Candied wax gourd

According to legend, the production of Yuxi honeydew melon began in the late Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years. In the early years of the Republic of China, Tang, a famous pastry shop in Fengxiangzhai, Yuxi, created "crystal preserves", which made Yuxi preserves famous all over the world. Preserved winter melon in Yuxi can be divided into red and white preserves, both of which are transparent and brightly colored, so red preserves are called "amber preserves" and white preserves are called "crystal preserves".

Although the preserved wax gourd in Yuxi is called candied fruit, it is not made of honey, but made of fine brown sugar and white sugar. It is of high quality and delicious, which makes people really feel that "honey is not as good as honey" after eating it.

Songqing roast duck

Roast duck ranks first on Yuxi's menu and is famous all over the province. Yang Zhuxi, a famous poet in Qing Dynasty, praised Yuxi Roast Duck with "Qiyang Zhi Zhu Ci". His poem says: "Duck eggs can teach the valley to embrace, and Zimbabwe is rich in resources." The red clay stove is ready. Why not chew a big bowl and have a drink? "Yuxi roast duck is similar to the roast duck in the north, but it has its own characteristics. It is made of a duck weighing about one kilogram after 40 to 60 days of processing and baking. The skin is crisp and tender, and the taste of salt and pepper is rich.

Yuxi roast duck is also called "pine nut roast duck" because it uses "grass balls" made by drying and twisting pine needles as fuel and has a unique Yuxi flavor. Every summer and autumn, there are many roast duck restaurants in the streets of Yuxi. People who taste ducks are bustling, tasting the color and taste, feasting their eyes and eating delicious food.

Tonghai shredded radish

Fresh and tender radish with good quality is selected for Tonghai shredded radish, and the sediment is washed, pushed into filaments and dried. Its ingredients are carefully selected, carefully processed, white and tender in color, fine and even in silk, sweet to eat raw, neither bitter nor spicy, without impurities or peculiar smell. Pickled pickles are nutritious and can be preserved for a long time to supplement vegetables in off-season. Products have been sold well in and out of the province for a long time, and exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other countries, which are well received by consumers.

Yuxi oil halogen rot

Yuxi oil-marinated rot is said to have been made in Ming and Qing Dynasties, when every household in China pickled it into domestic pickles or as gifts for relatives and friends from other places. Later, it developed into small commodity production. The pickling of oil and halogen rot is mainly stinky tofu made of soybeans, which requires fine texture, uniform block size and consistent thickness. The stinky tofu is dried in the sun, drained of external moisture, soaked in appropriate grain liquor, wrapped with white sugar, refined salt, pepper, high-quality star anise and pepper powder, soaked in refined vegetable oil and pickled.

Yimen douchi

Douchi is a specialty of Yimen, which is famous for its excellent color, fragrance and taste.

Yimen Douchi can be divided into mung bean Douchi and dried Douchi, especially mung bean Douchi. Hot sauce is bright red, black beans are light green, red and green, which greatly increases people's appetite. After the entrance, it is sweet and tender, which makes people memorable. Cooking fish with it as an ingredient has a unique flavor.

The characteristic of Yimen Green Douchi is "green". It is necessary to choose 70% to 80% mature green bean plants, peel off fresh bean rice and make it while it is hot, so as to make fermented beans fragrant and tender. Make green beans in July and August every year. At that time, green soybean plants were cut home. After dinner, three families and five households sat around the street, men, women and children, relatives and neighbors, peeling beans at night to keep fresh.

Yimen Douchi is made of spring water such as Dalongquan, Xiaolongquan, Shi Lian Temple and Shuanglongtan.