The specialties of Pingxiang include Pingxiang red crucian carp, lotus blood duck, lotus white goose, etc.

1. Pingxiang red crucian carp

Pingxiang red crucian carp is a specialty of Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, and a national geographical indication of agricultural products.

Pingxiang red crucian carp, also known as flesh-red crucian carp, is a variant type of crucian carp. It is named after its flesh-red body color and transparent gill cover. Mainly distributed in the Pingxiang area of ??Jiangxi Province, China, it is an excellent crucian carp species with both edible and ornamental values. ?

The appearance of Pingxiang red crucian carp is the same as that of ordinary crucian carp, and it is a normal triploid sexual reproduction group. However, the scales all over its body are translucent, the lower three lines of the lateral line scales to the abdomen are flesh-red, the operculum is transparent, and the purple-red gill rakers are visible, and the upper side of the lateral line scales is orange-red. In the red crucian carp group, the male to female ratio is 5-6:1, which basically lays eggs once, and some lay eggs twice a year.

On May 25, 2010, the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China approved the implementation of national agricultural product geographical indication registration protection for "Pingxiang Red Crucian Carp".

2. Lotus Blood Duck

The "local dish" "Lotus Blood Duck" of Lianhua, a small county on the border of Jiangxi and Hunan, is being liked by more and more people, and with this dish Restaurants and restaurants named after the dish have spread all over the world. Changsha, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Haikou, Shanghai, Beijing... there are shadows of "Lotus Blood Duck" everywhere.

According to incomplete statistics, there are currently more than 5,000 people working in the county ***, operating more than 1,000 "Lotus Blood Duck" restaurants across the country, earning nearly 200 million yuan for Lotus every year . In Lotus, "Lotus Blood Duck" is a favorite food of every family and everyone likes it. This dish uses duck native to the county, plus local high-quality tea oil, rice wine, and red pepper. It is carefully cooked by local chefs and is delicious, tender, and delicious.

3. Lotus White Goose

The Lotus White Goose is mainly distributed in Lianhua County, Jiangxi Province. It is a new species discovered in the natural resources survey in 1982. After provincial and local regulations in 1985, Experts have identified it as an excellent local variety for meat. Appearance: The body is wide and long, with an oblong shape. The head is large and spindle-shaped. The beak is flat and wide, orange; the eyelids are light yellow; there is a hemispherical orange sarcoma just above the back base of the beak. Feathers white.

The male goose's forehead sarcoma is larger and hemispherical, its shins are long and thick, its abdomen is flat or has a groove, its neck is long and thick, it raises its head and stretches its neck, makes loud and high-pitched calls, and has a good temperament. Fierce and likes to attack people. The female goose's forehead sarcoma is smaller and slightly raised, her neck is short and slightly thick, her body is short and wide, her shins are short and thick, there is a semicircular drop under her abdomen, her cry is low, and her temperament is gentle. The skin is light yellow. Shan and toes are orange.