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"Eat three dates a day, and you will never get old" is a folk proverb that has been circulating in Yiwu for a long time. Nanzhao is a precious product unique to Yiwu. During the Qianlong period, it was once listed as a tribute, so it was also called "Guo Jing". The first episode of "China Famous Products" records that "the best jujube in the south of the Yangtze River is Nanzao in Yiwu, Zhejiang". Nanzhao, made of "Shuang Ren Jujube", has thick pulp, black and shiny, clear and fine patterns, sweet taste and rich nutrition, and contains many ingredients such as sugar, starch, protein, vitamins, tannin, nitrate and tartaric acid. The sugar content of fresh jujube is 10-36%, and the content of vitamin C is 90- 120 times higher than that of apple, pear and peach, and more than that of orange, orange and lemon. Has the effects of invigorating spleen, calming stomach qi, moistening heart and lung, relieving cough, nourishing five internal organs, and treating deficiency. It is one of the traditional famous brand export commodities in Zhejiang Province. As it has been exported to Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the demand exceeds the supply.

Jujube is also called golden silk amber jujube. It is flat and round in shape, silky in silk, yellowish in color, transparent as amber, soft in texture and sweet in taste, and is known as the "treasure of candied fruit". The selection of materials for making candied dates is exquisite, and it is necessary to choose "Yiwu Jujube" with thick meat, loose texture, less juice and sweet taste, and the grain weight is more than 16 g, and it is made by many processes such as selecting dates, shredding, frying sugar, kneading dates, baking and setting. 1982 won the first prize of candied dates at the fruit processing appraisal meeting in the whole province. At present, jujube cutter is used to replace manual shredding and electric drying room is used to dry jujube instead of charcoal. Famous jujube producing areas such as Jincun Village and Fancun Village in Qiaodong Township and Quanbei Village in Houzhai Township are supervised and distributed by municipal non-staple food companies, foreign trade companies and other relevant departments.

brown sugar

Yiwu's reputation as "the hometown of brown sugar" has a long history. Brown sugar, also known as Yiwu Qing, 1929 special prize of West Lake Expo. It is a famous bulk local product in Yiwu. Brown sugar is light yellow and slightly blue in color, soft in texture, scattered like fine sand, pure and slag-free, sweet and delicious. Compared with white sugar, brown sugar is not purified and retains more nutrients. According to analysis, every 500 grams of brown sugar contains 190 mg of calcium, 300 mg of phosphorus and 38.5 mg of iron, as well as various trace elements such as manganese and zinc needed by the human body. In addition, it also contains carotene, riboflavin and nicotinic acid. Has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, expelling cold, removing dampness, warming stomach and strengthening body. Maternal food can restore vitality and enrich milk. Patients with acute hepatitis, taking brown sugar properly, can reduce the consumption of protein in the body and regenerate liver cells. Therefore, brown sugar is not only an important condiment and tonic in people's lives, but also an indigenous medicinal material with good efficacy.

ham

Yiwu ham was praised by the emperor as early as 800 years ago because of its rich nutrition and rich flavor, and became a world-famous story. Today, the tributes of that year are still blushing and the fragrance is more overflowing.

Bean curd skin and yuba

The bean curd skin and yuba produced in Yiwu are delicious and nutritious. The content of protein is 48-54%, which is 1-2 times higher than that of lean pork and beef. Moreover, all kinds of amino acids are complete, and it is a traditional brand-name non-staple food with high protein. Bean curd skin was first produced in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and it was a delicious dish in the court at that time. The color is jade, greasy as fat, thin as paper, dry and hygienic. The color of yuba is Huang Liang, and its shape is gold bars, which are easy to store and cook, so it is called "yuba with golden branches and leaves". Bean curd skin and yuba are mainly produced in Lintan, Chen Da, Dong Tang, Xinxin and Humen, with an annual output of about1.5000 tons. In addition to selling well in this province, it is also exported to Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Gansu, Fujian, Guangdong and other provinces and cities.

White wine, top aged wine

As a well-known local famous wine, there is a record of "white wine" in the Wild Guest Series written by Zhu Danxi, a famous doctor in Yuan Dynasty. Its color is heavy jujube, its luster is like amber, it is fragrant and mellow, soft and refreshing, and it does not overflow when the cup is full. After drinking, there is a thick liquid in the cup. Bai Zi Liquor won the special prize of the International West Lake Expo, the silver prize of the first National Food Expo and the gold prize of the first Zhejiang Food Expo with 1929, 1988 and 1993. The selection of materials for brewing liquor is very particular. The traditional brewing method uses pure white glutinous rice, which is brewed with winter water, squeezed from March to May the following year, and used after being put into storage for 3 years. Sweet and fragrant as honey. Don't refresh yourself, like drinking fine mash. Before liberation, there were more than 80 wineries producing liquor in Yiwu, among which two wineries, namely Zhou Zhengchang of the Buddhist Party and Gong Juyuan of Choucheng, were the most famous.

Huashan pear

Yiwu Huashan pear is an excellent local variety of Zhejiang pear, which is produced in Huaxi, Li Tang and other towns. The fruit is oval and generally weighs more than 200 grams. The skin is thin and yellowish brown, the flesh is white and tender, the juice is sweet, some are slightly sour, the core is small, there are few stone cells, and it is resistant to storage. Compared with pear in Sydney and Tianjin in Shandong, it has a unique flavor and has been popular in Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Wenzhou, Shanghai, Jiangxi, Fujian, Guangdong and other places.