In different countries, people have different names for potatoes. For example, Americans like to call it Irish potato, French people are used to calling it local apple, and Italians like to call it local bean. No matter what its name is, it refers to the same food, and it is also a very grounded food all over the world, potatoes.
Our country is the country with the largest total potato output in the world at present, and the potato producing areas are all over the country. Among the many potato producing areas in China, there are 6 places that are well-known after selection. Today, Lazy Meow will tell you, where are the six major potato producing areas? See if there is your hometown.
Dingbian, located in the northwest of Shaanxi Province, is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Inner Mongolia. It has been called "Sanqin Fortress" since ancient times. This place belongs to the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi, with large land area, deep and fertile soil, rich in potassium, abundant sunshine, the same season of rain and heat, and large temperature difference between day and night, which provides good conditions for the growth of potatoes.
According to relevant historical records, as early as 400 years ago, the local people in Dingbian were already planting potatoes. Fixed-edge potatoes produced in fixed-edge are large in size, oval in appearance, regular in shape, few in bud eyes, white in skin and white in meat, and sweet in taste. In 2009, Dingbian Potato was officially rated as a chinese national geography symbol product.
Dingxi, located in the middle of Gansu Province, is located at the intersection of the Loess Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the West Qinling Mountains, and is known as the "gateway of Lanzhou and the throat of Gansu". Dingxi belongs to the plateau hilly region, with high altitude, four distinct seasons, long frost-free period and abundant sunshine, which is very suitable for planting potatoes.
Dingxi potato is not only a famous local specialty in Dingxi, Gansu, but also a symbol product in chinese national geography. I once read a joke sent by Dingxi people that they grew up from snack potatoes. They cooked potato porridge in the morning, cooked potatoes at noon and cooked potatoes at night, which left a deep impression on me at that time. Dingxi potatoes, mostly round or oval, have a smooth skin and taste delicious.
Keshan, which belongs to Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, is located in the hinterland of Songnen Plain, one of the three black soil belts in the world. The soil is mainly chernozem, with a cool climate and a large temperature difference between day and night, which provide unique innate advantages for the growth of potatoes. Therefore, the local area is also known as "the hometown of potato planting in China".
When it comes to northeast rice, I believe many friends must have heard of Wuchang rice. In the northeast, Keshan potato is as famous as Wuchang rice, and it is also a symbol product of chinese national geography. Keshan potato has a regular potato shape and shallow bud eyes, which can be divided into yellow skin and white skin and white meat. The potato dishes made are also unique in flavor, fragrant and slippery.
Wulanchabu, located in the middle of Inner Mongolia, just north of China, means "Red Mountain Pass" in Mongolian, and is also known as "Potato Capital of China". Wulanchabu has a long winter, windy weather, less rainfall and dry climate, and has a very long history of planting potatoes.
Wulanchabu potato, produced in Wulanchabu, is a symbolic product of chinese national geography and one of the "three treasures of Inner Mongolia" (the other two treasures are oat flour and sheepskin coat). Wulanchabu potato is large in size, smooth in appearance, uniform in skin color, high in starch content and smooth and waxy in taste.
Guyuan, located in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is the only place where the eastern section of the Silk Road passes through the northern route, and it is also an important economic place in the northwest region in history. The local soil is mainly black loessial soil and Hunan loess, which contains more organic matter and less industrial pollution, so the quality of potatoes produced is also very good.
Guyuan potato is a local specialty, and it is also a symbol product of chinese national geography. There are varieties such as white skin, yellow skin, red skin and purple skin. Guyuan potato has smooth skin, high starch content and uniform appearance. After cooking, the skin will burst open, and it tastes fragrant and waxy, smooth and moist.
Lan County, which belongs to Lvliang City, Shanxi Province, has a temperate continental monsoon climate with cool weather. The local altitude is high, the terrain is complex, and the soil is mostly sandy soil, rich in various trace elements, which is very similar to the climate of the Andes in South America, the origin of potatoes. Chinese national geography's signature product, Lanxian Potato, is produced in this land.
The shape of potatoes in Lanxian County is mostly oblong, with shallow bud eyes and few buds. The skin is pale yellow, and the potato meat is milky white. After cooking, the taste is soft, fragrant and smooth, especially suitable for steaming, so it is fragrant.
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The six places mentioned above, Dingbian in Shaanxi, Dingxi in Gansu, Qiqihar in Heilongjiang, Wulanchabu in Inner Mongolia, Guyuan in Ningxia and Lvliang in Shanxi, are all very famous potato producing areas in China. Dingbian Potato, Dingxi Potato, Keshan Potato, Wulanchabu Potato, Guyuan Potato and Lanxian Potato, all of which are chinese national geography's signature products, can be said to be relatively famous potatoes after selection.
When you go to the market to buy potatoes next time, if you don't know which one to choose, you might as well look for the potatoes produced in these six places, which taste fragrant and glutinous, and are all treasures in potatoes.