What are the specialties of Yixing? What are the specialties of Yixing?

Yixing is a prefecture-level city in Jiangsu with a very long history. Known as "the ancient capital of Tao Dou, the cave world, the oasis of tea and the ocean of bamboo", it is also known as the hometown of academicians and professors. Let's see what's special about Yixing!

Yixing specialty 1: Yixing hairy crabs

Yixing Hairy Crab is a well-known product in China, covering an area of nearly 10,000 hectares. Crab farming has become an important source of income for local farmers to get rich. Yixing hairy crabs are a good opportunity for Yixing crab farmers to transform and develop and increase production and income. Among them, red paste hairy crabs are white and tender, crab yellow crystallizes red oil, and the entrance is fresh and sweet. After the crab matures, its paste is red and hard, with good taste and high nutritional value.

Yixing Specialty 2: Snow Bud in Yangxian County

Yangxian Xueya tea is a famous specialty of Yangxian scenic spot in the south of Yixing, Jiangsu Province, and it is the main producing area of purple sand teapot in China. The tea name of Yang Xian Xueya is based on Su Shi's poem "Snow Cloth I Seek Yang Xian". After four processes of high-temperature deactivation, gentle rolling, shaping and drying, cutting and storage, the quality of the finished tea is characterized by compact and straight appearance, green color, elegant internal aroma, fresh taste, clear soup color and smooth, even and complete leaf bottom.

Yixing specialty 3: Lake Father Myrica rubra

Hufu Yangmei is a famous specialty in Hufu Town, Yixing, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, with a planting area of 12000 mu, which is the largest Yangmei producing area in southern Jiangsu. Myrica rubra, the father of the lake, has distinctive features, bright colors, large size and diverse varieties. High-quality Myrica rubra pulp is rich in sugar, cellulose, mineral elements, vitamins, protein, fat, pectin and 8 kinds of amino acids beneficial to human body. The content of calcium, phosphorus and iron in its fruit is 10 times higher than other fruits.

Yixing specialty 4: Taihu whitebait

Whitebait in Taihu Lake is a traditional aquatic product in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. Taihu Lake has superior geographical environment, good water resources and rich bait, which is very suitable for the growth of whitebait. The whitebait produced in Taihu Lake is fresh and delicious, tender and tender, and it is a treasure on the table.

Yixing specialty five: He Qiao dried bean curd

He Qiao dried bean curd is a traditional famous product in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, with a history of 130 years. It was also listed as a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. Its production process is exquisite, and it needs to go through 12 procedures such as bean selection, water soaking, filtering, pulping, steaming, skimming some flowers, pressing water, slicing and serving, boiling in water, adding fennel, cinnamon and monosodium glutamate.