Hongxiao pear
Hongxiao pear is rich in Hongxiao pear where the ancient ginkgo landscape garden of Zenlin Temple is located. This pear is also known as "Buddha Jianxi". It is large and upright, with a skin that looks like a hood. Covered with white frost and red inside, it looks graceful and luxurious. It tastes thin and crispy, with a mouthful of honey. Hongxiao pear is rich in nutrients, crispy and juicy, sweet and sour, and has a beautiful and fragrant flavor. Rich in sugar, protein, fat, carbohydrates and multiple vitamins, it plays an important role in human health. Pear fruit can also be processed to make dried pears, pear preserves, pear paste, pear juice, canned pears, etc. It can also be used to make wine and vinegar. Pear fruit also has medical value. It can aid digestion, moisten the lungs and clear the heart, eliminate phlegm and cough, reduce fever, and detoxify. Shao Yong of the Song Dynasty had a "Poetry on Eating Pear": "May you not love golden pear, but may you love red pear." This is a love and praise for red pear.
Zhao Zhao is a very famous local folk snack. It is shaped like a pancake and is made of high-quality mung beans as the main raw material, which is fried in juice and slow fire. When fried, it is as thin as paper, light as a mirror, translucent, does not break when lifted, does not crack when folded, does not break when made into vegetable soup, does not mess up the soup, and has a slight chew. Cut the fried noodles into small diamond-shaped pieces, and you can make them into charred fried noodles, vinegar fried noodles, glass fried noodles, mixed fried noodles, fried soup, etc. They are delicious and colorful, and leave a lingering aroma in your mouth after eating. It is said that the name "Fang Zha" comes from the Empress Dowager Cixi, and it has become an indispensable delicacy for locals to entertain guests and celebrate festivals.