Zuoyun flax

Flax is abundant in the northwest of Datong, and now the planting area of flax in Xinrong District and Zuoyun County has reached 40,000 mu and 38,000 mu respectively. The flax in Zuoyun county is famous for its large output, good quality and high oil yield. Flax, that is, flax for oil. Linseed seeds are oblate, dark brown and shiny, and can be used for oil extraction. Linseed oil is edible oil produced by indigenous method or oil press. Linseed oil has a strong aroma, which can be used for cooking and frying food, and can also be used for producing paint, ink and soap. In northern Shanxi, the main producing areas of cucurbit are Zuoyun, Youyu and Pinglu. These three counties are the oil bases in Shanxi Province. The characteristics of "north road hemp" are: fragrant, delicious, little smoke when frying food, fast epithelium, clear yellow and beautiful color. The oil yield of flax is also very high, reaching more than 30%. These characteristics make the oil on the North Road not only famous, but also fragrant all over the country.
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