Shangqiu’s specialties include Shaozi soup, Shangqiu paper-cutting, Weizhuang sesame candy, Huqin, Peiqiao watermelon, etc.
1. Shaozi Soup
The main raw material of Shaozi Soup is millet. After millet is ground into pulp, it is cooked with fresh chicken soup, mutton fat, vermicelli, fennel, ginger, pepper, MSG, salt, etc. When eating, pour special beef essence and chili oil in the bowl. It is delicious, not fishy and not smelly.
2. Shangqiu paper-cutting
Shangqiu paper-cutting is an ancient traditional folk art with a long history, and the styles of paper-cutting vary from place to place. Paper-cutting in Henan has developed into two major schools: eastern Henan and western Henan. Paper-cutting in western Henan is mostly traditional paper-cutting. Paper-cutting in eastern Henan is mostly based on the daily life of modern people, reflecting folk customs and sentiments, and absorbing nutrients from traditional crafts of shadow puppets, clay sculptures, puppets, embroidery, and folk printing and dyeing.
3. Weizhuang sesame candy
Weizhuang sesame candy is a unique traditional snack in Shuangba Town, Liangyuan District, Shangqiu City. It has a production history of more than 200 years and is famous for its four characteristics: sweet, fragrant, loose and crisp. This sesame candy uses high-quality rice, white sugar, sesame, and malt as raw materials. The rice is distilled, sugar catalytic enzyme is added, the sugar juice is squeezed out, and the sugar juice is boiled, drawn, and cut, and supplemented with sesame and white flour.
4. Huqin
The reason Huqin has been spread for thousands of years and is famous at home and abroad is because this place has special fertile soil and water quality. There are optimized varieties and cultivation techniques that are refined and rejuvenated year by year. It has a small root and a big tree, crisp and refreshing taste, smooth stems, no silk and no residue. It is known as the "King of Celery" and "the best celery in China".
5. Peiqiao watermelon
Peiqiao watermelon is a specialty of Peiqiao Town, Yongcheng City, Shangqiu City, Henan Province. Yongcheng Peiqiao watermelon has the advantages of few seeds, thick pulp and thin skin, occupying the vast market in Sulu, Henan and Anhui.