Carve gourd

Carving gourd: also known as gourd. Unique traditional handicrafts flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. At that time, the atmosphere of raising Polygonum cuspidatum in Liaocheng was very prosperous, and the sales of Polygonum cuspidatum gourd were very large. Most villages that plant, produce and sell gourds are concentrated in Liaocheng Chengguan, Yansi Town and Liangshui Town. The carved gourd is beautifully designed and the knife work is smooth. Although it is expensive, it is in short supply. Since 1978, artists have made bold innovations on the basis of inheriting traditional techniques, cutting and combining gourds into various shapes, turning flat carving into general carving, making the patterns three-dimensional, creating many new products with their own characteristics and becoming excellent gifts.

Liaocheng writing brush

Liaocheng brush: Liaocheng brush manufacturing industry has a long history, and there were 1000 pen makers in the middle of Ming Dynasty. Fu Yijian, the first scholar in Qing Dynasty, went to Beijing to take the exam, and chose Liaocheng first-class brush. Emperor Kangxi once wrote poems with Liaocheng brush, and inscribed the plaque of "Shen Guangzhong" for Guangyue Building, which shows the fame of Liaocheng brush at that time. There are more than 200 kinds of brushes produced in Liaocheng, with different sizes. According to the specifications, there is a "grab pen" with the largest length, which can write 3 feet; There is also a small pen, which can write small beans. According to the different raw materials, it can be divided into "wool", "wolf hair", "double double brush" and "seven purple three sheep". Liaocheng brush, except for a few pure wool pens, was basically made by Wei Sheng method in the Three Kingdoms period, and it was completed after 72 processes. It is characterized by beautiful appearance, rigid and flexible combination, strong ink absorption and durability. It has the unique virtue of meticulous brushwork "sharp, neat, round and healthy" and is a good painting and calligraphy. 1955 was rated as the first of its kind in the whole province. Not only sold well in China, but also sold to Hong Kong, Japan and other places five times through Qingdao, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other ports. Famous calligraphers Shu Tong and Yang Xuanting wrote many excellent works with Liaocheng brush.

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Smoked/black dates

The traditional local products of Yanggu and chiping counties are also called smoked dates and burnt dates. It is made of cooked fresh jujube by boiling in water, kiln smoking and cooling. Only the 1 process of kiln fumigation will be repeated three times for six days, and it can only be done after "three times in the kiln and six times in water". After jujube is made, its color is deep purple and bright, its pattern is fine and it has a special sweetness. "Old County Records" records: "yi county is a jujube producing area. Smoked with fresh dates and fire, the operation is very fine, exported to southern provinces, with tens of thousands of bags every year, and the profit is great. " Products are not only supplied locally, but also sold well in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions.

Processed tofu

Gaotang famous food, also known as tofu brain. Fine production, unique ingredients and unique flavor. Its characteristics are: tofu is white and bright, tender but not loose, brine is clear but not light, oily but not greasy; The aroma of food is tangy, fleshy but not fishy, spicy but not choking. Old tofu is made of selected high-quality soybeans. Peel and crush soybeans, soak them in sun-exposed storage water (purified Yellow River water is the best), and grind them into slurry with a stone mill after they are full. Packaging after foaming (filtering residue), boiling in a pot to make bean juice, cooling, putting in a bucket or vat, adding gypsum, sealing for 20 minutes to make tofu, and adding ingredients such as halogen and oil to serve. If you like spicy food, you can add fried red pepper.

Laowangzhai donkey meat

Laowangzhai donkey meat: a traditional famous food in Gaotang. Gaotang donkey meat is famous far and wide, and Laowangzhai donkey meat in Yin Ji Township of Gaotang is even better. Its donkey meat processing has a history of more than 300 years. Because the local people commonly call donkeys ghosts, they call donkey meat "devil meat". At the end of the Qing dynasty, it was exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries, and was also presented to the court as a tribute. The processing method of "devil's meat" in Laowangzhai is unique, with complete medicinal materials and exquisite craftsmanship. Its products are sauce purple, fragrant and delicious, fragrant but not greasy, rotten but not scattered, and have the functions of promoting blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, nourishing and strengthening the body. Donkey whip is called "golden money meat", which has the effect of tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. When local people entertain guests, there is a saying that "there is no feast without donkey meat".

Wu Dalang sesame seed cake

Wu Dalang sesame seed cake: a famous food in Luxi. It originated in the Jingyou period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Originally called "sesame seed cake", it was later renamed "Wu Dalang sesame seed cake". It is famous in the world because it is described in two classical masterpieces, Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei.