Leek Tianjin

Tianjinweijiu is a specialty of Tianjin. Leek is one of the native vegetables in China and has a long history of eating. As early as the Xia dynasty, leek was recorded, and it was regarded as a delicious dish in Shang and Zhou dynasties. Tianjin produced and consumed leeks a little later, but later came to the fore. Because of its excellent quality, leeks became a famous dish. The leek cultivated in Tianjin has wide and long leaves, tender quality and high yield, which is suitable for many kinds of cultivation. It is mainly divided into three varieties, such as rhubarb seedling, big green seedling and curly hair, commonly known as "Wei leek", and has become one of the best products for people to eat. In the early years, every Spring Festival, vegetable farmers tied the leek with red rope and went to the market to "sell fresh". In this way, the leek became a unique variety of vegetables in Tianjin, and it was listed as the "four treasures" of the annual dish together with purple crab, whitebait and iron finch. Therefore, in the "Jinmen Zhuzhi Ci", there is a saying that "the vegetables and leeks are half yellow in spring, and the price on the bank of Jinyi Bridge is on the high side", which shows the high status of Tianjin yellow leeks at that time. Legend has it that during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, a gardener named Zhu stumbled upon leeks in his flower cellar, so he was called "Huang Jiu". Because of its delicious taste, it was widely cultivated by farmers in Tianjin suburbs during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. The leek cultivated in Tianjin has wide and long leaves, tender quality and high yield, which is suitable for many kinds of cultivation. It is mainly divided into three varieties, such as rhubarb seedling, big green seedling and curly hair, commonly known as "Wei leek", and has become one of the best products for people to eat. In the early years, every Spring Festival, vegetable farmers tied the leek with red rope and went to the market to "sell fresh". In this way, the leek became a unique variety of vegetables in Tianjin, and it was listed as the "four treasures" of the annual dish together with purple crab, whitebait and iron finch. Therefore, in the "Jinmen Zhuzhi Ci", there is a saying that "the vegetables and leeks are half yellow in spring, and the price on the bank of Jinyi Bridge is on the high side", which shows the high status of Tianjin yellow leeks at that time.
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