Where is Ziyang County?

Ziyang County is a county under the jurisdiction of Ankang City, Shaanxi Province. It is located in the south of Shaanxi Province, on the upper reaches of Hanjiang River, at the northern foot of Daba Mountain, bordering Wanyuan City in Sichuan Province in the west and Chengkou County in Chongqing in the southeast. The county has jurisdiction over 25 townships, covering an area of 2,204 square kilometers and a population of 350,000. Ziyang is known as the hometown of tea, song and orange. Ziyang has a long history and rich culture, and many sites were left here in Neolithic Age, Shang and Zhou Dynasties and Han Dynasty. This is also one of the early activities of China's * * * production party, where the Red Fourth Army once sowed the revolutionary fire.

County People's Government is located in Chengguan Town with postal code of 725300. Code: 6 10924. Telephone area code: 09 15. Ziyang specialty Ziyang Fuxicha

Ziyang is one of the two selenium-enriched areas discovered so far in China. Animals and plants growing on this land naturally contain selenium. All kinds of foods produced in Ziyang County are not only naturally rich in selenium, but also pollution-free and pollution-free. They are not only functional foods, but also green foods. Ziyang selenium-enriched tea was used as court tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty. In Qing Dynasty, Ziyang Maojian Tea became one of the top ten famous teas in China, enjoying a good reputation all over the country. In March, 20001year, Ziyang county people's government applied to the national standardization management Committee for the construction project of selenium-enriched tea standardization demonstration zone. On June 5438+ 10, 2002, the National Standardization Administration Committee decided Ziyang Selenium-enriched Tea Standardization Demonstration Zone as the national selenium-enriched tea standardization demonstration zone construction project. On June 5438+ 10, 2004, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine announced to the whole country that Ziyang selenium-enriched tea was a national geographical product to protect agricultural products. The newly developed Qinba selenium mushroom, which integrates delicious food, health care and drug therapy, passed the scientific appraisal of Shaanxi Science and Technology Department in 2002 and obtained the patent certificate in the State Patent Office. Products are exported to the Japanese market.

Oranges and tangerines

Ziyang has been known as the "orange town" since ancient times. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there was a large area of citrus cultivation, especially money orange, in the Hanjiang River and Renhe River basins below 450 meters above sea level in Ziyang today. Kumquat skin is like fire, the meat is tender and full, juicy, sweet and sour, and the taste is endless, which is deeply loved by court officials. Therefore, it was listed as a tribute by the Tang Dynasty and is still a treasure in Shaanxi orange. Now Hanwang's wrinkled orange has become another brand of Ziyang citrus because of its emphasis on variety improvement, scientific planting and large-scale production. Ziyang gourmet flavor snacks

Ziyang lies on the north-south dividing line. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, immigrants from Huguang and Fujian and Guangdong moved here, and their living habits and drinking culture influenced each other. Therefore, Ziyang's diet is north-south flavor, and its eating habits are similar to those of Sichuan and Chu, and it likes rice. However, because there are not many rice fields, rice, potatoes and sweet potatoes are mainly used all the year round, supplemented by beans. Its taste is Sichuan-style "sour, hemp and spicy", and Fujian and Guangdong are also sweet and greasy. Traditional snacks are mainly rice, glutinous rice, Wowotou and beans, such as rice paste steamed stuffed bun, oil cake, Ciba, foreign sugar jiaozi, pea cake, rice flour steamed stuffed bun, Wowotou and Wowotou. Towns also have fried dough sticks, fried dough sticks, flower rolls, steamed buns, salt and pepper cakes, crisp kang kang and other flour. Because of the production of sesame seeds, I like to eat sesame cakes and sesame candy. Bean foods are the most, including bean curd, bean curd brain, soybean oil skin, dried bean curd, vegetable bean curd, bean curd (commonly known as "red bean curd" or moldy bean curd), skin cowpea, bean paste and so on. The most local feature of Ziyang is the traditional food of Ziyang-steamed basin, which can only be seen when the family is reunited on New Year's Eve.

Ziyang oil cake: it is made by mixing flour, bean powder and Ziyang tofu and frying them evenly. Pour starch, vinegar, garlic and pepper juice when eating. The taste is crisp and spicy, and the aftertaste is endless.

Ziyang pulp steamed bread: corn pulp is wrapped in tung leaves and steamed with new wheat flour. It tastes slightly crisp and sweet with the fragrance of tung leaves.

Ziyang fried dumplings: radish, vermicelli, diced meat and various seasonings are wrapped in a good dough and steamed in oil. Crispy outside and soft inside, with unique taste.

Ziyang foreign sugar jiaozi: The steamed rice cake is slightly fried in an oil pan, and then rolled into noodles with oats, rock sugar, peanuts and walnuts. The color is golden and bright, and it is oily but not greasy.

Ziyang salt and pepper cake: the dough mixed with pepper, salt and oil juice is kneaded into strips, twisted left and right into cakes, and baked on the outer kang. Its shape is neat and round, and its taste is crisp and delicious.

Crispy kang: layers of salt, pepper, oil and juice are mixed, sesame seeds are sprinkled on one side and baked in the kang, which is crispy and delicious.

Steaming basin

Ziyang steamer originated from Hanwang Town, Ziyang County. It was originally a dish for smokers in the Han River to have a rest and get together, and later it developed into the finale of the New Year's Eve reunion dinner. The production of Ziyang steaming basin is very particular. The raw materials must be whole chicken (native chicken), trotters, lotus roots, red and white radishes, yellow flowers, fungus, mushrooms, egg jiaozi, water-fed cuttlefish and other dried vegetables. Seasoning oil includes fennel, tsaoko, cinnamon, pepper, dried pepper, salt, etc. Put it in a basin, steam it in a cauldron, and put the raw materials and seasonings into the basin step by step. This dish is original, mellow and fleshy, with good color, smell and taste. Ziyang steaming basin is a waste of materials, long time, complicated procedures and exquisite workmanship. A little later is a great taste, which is beyond the reach of ordinary areas. It is the most distinctive traditional dish in Ziyang.

Ziyang steaming basin is very particular about materials. Chickens should be local hens, and other vegetables and seasonings should be local products. If it is later, the taste will change greatly. Ziyang steamed basin soup is delicious, with good color and flavor. Ziyang steamed bowls with side dishes have the most local characteristics.

Selenium-enriched bean food

Ziyang has less rice and more miscellaneous grains, mainly beans. Because Ziyang has less sunshine, poor soil, many kinds of vegetables and low yield, urban and rural residents like to cook with bean foods, such as bean curd, bean curd, cowpea and bean paste. The villagers have their own wisdom, and seemingly insignificant soybeans and cowpeas can also make excellent taste after their careful modulation. The pickled "skin cowpea" in Hanwang Town, Ziyang County is a must in the county. The preparation method is as follows: take some tender cowpeas, boil them slightly, then cut them into inches, dry them and keep them. After autumn, chop the local small red pepper, dry it and mix well, then add some ginger and garlic slices, spray wine, sprinkle with salt, mix well, put it in the jar, add water to the eaves of the jar, and seal and pickle. /kloc-after 0/0 days, it's delicious, spicy and crisp, and you can eat it all the time.

Ziyang cowpea: it is famous for its fragrant color and spicy crispness, and it is a must for Ziyang dried vegetables.

Ziyang red bean curd: it is a kind of tight food snapped up by diners all over the world.

Ziyang bean paste: It is made of local high-quality selenium-enriched soybeans and selected small peppers. Spicy and fragrant, it is the best seasoning for pasta.

Ziyang vegetable bean curd: it is a locally produced soybean. After soaking and swelling, grind to remove residue, then add the green vegetables into the pulp, stir evenly, and then season with oil and salt. It is soup when you eat it. Its soup is light and delicious, and the vegetable tofu in Haoping Town is the best in Ziyang.

Ziyang dried bean curd: smoked with firewood, which can be mixed with cold dishes, bacon and firecrackers. Delicious and delicious, it is a necessary dish for festivals.