Xibali purple garlic

Xibali purple garlic is a specialty of Xibali Town, Huailai County, Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The purple garlic in Xibali Town is famous for its long planting history, large garlic head, few petals, white meat and spicy juice. It is not only an indispensable condiment for families and restaurants, but also has special medical value. It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that purple garlic has the functions of dispersing pain and swelling, eliminating pathogenic wind, killing virus, expelling wind and dampness, treating scar and tinea, strengthening spleen and stomach, treating kidney-qi, stopping cholera and solving plague. Purple garlic, chicken leg onion, purple onion and pepper in Xiaobeichuan are collectively known as "four spicy". At present, Xibali Town is the "Double Ring" vegetable basket project base in Hebei Province, especially purple garlic, with a planting area of more than 10,000 mu. In addition to local self-selling, purple garlic in Xibali Town is not only famous in Beijing, Zhangjiakou, Inner Mongolia and other places, but also transported by Hong Kong businessmen to Japan, Canada and the United States, which is favored by foreign customers.
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