Where are the specialties in Zengcheng Ulan?

Zengcheng Olive, one of the "Ten Treasures of Zengcheng", has a long history, is widely cultivated and has rich varieties, mainly including Olive, Xishan Olive, Olive, Huang Zhuang Olive, Mixed Olive, Jujube Olive, Sanfang Olive, Dongxin Olive, Olive with Needle, Olive with Fang Qiu Olive, etc. Olive is rich in nutrition, widely used, high in economic benefit, easy to cultivate and manage, high in yield per plant, long in life and thick. Olives are a treasure, which can be eaten fresh, processed into olive horns, olive cups or olive oil, made into high-quality activated carbon or carved into handicrafts.

Quality characteristics: Zengcheng Wulan causal body and tail are a little left, so it is also called "left tail". Compared with other varieties of black olive, it has the characteristics of thin skin, thick meat (accounting for more than 60% of the whole fruit), tender meat lines, moderate oil quality, oil content of black olive meat 12%~28%, and fragrant taste. It is full of treasures: olive meat is used to make olive horns and extract oil; Lazy people can cook and are also good ingredients for snacks; Element core is the raw material of famous handicraft olive carving, which has a history of more than 300 years. Zengcheng Ulan contains calcium and vitamin C, which is rich in nutrition. The content of vitamin C is 10 times that of apple and 5 times that of pear and peach. Its calcium content is also high, which is easily absorbed by human body. As an ingredient, it can give off a refreshing fragrance and decorate the whole dish like black and gold.

Regional uniqueness of products: Zengcheng is a hilly area, and the Tropic of Cancer passes through the territory. Zengcheng is located in the south subtropical zone and belongs to the maritime monsoon climate, with mild climate, abundant heat, sunshine and rainfall. The annual average temperature is 265438 0.6℃, which is very suitable for the growth conditions of black olive.

Processing characteristics: Black olives are valuable, which can be processed into black olive horns, black olive cups or black olive oil, or made into high-quality activated carbon or carved into handicrafts. He Lan sculpture is well-known at home and abroad, and it is one of the famous handicrafts in Guangdong. At present, it has been selected into the national intangible cultural heritage list. He Lan's sculptures inherit the style characteristics of Lingnan culture, with graceful and elegant shapes, smooth lines, dynamic and static combination, exquisiteness and delicacy. Its overall artistic characteristics can be summarized as follows: exquisite carving, small and exquisite modeling, and relief, round carving and hollow carving are the main techniques.