosperous times":

It is said that when Yi Yin, the prime minister of the Shang Dynasty, assisted Shang Tang, Yi Yin, who was a "cook", Yi Yin discovered a kind of grass stem in the temple south of the "Emperor Ku" temple. It can be cooked raw and tasted, and it can be cooked into unparalleled delicious dishes. In order to help Shang Tang defeat Xia Jie, Yi Yin took out the chef's watch. With his unique skills, he sneaked into the Xia capital (today's Erlitou Village, Yanshi City) three times and prepared delicious dishes for the then Xia King Jie, winning Xia Jie's trust. Then, he won the favor of Xia Jie's most beloved woman, Meixi, and made Xia Jie eat silver bars through Meixi. Mei Xi made up the story "If you want to survive, drink white wine and swallow silver" and coaxed Xia Jie into drinking with silver bars. Xia Jie "couldn't bear to put down his chopsticks, and the more he drank, the more fragrant the wine became." From then on, his alcohol consumption increased sharply, and he neglected state affairs and ignored the government affairs. On the fifth day of the first lunar month of this year, Shang Tang and Yi Yinli joined forces and finally overthrew the Xia Dynasty in one fell swoop.

It seems a little bit mysterious to seize the power of a country with a piece of side dish. But through this legend, which is as big as a novel, we can get a glimpse of the delicious taste of silver bars. If you don’t believe me, look at this joke about gourmet food in Heluo area: “At the banquet of Thousands of Old Men, I dare to brag about Haikou with silver bars. How many guests have had banquets in the past, this is the first bite on the table.” This saying of the Banquet of Thousands of Old Men After Shang Tang destroyed the Xia Dynasty, he gathered thousands of old people in Bo (now Yanshi) and gave them a state banquet to help them develop strategies for governing the country. During the banquet, all the elders were full of praise after tasting the silver bars, which led to the above statement. A few words.

After helping Shang Tang eliminate Xia, in order to provide more benefits to the people, Yi Yin taught everyone how to grow and cook silver bars. People were grateful for Yi Yin's kindness and named this plant "Yin Tiao". Later, people around the ancient city of Xibo planted this vegetable in exchange for white flowers of silver, so it was also called "silver bar".

Since Yi Yin cooked one-stem vegetables into a delicacy all over the world, silver bar vegetables have become the best in their own right and their value has doubled, thus becoming the favor of emperors of all dynasties. "Yanshi County Chronicles" records: "Silver bars are tributes to the palaces of past dynasties, and the silver bars in the temple area are the best." During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the eminent monk Xuanzang (the prototype of Tang Monk in Journey to the West) who returned from India for Buddhist scriptures presented silver bars from Chenhe in his hometown of Yanshi as a tribute to Taizong Li Shimin. After tasting it, Li Shimin was so happy that "Imperial disciples and rare dishes are the best in the world." It's amazing, Yanshi is really an outstanding person!" Therefore, "Earth Spirit" became another name for silver bars, and Emperor Taizong also awarded dishes made from "Yanshi Silver Bars" as "a treasure of the diet." Later, the Empress of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty climbed to Mount Feng in the southeast of Yanshi, tasted silver bars, and both left poems praising silver bars.

After the founding of New China, Premier Zhou Enlai and Chairman Liu Shaoqi visited Dongsizhuang Village in Yanshi City to inspect farming. After tasting the silver bars, Premier Zhou happily praised: "Silver bars are really delicious." Chairman Liu Shaoqi even humorously praised: "The only thing in the world besides gold bars is silver bars!"

Part 1 In the 1980s, with the reform and opening up and the development of the commodity economy, Yanshi people began to try to make silver bars into cans and sell them at home and abroad, so that people all over the world can taste the delicious silver bars at all times. The canned silver bars and other products are exported to 8 countries and regions including Thailand, Vietnam, Mongolia and Russia, and are very popular among merchants.

In 2001, the heads of state attending the Shanghai APEC meeting after tasting Yanshi silver bars were amazed and called it a "wonderful dish in the world". In 2006, Yanshi City's "Yiyuanchun Hotel" cooked Yanshi silver bars with shrimps. It was tender, palatable, greasy and healthy. It won the first prize in the "Manchu-Han Banquet" competition held by CCTV. Yanshi silver bars were It is rated as the "gold medal dish" of Chinese cooking.

Yanshi silver bars are root vegetables, white and bright, dense in texture, white in color, fresh and tender, crisp and refreshing. It is delicious whether served cold or cooked. At the same time, it also has the functions of relieving hangover and refreshing the mind, eliminating fatigue and increasing appetite. "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that silver bars have the effects of clearing the intestines and stomach, dredging meridians, clearing the heart and strengthening the spleen, dispelling wind and relieving depression.

Scientific research has found that Yanshi silver bars contain protein, carbohydrates and amino acids. Regular consumption has health care functions for the human body. Recently, it was discovered that silver bars are also rich in stachyose, which is a superior oligosaccharide that has the function of maintaining the intestines and has high nutritional value.

In the 19th year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty (645), Tang Monk returned to Tang Dynasty from Tianlan to obtain Buddhist scriptures and paid a visit to Emperor Taizong Li Shimin. Li Shimin was presented with an unknown and precious vegetable brought back from the Western Regions. After seeing the dragon's face, Li Shimin was overjoyed and gave it to Xuanzang and asked him to take it back to his hometown for planting. The best in Li Nei, the growing season is one year. The leaves are green, the flowers are purple, and the fruit is dug into the soil. When dug out, it is as white as jade and as bright as silver. The king of Tang Dynasty named it "Silver Bar". It has been a tribute to the court since the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Emperor Qianlong held a banquet for thousands of seniors. After tasting it, hundreds of officials praised it as a treasure of food

Manufacturer: Yanshi Food Factory, Luoyang, Henan Province

Telephone: 0379-771271513608656630

Factory address: No. 4, Row A, Huaxia New Village, Yanshi City, Postcode: 471900 (Yanshi)

Yanshi Silver Bar

Regional Scope

Yanshi silver bars are abundant on both sides of the Yiluo River and are distributed throughout the jurisdiction of Yanshi City. Silver bars in Chengguan, Shanhua and Shouyangshan towns in Yanshi City are especially of the best quality. The geographical coordinates of the suitable range are 112°26′15″-113°00′00″ east longitude, 34°27′30″-34°50′00″ north latitude, about 44 kilometers long from east to west, and about 34 kilometers wide from north to south, with a total area of ??948.6 square kilometers. The Yanshi silver bar production area covers an area of ??2,500 hectares, involving seven towns including Chengguan, Shouyangshan, Shanhua, Yuetan, Guxian, Dianzhuang and Zhai Town, with a total annual output of more than 50,000 tons of fresh silver bars.

Product quality characteristics

1. External sensory characteristics: Yanshi silver bars, also known as silver seedlings and silver root vegetables, are perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Stachys in the family Lamiaceae, with underground stems. Round, slender and dense, about 30 centimeters in length, thick and thin as bamboo chopsticks, crisp, tender and juicy, with white meat that resembles silver, so it is called silver bar. 2. Intrinsic quality indicators: 2.1 According to measurements, Yanshi silver bars contain 50-70 grams of protein per 100 grams, 0.3-0.5 grams of fat, 20-30% of carbohydrates, as well as a variety of sugars, phenols, vitamin C, Crude protein, amino acids, organic acids, minerals, etc. have unique effects on softening blood vessels, lowering blood lipids, and improving blood circulation. 2.2 According to research by Huang Xiaochun, an expert in biology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, silver bars are rich in stachyose, which is the most superior functional oligosaccharide that can significantly promote the proliferation of bifidobacteria, so it is beneficial to the human body in maintaining the intestinal tract. The magical effects of health and wellness. 3. Safety requirements: The Yanshi Municipal Government attaches great importance to the production of silver bars. In March 2006, the Yanshi Municipal Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau and the Yanshi Municipal Agriculture Bureau jointly compiled the "Yanshi City Leading Agricultural Products Standard System-Yanshi Silver Bar Standard System (Vegetables)" and successfully applied for it as a local standard, numbered DB410381/T007-2006.