Introduce Huazhou specialty

In ancient times, Huazhou, which was uninhabited, was full of miasma and people suffered from phlegm. According to legend, there is a debater in the city of Shilong, who pities the people's sufferings and plants oranges, which have magical effects. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhou people built Huayan Temple in Zhoucheng to commemorate Luo Bian, and the temple gate couplet said: "The story recalls that year, ten thousand oranges were planted; The wizard of oz stays here. Mao 'an is a place to live. "The record of Huazhou Orange has been recorded in the" Medicine "in Gaozhou Official Records compiled during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (about 1600). In addition to legends, efficacy, value, discrimination, soil, climate, species protection, collection, processing, tribute, origin, plot, there are a lot of poems praising Huazhou Orange.

In the middle of Qing Dynasty, the county planted more than 300 mu of citrus (about 1 1,000 plants). At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, citrus was destroyed because of frequent wars and the authorities only paid attention to acquisition and did not ask about production. By 1949, there are only more than 30 acres (about 2000 trees) in the county. After the founding of New China, the people's government allocated special funds in the 1950s to restore the old orange orchards and open up new production areas. 1962 county citrus production office was established, and the Chinese herbal medicine company was entrusted to be responsible for the production, processing, acquisition and sales of citrus. The orange area is increasing year by year. In the early 1970s, the area of citrus in the county grew to more than 3,000 mu, and increased to 8,500 mu in 1985 (about170,000 plants). The county people's government also organized Chinese medicine experts to conduct a series of studies on Huazhou Orange. In order to tap the advantages of local production, 1987 expanded Laijiayuan orange products factory into a Chinese medicine factory, and the number of employees increased from more than 20 to more than 100, producing orange medicines, which further played the role of oranges in medicine. 1988, the factory produces orange series drugs in batches.

Rongshucha

Banyan tea, also known as glazed tea, is named after it is produced near the Banyan market in Guguan Road. It is said that banyan tea strips are fresh and tender, with green leaves and similar shapes to ancient banyan trees, hence the name. Also, the origin of banyan tea is tea (built by Zhao in Chongzhen period of Ming Dynasty), and there is a well next to the temple, named Jing. The well water is clear and sweet, and the banyan tea is soaked in the glass well, which is particularly mellow, so it is also called Liu Licha.

The entrance of banyan tea is sweet and moist, which can not only quench thirst, but also dispel wind and phlegm, eliminate food stagnation and stimulate appetite. This kind of tea was planted in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 300 years. According to legend, in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, A Qing fled here for avoiding power rape, cut his hair and lived in seclusion in Liuli Temple. He built a small tea pavilion next to the temple and soaked glass tea in a glass well to entertain passers-by. Because the tea in glaze is fragrant and sweet, and good fruit can spread books, it has become fashionable for officials and celebrities from all over the country to drink tea and compose poems in Liuli Temple, leaving many excellent works. For example, Gao Lian's observation gave Shen Yewan a beautiful sentence of "Silla drinks Yi Deng". Celebrity Xie Guiyuan borrowed a poem from tea: "Turn the peak into a teahouse, let's taste a spoonful of sweetness in the famous spring;" Absolutely like the taste of Huishan, Lingnan really does not reduce Jiangnan. "Celebrities drink famous tea and bring out the best in each other. Banyan tea is very famous.

Alpinia nansheng

Ginger is millet, drought-tolerant, barren-resistant and afraid of soaking. Most cultivated land in Nansheng belongs to black mud field, which is rich in carbon, soft and hydrophobic and suitable for the growth of Alpinia officinarum.

South-born Alpinia officinarum is brownish yellow in color, slightly shiny, not shriveled, thin in skin and thick in meat, crisp and tender in meat, sweet in taste and high in gingerol content. It has the functions of resolving phlegm, promoting qi circulation, promoting digestion and appetizing, invigorating spleen and promoting diuresis, eliminating dampness and preventing epidemics. According to elders' legend, during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, the plague was prevalent in Huazhou and neighboring counties, and villagers in Nansheng area ate ginger to prevent immune diseases and make the surrounding area peaceful. In addition, Nansheng Jiang Shui is served with the local famous dish "White Cut Chicken", which is fragrant but not greasy and full of flavor. Restaurants, restaurants and families all use ginger as the main seasoning, and they are used to each other. There is also spice powder used by local chefs for seasoning, and more ginger in the south. The food is particularly delicious.

Jiang Sha has been planted in Nansheng for more than 200 years, when it was only a few tens of acres. Since then, Alpinia officinarum has been widely used. Not only can it be used as seasoning, but also can be used as medicine for treating Han disease, so the planting area has been expanding, and it has developed to more than 500 mu by the end of Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China. The planting area of xie cun, Shanwei and Tang Le has been expanded from Pushan to Nansheng, with the annual planting of ginger 1000 mu. During the listing season of Jiang Sha (dried ginger slices), many merchants in Nanshengwei bought by the scale and shipped them to Guangxi, Yunnan, Central China and North China for sale. After the founding of New China, the people's government attached great importance to the production of Alpinia officinarum, summed up and exchanged experience in planting ginger, and popularized the improved varieties of Alpinia officinarum. At the same time, the commercial department set up some purchasing points, which promoted the development of Alpinia officinarum. From the late 1950s to the early 1960s, the whole commune planted about 3,000 mu of Alpinia officinarum every year, with a yield of 2 tons per mu. Later, with the construction and improvement of Nansheng water diversion project, there were many waterlogged fields in summer, which was not conducive to the production of Alpinia officinarum. Coupled with the tendency of "valuing grain over money" at that time, the planting area of Alpinia officinarum was reduced. 1988, about 200 mu of ginger is planted in the whole region (town), with a total output of more than 300 tons.

Shuiqiao cucumber

Farmers in Shuiqiao have a long history of planting cucumbers, and it was more than 100 years ago to make cucumbers into dried melons. Shuiqiao cucumber, named after its origin, was first planted in Nakamura and Liucun, and then gradually developed to nearby Shancuo, Xiacuo, Yingbi, Hecangjiao, Tang Chen, Liangcuo, Luopo and Xiyong. After the founding of New China, Shuiqiao cucumber has been further developed. In addition to expanding the planting area in the old producing areas, it has also been planted in the neighboring Guangdong and Guangxi regions (towns) such as Qiling, Longxiu, Luodi, Zhaitangpo and Chuba. From 1950s to 1970s, Shuiqiao planted more than 0/00 mu of cucumber/kloc-every year and produced about 0/5 tons of dried melon. After 198 1 year rural household contract responsibility system, farmers have more management autonomy, and the sales of dried cucumbers are increasing day by day. As a result, Shuiqiao cucumber has developed rapidly, planting 400~500 mu every year and making more than 60 tons of dried melons. 1988, in order to improve the quality of cucumbers, the government of Shuiqiaoqiao Town built a cucumber products factory, and the dry output value of cucumbers in the whole town reached10 million yuan.

There are four varieties of Shuiqiao cucumber: melon, cucumber, rice melon and snake melon. These melons have been carefully processed and pickled into dried melons, which are golden in color, slightly sweet, crisp and delicious, and will not go bad after long storage. Dried melon and lean meat with sliced melon and oyster sauce are chopped into patties, which are delicious and tasty; Boiling aged wax gourd and old rice into porridge can cure chronic diarrhea and dysentery; Cooking wax gourd with sour vinegar and ginger as seasoning together with pig's trotters or raw chicken is an excellent food for lying-in women, which can not only help digestion, stimulate appetite, but also dispel blood stasis and bring forth new ideas. Therefore, people often regard Shuiqiao cucumber as a good gift for relatives and friends. Therefore, Shuiqiao dried cucumber is exported to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Haikou, Sanya, Zhanjiang, Nanning, Beihai, Hong Kong, Macao and other large and medium-sized cities, and the sales volume is increasing day by day.

Jian gang Zhan mi

Jiangang glutinous rice is a late-maturing variety, named after it is produced in Jiangang, Chikan, Ligang, lice and low pits around Jiangang Town.

According to legend, the glutinous rice that built Hong Kong began in the early Qing Dynasty. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, about 2000 mu was planted, and the yield per mu was 0. 14 tons. The glutinous rice production area in Jiangang has beautiful scenery, and the cultivated land belongs to sandy mud field. In the past, local farmers used to use bone (pig, ox bone) powder to cultivate seedlings, so the glutinous rice produced was slender, transparent, without white belly, non-sticky when cooked, resistant to cooking, delicious, refreshing and slippery, which was liked by wealthy families. During the Republic of China, Jiangang glutinous rice was mostly sold to Guangzhou, Guangzhou Bay (now Zhanjiang City), Hong Kong, Macao and Southeast Asia.

After the founding of New China, high-yield and improved varieties of rice were gradually popularized in rural areas, while the planting area of glutinous rice in Jiangang was reduced year by year because of its low yield, low price and susceptibility to rice blast. In the early 1980s, only 100 mu was planted in the whole town. In the middle and late 1980s, with the improvement of urban people's life, the staple food became increasingly refined, and the planting area of glutinous rice in Jiangang continued to expand. From 65438 to 0988, the planting area of glutinous rice in Jiangang was about 200 mu.

Middle east pig

Middle East pigs are named after being produced in the Middle East. It is one of the improved pigs in the province and the main variety of pigs in the county. According to legend, pigs were raised in the Middle East at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the number of pigs in the Middle East grew to more than 3,000 per year. In the late Republic of China, it increased to more than 6,000 heads/year, including more than 300 sows. After the founding of New China, pigs in the Middle East have been greatly developed. 1963 The Provincial Department of Agriculture set up a Middle East pig breeding consultation station in the Middle East Commune of this county to be responsible for the purification and popularization of Middle East pig breeds. Since then, the number of pigs in the Middle East has increased year by year, from 1979 to more than 30,000, including 2,000 sows. 1985 increased to more than 84,000, including nearly 4,000 sows; 1988 increased to 88,000.

Middle East pigs have the characteristics of early maturity, big belly bag, coarse grains, fast growth, easy fattening, thin skin and tender meat, short legs and many nests. According to the Report Collection of Agricultural Production Planning in Huazhou County published by 1985, under the usual steamed bread and management, piglets of Middle East pigs were weaned for 65 days, weighing 10 kg. The peak weight gain of pigs is from 7 to 9 months old, and they are fattened to 1 1 ~ 12 months old, and their weight can reach100 ~120kg. The average litter size of middle eastern sows is 10.8. Compared with Gaozhou Tanghuang Pig, Xuwen Fine Bone Pig, Hainan Wenchang Pig, Peyo Meihua Pig and Puning Liusha Pig, the litter size of 24-month-old sows is 1 ~ 2, and the average daily gain of piglets is 0. 1 ~ 0.2 kg. Middle East pig farms are the distribution centers for young pigs in the Middle East. During the market, pig farmers in four towns came in an endless stream to buy pig seedlings. Middle Eastern pigs are also raised in most areas of the city. In addition, Guangxi Gaozhou, Maonan, Lianjiang, Luchuan and other neighboring counties (regions) also have aquaculture. From 65438 to 0988, the pig farms under the County Animal Husbandry Bureau crossbred Middle Eastern breeding pigs with foreign black-and-white pigs to cultivate a new generation of breeds for farmers nationwide.

Pingding sauced chicken

Pingding sauce chicken, also known as horn chicken, was named after Liang Jia's sauce inspection office moved to Pingding Cape in the early Qing Dynasty. This chicken is a famous local chicken breed and enjoys a high reputation at the junction of Guangdong and Guangxi. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, Liang Jiashi inspected the land under the jurisdiction of Ya 'an, where mountains are high and forests are dense, rivers are criss-crossing, insects, ants, fish and shrimp are abundant, and pheasants are particularly abundant. The pheasant was domesticated into a family chicken after being artificially raised, and it was named sauce chicken.

Sauced chicken first rose in Pingding, and then developed to country-specific ones, Wenlou and other places. This kind of chicken has Huang Wu (yellow hair, yellow skin, yellow meat, yellow feet and yellow mouth), which can strengthen the spleen and stomach, strengthen bones and muscles, promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals. According to legend, during the Daoguang period, Duan Yucheng, the inspection department, rebuilt Yacheng. After the completion, a "Hundred Chicken Banquet" was held, and diners gathered in all directions. After the banquet, an elegant scholar left a famous sentence, "Gem is cheap and greedy.". From then on, using sauce to appease chickens, fame and fortune. After the reform and opening up, some professional chicken farmers in Pingding Town have been from 65438 to 0988, and Nansheng Livestock Farm under the County Aquatic Animal Husbandry Bureau has continuously purified and popularized Pingding sauce chicken to further improve the quality of sauce chicken. With the needs of people's life, sauce chicken is also exported to domestic and foreign markets.