Xixiang pine flower egg, produced in Xixiang County, southern Shaanxi Province is a unique flavor of Shaanxi's traditional specialty products, can be called one of China's pine flower egg of the top. Xixiang County pine eggs are characterized by: egg body away from the shell, easy to take easy to peel, shake the hand, there is a sense of trembling; peel the shell, crystal oily, transparent tea-brown, shaped like amber, with elasticity, the surface is full of beautiful crystalline pine twig pattern; yolks are slightly cohesive, the outer circle of the ink crystal, within the orange red, bright illumination, levels; salty and light, soft, delicate, smooth, crisp and tasty, endless aftertaste. Therefore, there is a local from the loose eggs not a seat said. According to legend, the earliest egg began to gather ducks on the shores of Taihu Lake. Hundreds of years ago, Taihu Lake, there is a market town, a family built a new house, there is a lime pit behind the house is not filled, the ducks return from the lake at night, laying eggs here. For a long time, and then was found by the owner, peeled off the eggshell to see, egg white yolks are solidified, and there are pine-needle pattern, with a taste of the mouth, although a little astringent, but the flavor of the fresh aroma, a unique flavor. He thought that if the lime mixed with some salt, to remove the astringent flavor, not more delicious after repeated tests, and indeed succeeded, named the lake color eggs, popular among people. So folk with lime, salt, tea, mulberry wood ash as a supplementary material to make eggs became a trend. At that time in the town of business in the town of Qin merchants, will bring this method back to their hometowns, combined with the actual situation of Xixiang, to improve the flavor is better, and renamed as the pine flower egg, passed down to the present Xixiang pine egg, according to records, originated in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong years 1736 AD has been more than 200 years of history. After the merchant with the surname of Qin transmitted the method of pickled eggs to Xixiang, initially there were workshops such as "Tianshenfa", "Tian Tongxin" and Lanzhixuan, etc. to produce and make them. But to Lanzhixuan production of loose eggs, good quality and flavor, popular. The old "Xixiang County Records" recorded: "Pine eggs, also known as eggs, plus pine ash system, if you add bamboo leaves, peach ash can also show the pine flowers, to loose heart is the most famous. Marketing Qin Du, Hankou and other places. Sellers wrapped in straw, five a string, complex as a series of pearls, carry very convenient, business travelers through the county who do not buy it. Here in ancient times, transportation is not convenient, farmers duck eggs for self-consumption, eggs peak season, can not be stored, every spring and fall processing eggs, Wang for the light storage, year-round enjoyment. And as a commodity sold near and far, over time, the formation of Hanzhong specialty.