When mentioning Lianzhou, I believe many friends will immediately think of the famous Lianzhou Underground River, because it is not only the tourist card of Lianzhou, but also the only national AAAAA tourist attraction in Qingyuan, with "Donghe Wonderland", "Donghe River"

Although it is just a cave, it is also a unique cave because it has caves, rivers, bridges, and waterfalls in the cave. It is very magical, so everyone mentions it.

It’s understandable that the first thing that comes to mind when you arrive in Lianzhou is this amazing underground river.

However, the beauty of Lianzhou goes beyond the underground river. It is an ancient county with a long history and rich culture. It has always been a battleground for military strategists. Liu Yuxi, Han Yu, Yue Fei, General Fubo, etc. all fought for it.

I have left my footprints here, and 138 Jinshi have come out of Lianzhou, some of whom have returned to the rank of prime minister, and have become extremely popular ministers.

There are also stories about the famous brothers (Chen Quan and Chen Zhu) who were named on the gold list at the same time, and the three generations of Gongsun and Sun (Tang Yuan, Tang Jing and Tang Yan) who were awarded the imperial examination respectively.

Moreover, Lianzhou has served as the provincial capital of Guangdong five times in modern times, so its historical status is extremely high, even higher than that of its superior city, Qingyuan.

The long history and rich culture have also given rise to a variety of specialties, such as Lianzhou white tea, honey, candied dates, polygonatum, Dongpi cured dog, Yao'an winter mushroom, Lianzhou flower sausage, stuffed snails, Dongpi

Shuijiao, Huangmao rice dumplings, hot and sour beans, etc. are all Lianzhou specialties that are famous throughout the country.

Among these various specialties, Dongpi’s cured meat is extremely famous, and it left the deepest impression on us. Why?

Because when we were driving in Qingyuan, when we passed through Dongpi Town in Lianzhou, there were a lot of cured meats drying in front of almost every house, and we had tasted them many times and they were indeed very delicious.

Dongpi bacon is now a national geographical indication product. The geographical feature of Dongpi is a river bed valley, located between two mountains and two rivers.

Among them, the Dongtang River emerges from the canyon and flows slowly to Dongpi Town, bringing the gentle mountain breeze to the town.

In autumn and winter, the dry cold wind blows from the South Wind Col and mixes with the water vapor emitted by the two rivers, just in time to cool down the cured meat hanging on the ceiling and slowly dry it in the shade.

Due to the specific wind, temperature and humidity in Dongpi Town, the unique flavor of Dongpi cured food is formed.

Therefore, Dongpi cured meat is also known as "air-dried cured meat", and is also said to be "a blessing from the right time and place".

In addition, due to the air-drying process, it can only be produced using the natural climate conditions of autumn and winter. The production time is approximately between the Cold Dew Festival and Xiaohan Festival every year, which is a seasonal production. Cured meat produced outside this time range will not have the characteristics of air-dried cured meat.

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Production time and production area are two necessary conditions, one is indispensable, and both constitute the natural conditions for the production of air-dried cured meat.

There are many types of Dongpi cured food, including not only our common bacon and sausages, but also cured chicken, cured fish, cured duck, cured steak, etc., and these meats are also exquisite. The breed of pork is Landrace pig, which is lean.

Meat-type pigs have high protein content; chickens, ducks, etc. are all local breeds and are raised naturally, so the meat quality is better; the feed includes local wild vegetables, rice bran, or free-range feeding, and appropriate supplements are peanuts.

Bran and other concentrated feeds and minerals.

According to local friends, Dongpi’s cured meat production has a very long history, dating back to the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, two immigrants from Dongguan moved here and brought with them traditional bacon-making techniques. Combining the special environment of Dongpi Town, they cured the livestock raised by farmers, which resulted in dozens of bacon-making meats.

Welcome from the villagers.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, people in Dongpi lived a prosperous life and their livestock were prosperous. At that time, there was often a surplus of pork in addition to normal slaughter and sales.

By chance, a local villager spread the remaining pork with salt, and the next day hung the pork that had been marinated in salt overnight with a rope. It was the winter solstice, and there was heavy snow for days, so the household could not go out.

People took out the marinated pork and cooked it, and found that the taste was unusual, salty and delicious.

From then on, the technique of curing pork with salt to make cured meat became popular.

In view of the characteristics of Dongpi Cured Meat, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Dongpi Cured Meat" in 2006.

The local government also officially launched the pilot project of professional town standardization demonstration sites in 2007.

A standard system covering the production, processing, management and other aspects of products has been established in the town, with the standard coverage rate reaching 99%.

Unify the technical threshold, establish a fair and equitable technical platform, promote the optimization and upgrading of Dongpi cured meat products, and gradually move from small workshop production to corporate and standardized development.

Nowadays, Dongpi Cured Meat has not only become a famous specialty of Lianzhou, but also a food business card of Qingyuan. Dongpi Cured Meat can be eaten in almost every restaurant in Qingyuan, but the most authentic one can only be eaten locally in Dongpi Town, Lianzhou City.

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