Wugang braised vegetables is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Braised vegetables are a traditional local food in Wugang with a history of thousands of years. It was a tribute to the palace in the Qing Dynasty and was a delicacy on the tables of upright officials.

The preparation of stewed vegetables is extremely particular. It uses more than a dozen precious Chinese medicinal materials such as anise, fennel, and cinnamon as seasonings, and uses soy products, copper goose, pigs, beef, etc. as raw materials. It adopts a unique formula. Unique and special craftsmanship, made by soaking and steaming, to achieve the effect of delicious color, fragrance and unique taste.

Wugang braised vegetables have developed a variety of products. There are braised dried tofu and braised shredded tofu series; there are braised copper goose meat, braised goose feet, braised pig mouth, braised pig feet, braised pig tail series; there are braised egg series. All kinds of products have refined craftsmanship, generous packaging, hygienic standards, delicious taste, and reasonable nutritional combination. After consumption, they can promote digestion and improve physical health. Guests who have been to Wugang all want to try Wugang braised vegetables.

One side’s water and soil become its characteristics. Wugang braised vegetables is one of the characteristics of Wugang food culture. Wugang braised vegetables has become an emerging industry in economic development. Its products are exported to Changsha, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Wuhan, Beijing and other places as well as Japan, the United States and other countries.

Wugang is located in the southwest of Hunan Province, at the eastern foot of Xuefeng Mountain, and in the center of five counties (cities) southwest of Shaoyang City. It is the country's commercial grain production base and is known as the "Hometown of Braised Vegetables" and "Bronze Goose". "Hometown" reputation. Wugang braised vegetables have a long history and culture, and were once royal tributes of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Wugang Bronze Goose has tender and delicate meat and is known as the "World's Famous Goose". It has been included in the "Hunan Poultry and Livestock Breeds" and is listed as the three agricultural treasures of Hunan along with Ningxiang pig and Dongting Xianglian. In January 2007, Wugang was named "Chinese Stewed Vegetable Capital" by the China Food Industry Association at the First Urban Operators Conference in Beijing. Sun Fuling, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, personally wrote the inscription and awarded the plaque. Wugang's braised vegetable specialty industry has a history of nearly a thousand years of development, and a series of braised dishes have a certain share both internationally and domestically.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was listed as a palace tribute. For more than two thousand years, it has been a beautiful girl in the boudoir. In recent years, due to the concern of the party and the government, Wugang braised vegetables have gradually emerged from the boudoir. Go out and present her unique charm to the world. But Wugang Lucai is a prostitute who has fallen into the world of mortals. Her century-old dignity and the honor of the palace in the past have been buried in the small town of Wugang, but now she is lingering on the streets, just like a thousand-mile horse "humiliated by the hands of slaves" , Parallel died in a stable." Now our biggest wish is to let her return to the major hotels and high-end restaurants where she belongs, so that her thousand-year flavor and hundred-year glory will not be lost in the small town of Wugang.

The craft of Wugang braised vegetables

1. Wugang braised vegetables are made from more than 20 precious medicinal materials, boiled in a stewed tripod to make brine, and the raw materials are repeatedly soaked and dried. , is a "medicinal stew". Wugang stewed vegetables are often stewed and always fresh. The more braised, the more fragrant and endless the aftertaste is. This is incomparable to any other stewed vegetables. The Food and Nutrition Professional Committee of the China Cuisine Association has evaluated the quality and nutrition of "Wugang stewed vegetables". The expert evaluation report shows that the medicines shown in the ingredients of "Wugang braised vegetables" are all warm and aromatic volatile oils. As medicinal materials, they can warm and dispel cold, treat internal cold syndrome, warm the stomach, kill insects, stop vomiting, and stop diarrhea. and other effects. "Wugang braised vegetables" is rich in high-quality protein, vitamins A, D and a variety of trace elements needed by the human body. Moreover, "Wugang braised vegetables" have less salt, less oil, less sugar, comply with the principles of reasonable diet, and are good for health. Wugang braised vegetables have pure taste, chewy texture and intriguing texture. The Chinese herbal medicine in the Wugang braised vegetable formula itself has antiseptic ability and does not require any pigments and food additives. The finished product is delicious and fragrant, with a unique taste and endless aftertaste. Long-term consumption can produce saliva and quench thirst, strengthen the stomach and spleen, nourish the skin and prolong life. effect.

2. The coloring of Wugang braised vegetables is made with caramel solution, which is made by frying white sugar until it melts and then adding water. It does not use any pigments or food additives. This traditional process has been continued from the Qin Dynasty to this day. , the industry has always maintained this tradition, so black or brown has always been the true color of Wugang braised vegetables.

3. The craftsmanship of Wugang braised vegetables is complicated. Other braised vegetables are made at one time, but Wugang braised vegetables need to be braised more than five times. The more times it is braised, the purer the taste. After various raw materials are processed, After being braised and dehydrated for many times, the weight is reduced by 50% to 70%, so the price of Wugang braised vegetables is relatively high. It was listed as a tribute during the Ming and Qing dynasties and was a royal meal.

Wugang is the capital of braised vegetables in China. The approval of Wugang braised vegetables geographical indication products and the formulation of local standards for Wugang braised vegetables have promoted the development of Wugang braised vegetables industry, and successfully entered the ranks of key development projects in western Hunan. The scale of the industry has been expanded. Currently, the city only has 136 large and small processing enterprises and workshops that have begun to take shape in braised food processing, including 1 enterprise with an investment of more than 50 million yuan, 13 enterprises with an investment of more than 20 million yuan, and 122 individual production and operation households. There are 8,000 employees in the braised vegetable industry. The total output value of Wugang braised vegetables has climbed from 80 million yuan in 2005 to 350 million yuan in 2008. In 2008, the production capacity of braised vegetables has exceeded 5,000 tons.

In 2007, Huapeng's new factory was built, and new production lines for Fuyuan, Faxin Tofu, Asia Pacific and other companies were initiated and constructed one after another. In 2007, the largest soybean product production line in the five provinces of southwestern Hunan was settled in Wugang and put into production in October of that year. On March 10, 2008, a green mail truck loaded with Wugang braised vegetables was fully loaded with the people of Shaoyang's concern and concern for 1 Greetings from thousands of participating representatives and committee members drove into Beijing, and various Wugang premium braised dishes were delivered to the residences of each delegation and delivered to the hands of each representative and committee member. With the help of the spring breeze of the two sessions, Wugang braised vegetables with a long history of food culture are fragrant all over the country.

At present, Wugang braised vegetables have been exported to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and other places, and successfully entered the United States and Southeast Asian markets in 2009. Currently, Wugang braised vegetables is following the development goal of “laying the foundation in three years and moving up the ladder in six years”, that is, from 2007 to 2009, it will focus on the development of braised vegetables and the construction of infrastructure such as braised vegetables cities. By 2009, the total output value of the city’s braised vegetables industry will be Reaching 500 million; after three years of hard work, the braised vegetable industry will be developed into Wugang's leading industry, a characteristic industry in southwestern Hunan and even Hunan, and Wugang will be built into a famous braised vegetable capital at home and abroad.