Zhouxiang mustard tuber

Zhouxiang mustard tuber is a specialty of zhouxiang town, Cixi City, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province. Zhouxiang town mustard tuber is round and even in shape, crisp and tender in texture, plump in meat quality, bright in color and low in hollowness. Therefore, it is fresh, fragrant, crisp and tender after processing, moderately salty and spicy, delicious in taste, rich in nutrition and suitable for eating in all seasons. Mustard mustard tuber, also known as tuber mustard tuber, belongs to mustard genus in Cruciferae, and its fleshy stems have been pickled, which has become a delicious and popular home-cooked dish. The mustard tuber production in Cixi started late but developed rapidly. Zhacai, originally from Sichuan Province, is also called "Sichuan cuisine". Since the 1960s, Cixi began to introduce pickled mustard tuber, the varieties of which are full broken leaves, semi-broken leaves, grass kidney, Zhetong No.1 and so on. In the 1970s, it was gradually expanded in the cotton area, and by 1987, the planting area reached 47,346 mu, which was mainly distributed in Dongshantou, Chongshou, Jiantang, Xiaoan, Yisi and Xisan. At present, zhouxiang town Xiaoan's mustard tuber is the most famous. Zhouxiang town Xiaoan mustard tuber is famous for its excellent variety, wide planting area, high yield and good antiseptic technology. There are more than 20,000 mu of pickled mustard tuber planted in this town. Every household regards the production of pickled mustard tuber as a way to get rich through hard work. The varieties are introduced from Xiaoshan and Haiyan. The existing semi-broken leaves and short-headed (round) varieties are excellent, with an average yield of about 7,000 kg per mu and a high yield of up to 10,000 kg. There is a mustard tuber processing factory in the town, which replaces the old pit-and-pool pickling method with pit-and-hole pickled mustard tuber, which is scientifically preserved and finely processed. There are different forms of knife cutting, slicing and packaging in retort, bag and bulk. Zhouxiang town Xiao 'an mustard tuber is endowed with unique natural conditions such as soil and climate, farmers are industrious and simple, and its varieties are excellent. The mustard tuber produced is round and even in shape, crisp and tender in texture, rich in meat quality, bright in color and low in hollowness. Therefore, it has the characteristics of freshness, fragrance, crispness and tenderness after processing, moderate salty and spicy, delicious in taste and rich in nutrition, and is suitable for eating in all seasons.
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