Yanchuan Red Dates [Shaanxi Yanchuan Specialty]

What are Yanchuan red dates? Authentic Shaanxi Yanchuan specialty: Yanchuan red dates

Content summary:Do you want to know what Yanchuan red dates are? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Yanchuan, Shaanxi Province - Yanchuan Red Dates. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Yanchuan Red Dates. The full text takes about 5 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Yanchuan Red Dates and the product characteristics of Yanchuan Red Dates? How did the history of Yanchuan red dates come about? How to distinguish the authenticity of Yanchuan red dates? Awards and honors for Yanchuan red dates, etc.

Basic introduction of Yanchuan red dates

Yanchuan red dates are a specialty of Yanchuan County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, and a national geographical indication product of China. Red dates have a long history of cultivation in Yanchuan, and the altitude, sunshine hours, average annual temperature, and sandy soil in Yanchuan are very suitable for the growth of red dates. The red dates produced have thick flesh and small pits, excellent quality, and high nutritional value, especially one of the varieties, Goutou jujube, which has excellent quality and won the "Houji Special Award" and was praised by North Korean leaders. What are the product characteristics of Yanchuan red dates?

There are many varieties of red dates in Yanchuan, with over 50 varieties divided into two categories based on fruit: clustered dates and striped dates. Goutou dates may be the most famous.. The Goutou jujube tree has strong vigor and a tall body, with a height of about 10 meters for a 50 year old tree. The fruit is large, oval in shape, with a longitudinal diameter of 41 to 48 millimeters and a transverse diameter of 29 to 31 millimeters. The average fruit weight is 18 grams, and the maximum fruit weight is 23 grams, with uneven size. The fruit top is flat, the column head remains, and the stem depression is narrow and deep. The skin is thick, deep red, and the fruit surface is smooth. The fruit is small, round, and densely distributed. The flesh is thick, green white in color, dense and crispy in texture, sweet in taste, medium in juice, of high quality, suitable for fresh consumption and drying. How did the history of Yanchuan red dates come about? The cultivation of jujube trees in Yanchuan has a long history. In 1831 (the 11th year of the Qing Dynasty's Daoguang reign), the Yanchuan County Annals recorded that jujube trees are abundant in various places, but not as good as in Dongxiang. Along the Yellow River for a hundred miles, there is a forest with thick flesh and small pits, which is a symbol of Lingbao jujube. Dongxiang refers to the three towns of Yanshui Pass, Yancha Temple, and Tugang on the Yellow River. The origin of the renowned "Goutou jujube" is located in Zhuangtou Village, Yanshuiguan Town, on the banks of the Yellow River. How to distinguish the authenticity of Yanchuan red dates?

Distinguishing between good and bad:

Judging by color: Dried jujubes should be purple red, shiny, with few and light wrinkles on the skin, and not shed skin nitrate.

. If the skin color is not bright, lacks luster or appears dark red, has a slight frost on the surface, and has soft, rotten and hard spots, red dates are all defective.

Observation of fruit shape: The fruit shape of Jinsi jujube is complete and the particles are uniform.

. Products that are undamaged and moldy are considered excellent. When observing the fruit shape, attention should be paid to the jujube stem. Jujubes with insect eyes and coffee colored powder are considered inferior in quality.

Testing dry humidity: The dry humidity of jujube is closely related to its quality. The testing method is to pinch the jujube by hand, and when released, the jujube can recover and have a solid texture. If the surface of the golden jujube is wet, soft, sticky, and prone to deformation, it is considered a defective product. Jujubes with a bitter taste and large pits are of inferior quality.

Awards and honors for Yanchuan red dates

In 1982, after North Korean President Kim Il sung visited China and tasted Yanchuan Goutou jujube, he praised it endlessly and introduced more than 300 plants to North Korea.

. In 2001, Yanchuan County was named the "Hometown of Chinese Red Dates" by the State Forestry Administration. In 2003, the Department of Agriculture of Shaanxi Province certified Yanchuan County as a "pollution-free red jujube production base". In the 12th China Yangling Agricultural Expo in 2005, Yanchuan Goutou jujube was awarded the "Houji Special Award", while Mujiao jujube and Tuanjuan jujube were awarded the "Houji Award"; In December of the same year, the "China (International) Jujube Industry Development High level Forum" designated Yanchuan County as the "National High quality Jujube Production Base County". In 2006, Yanchuan red dates (Goutou date, Tuanjuan date, Jun date, Damu date, Tiao date) successfully passed the geographical indication certification of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China.