Yuexi Black Pig [Anhui Yuexi Specialty]

What is Yuexi Black Pig? Authentic Anhui Yuexi specialty: Yuexi black pig

Content summary:Do you want to know what Yuexi black pig is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Yuexi, Anhui Province - Yuexi Black Pig. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information about Yuexi Black Pig. The full text takes about 9 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yuexi Black Pig and the product characteristics of Yuexi Black Pig? How did the history of Yuexi black pigs come about? Wait

Basic introduction of Yuexi black pig

Yuexi black pig originated from Huai pig. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period from the 3rd to the 6th century AD, the economy of the Huaibei Plain suffered from war damage and floods, and Huai pigs migrated south to both sides of the Huai River in Anhui Province. Among them, the Huai pig in Yuexi, located in the hinterland of the Dabie Mountains in the Jianghuai watershed, has been domesticated and cultivated to form the traditional local black pig breed. In the high-altitude, high slope, high wind speed, and high humidity breeding environment of Yuexi, it has formed a significant quality characteristic of Yuexi black pig and has a breeding history of more than 1500 years. Yuexi black pigs have the characteristics of being short and lean, with a face like a lion's face, thick and dense black fur, and thick and wrinkled skin. Their meat is as white as Han jade, red as agate, sticky as glutinous rice, and thin as cigarettes. They have high amino acid and fatty acid content, a delicious and rich meat flavor, and elastic meat tendons, earning them the reputation of "a family that eats meat all over the village"

Yuexi has had the custom of "never losing pigs when poor, never losing books when rich" since ancient times, and has continued to inherit the historical tradition of Yuexi black pig farming for thousands of years. Due to its unique quality characteristics, Yuexi black pigs are well-known throughout the country, with products exported to more than 20 provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Anhui. The county has initially formed a large-scale, standardized, and industrialized production pattern. In order to protect the quality characteristics and reputation of Yuexi black pigs, inherit the culture of Yuexi black pig breeding, and regulate the production and development of Yuexi black pigs in accordance with the law, in December 2014, Anhui Huimingshan Agricultural Co., Ltd., a major player in Yuexi black pig breeding and development, took the lead in establishing the Yuexi Black Pig Breeding Association to carry out industry information technology exchanges, actively organize the application for the geographical indication certification trademark and geographical indication product protection of "Yuexi Black Pig", create characteristic product brands, and promote local economic development with brand effect

Origin Environment

Yuexi Black Pig is produced in Yuexi County, Anhui Province. Yuexi County belongs to the rock series mainly composed of Dabie Mountain granite gneiss. The surface is subjected to long-term natural weathering, biological enrichment, and human production activities, and the parent rock gradually becomes a parent soil mainly composed of hemp gravel, hemp sand, and hemp soil; The county is located in the transitional zone between the northern and central subtropical regions, with a significant difference in altitude within the area. The soil is vertically distributed in a strip like pattern and also contains other zonal soils. There are 5 soil types, 7 subtypes, 16 soil genera, and 42 soil species in the entire county. Among the 5 soil types, mountain meadow soil accounts for 0.16%; Limestone soil accounts for 7.19%; Mountainous brown soil accounts for 23.48%; Yellow brown soil accounts for 69.15%

Use of Special Marks

Producers within the production area of Yuexi black pigs can apply to the Yuexi County Market Supervision Administration for the use of the "Geographical Indication Product Special Mark". After being reviewed by the Anhui Provincial Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau and approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, it will be announced. The testing institution for Yuexi black pigs is selected by the Anhui Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision from qualified testing institutions