It’s time to spend the money! Local cultural tourism gave specialties to Erbin, and so many "hidden items" were discovered!

Editor: Sunny Morning

Not long ago, after Guangxi sent 11 truckloads of tangerines and mandarin oranges, various places returned gifts to Harbin. Yunnan Tourism returned 10,000 boxes of flower biscuits and 10,000 matsutake biscuits, Xishuangbanna returned 5 tons of porcini mushrooms, and Yulin, Guangxi sent 900 boxes of Rongxian pomelo... During the two-way gift exchange, netizens from all over the country were "busy" and promoted their hometown's "impressive" specialties to Harbin. In exchange, Heilongjiang friends returned 100,000 boxes of high-quality Fuyuan " cranberries ".

To be honest, we should give back. We should be nice to our guests and also give face! However, netizens are confused. I remember that the specialties of Northeast China seem to be frozen pears, canned yellow peaches, and frozen persimmons. How did it become "cranberries"? What are cranberries? I have never seen them in my life. In the words of netizens, "I always thought that cranberries are produced in the south and are rare in the Northeast." "Don't talk about whether it is Northeast China or not. It doesn't sound like something that is available in China."

But then again, although I haven't seen it, I have eaten it. Isn't that the little dot you pick off from biscuits and cakes? What does it taste like? I don't know. It went in between my teeth. If you ask me, who should I ask?

If you think cranberries are the only thing that makes people drop their jaws, you are wrong! Let’s take a look at the specialties from other places to refresh your perspective: Shanghai Chongming’s specialty “saffron”, Sichuan Ya’an’s specialty “caviar”, Anhui Lu’an’s specialty “foie gras”, Shanxi Yuncheng’s specialty “hairy crab”, Shanxi Jincheng’s specialty “salmon”, Xinjiang Yili’s specialty “Macrobrachium rosenbergii” … Oh my goodness, let’s take a look at them one by one.

Saffron, a specialty of Chongming, Shanghai

Netizen : Chongming has saffron? Where? Someone from Chongming, please tell me. I always thought that Chongming's specialties were goats, pumpkins, and black crabs. I remember a joke like this: A Shanghainese traveled to Tibet and bought saffron, a specialty of Tibet. When he came back, he found that the place of origin was Chongming, Shanghai. What the hell is going on?

Popular Science : Saffron is a precious Chinese medicinal material, but its origin is not in Tibet. In the early 1980s, Shanghai began to introduce saffron. Relying on the cultivation of saffron, the villagers of Yongle Village in Chongming, Shanghai, have lived a happy life, and this place has also become the "Hometown of Saffron in China". At present, the saffron planting area in the village exceeds 700 mu, with an annual output value of more than 20 million yuan.

In addition to selling saffron filaments as medicinal materials, Yongle Village has also developed a series of products such as saffron facial masks and saffron filament gift boxes. In addition, it continues to "unlock" "new products" such as saffron old liquor, saffron Chongming cake, and saffron sesame cakes.

Caviar, a specialty of Ya'an, Sichuan

Netizen : I lived for decades and didn’t know that caviar is produced in Sichuan.

Popular Science : In 2022, Tianquan County in Ya'an, Sichuan, produced 50 tons of caviar, accounting for 12% of the global market. Ya'an is located in the hinterland, so why is caviar so popular here? According to reports, sturgeons are cold-water fish that have high requirements for water quality and temperature, and Ya'an's water quality ranks among the best in the country all year round. In addition, the snowmelt water drained from the mountains in Tianquan County also provides high-quality water for sturgeon farming.

Foie gras, a specialty of Lu'an, Anhui

Netizen : French foie gras is actually produced in Anhui? Can someone from Anhui tell me what foie gras tastes like?

Popular Science : Foie gras, which is one of the three most delicious delicacies in the world, along with caviar and truffles, is also produced in China. The Landes goose is native to France and is a world-famous goose gras specialty. As early as the 1980s, Huoqiu County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province, introduced this variety.

Today, Huoqiu County has become the largest goose foie gras production base in the country, with more than 140 Langde goose breeding enterprises. The county raises and feeds more than 5 million Langde geese for slaughter each year, produces more than 5,000 tons of goose foie gras, and has an annual output value of nearly 2 billion yuan.

Shanxi Yuncheng specialty "hairy crab"

Netizen : After hearing this, people from Shanxi said that they have been "cheated" for many years. Why do they only know how to eat noodles, drink vinegar and take naps!

Popular Science : Xuegong Village, Linyi County , Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, located on the bank of the Yellow River, has nearly 10,000 mu of Yellow River beach. In the past, the beach was desolate and a large area of ​​wasteland was left unused. In recent years, the local area has vigorously developed the hairy crab breeding industry to achieve " raising crabs in the south and raising them in the north ".

The Yellow River beach has excellent water quality and lush aquatic plants, providing excellent conditions for the growth of hairy crabs. The local registered "Xuegong Yellow River Hairy Crab" brand, and the hairy crabs are sold to many places across the country. Hairy crab breeding has become a special industry for local farmers to increase their income.

Macrobrachium rosenbergii, a specialty of Yili, Xinjiang

Netizen : Oh my god, Xinjiang has fish and shrimp, lamb skewers, big plate chicken, and the fruits are delicious. It’s amazing!

Popular Science : Macrobrachium rosenbergii is native to Southeast Asia and is known as the "king of freshwater shrimp" because of its high requirements for water quality, feed, climate and other breeding conditions. In Chabuchaer County, Yili, Xinjiang, the local unique climate and water quality provide ideal breeding conditions for Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

Although Xinjiang's climate means that the local prawns can only be cultivated for one season, the taste and quality of the prawn meat are better than those in the mainland. Relevant officials said that as of August 2023, the local area has introduced 1 million prawn fry, and plans to further expand the scale in 2024 to introduce more prawns and provide more employment opportunities for local residents.

What a hearty agricultural survey... The locals who were born and raised here were all deceived. Netizens commented: I treat my hometown as a close friend, but my hometown treats me as a fool . I didn't say anything else, but at the end I asked one last question: "Hometown, what else are you hiding from me?"