1. Jianli River Crab: Jianli River Crab is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Jianli River Crab has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.
River crabs, steel carapace, millipedes, brachyurans.
Living in the warm and humid Jianghuai River Basin, Jianli is located in Yunmeng, Guze. The water surface is wide and rich in aquatic plants and humus, providing excellent natural conditions for river crabs to thrive.
The delicacies of Jianli County include Jianli river crab, Jianli eel, Jianli pig, Jianli Jingjiang duck, Jianli water chestnuts, etc.
1. Jianli River Crab: Jianli River Crab is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province. Jianli River Crab has obtained the National Geographical Indication Certification Trademark.
River crabs, steel carapace, millipedes, brachyurans.
Living in the warm and humid Jianghuai River Basin, Jianli is located in Yunmeng, Guze. The water surface is wide and rich in aquatic plants and humus, providing excellent natural conditions for river crabs to thrive.
2. Jianli eel: Jianli eel is a specialty of Jianli County, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province.
Jianli eel won the national geographical indication certification trademark.
The nutritional value of eel is very high. There is a folk saying in my country that "eat a branch of ginseng in winter and an eel in summer."
Correspondingly, the market value of eels is also high, especially in winter when there are no wild eels, and the price of artificially cultured eels exceeds 30 yuan per pound.
3. Jianli pig: Jianli pig is famous for its tender and delicious meat. In history, there is a saying that "Jianli pig contributes to tribute".
According to the "Jianli County Chronicle", in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1752), Jianli local pigs were sent to Kyoto as tribute, so they were also called "tribute pigs". It has a history of more than 260 years.
Breed Characteristics: The trunk and limbs of Jianli pig are white, and the head is white.
The neck, buttocks and tail are black, and it is commonly known as the "two-headed black" pig.
4. Jianli Jingjiang duck: Jingjiang duck is famous for its early maturity, abundant egg laying, good foraging, resistance to cold and heat, and strong adaptability. It is abundant in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River in my country. The core production area, Jianli County, is located on the north bank of the Jingjiang River and the southern part of the Jianghan Plain. It borders Jiangling to the west, Qianjiang and Xiantao to the north, Honghu Lake to the east, and Yueyang, Hunan across the river to the south. The territory is crisscrossed by ditches and rivers, densely covered with lakes and ponds, and is rich in fish, shrimp, snails and sedge. Farmers in the lake area have a tradition of raising ducks. , it was recorded in the early years of Guangxu. The actual breeding period is even older. After long-term natural and artificial selection, an egg-type local duck species that looks like a wild duck, has strong adaptability, high egg production rate, and tender duck meat has gradually formed.
5. Jianli Water Chestnut: Water Chestnut, commonly known as Di Li, Horse Hoof, Chi Mi, Fuchi, etc.
It belongs to the family Cyperaceae and is a perennial aquatic herbaceous plant.
There are grape stolons underground, the tips of which swell into bulbs (this bulb is what we usually call "water chestnuts"); the above-ground stems are clustered, upright, tubular, like dragon whiskers, and dark green.