Wulong Pig Waist Jujube [Chongqing Wulong Specialty]

What is Wulong pork waist jujube? Authentic Chongqing Wulong Specialty: Wulong Pig Waist Jujube

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Introduction to Wulong Pig Waist Jujube

Pig Waist Jujube is produced in Yangjiao Town, Wulong County, Chongqing City. It is a local fresh jujube variety that has been naturally selected through long-term cultivation.

. Also known as Wulong Pig Waist Jujube or Sheep Horn Pig Waist Jujube. Yangjiao jujube became famous very early, probably since the Tang Dynasty when it was abundant. With the completion of the Yangtze River Highway and the great development of tourism in Wulong, the popularity and sales price of Yangjiao jujube have rapidly increased, and it is highly favored by tourists. In 2009, Yangjiao jujube was officially named "Wulong Pig Waist Jujube", and the Municipal Forestry Bureau also awarded Yangjiao Town as the "Hometown of Jujubes in Chongqing". It has a good taste and high yield, and is highly popular in the Chongqing and Southwest markets

The fruit of Wulong Pig Waist Jujube is medium-sized, cylindrical, slightly thin at the waist, slightly concave, resembling pig waist, with a longitudinal diameter of 3-4cm and a transverse diameter of 1.2-2.5cm. The average fruit weight is 9.4g and the size is relatively neat. The fruit has a wide shoulder and a raised vertex, resembling a fingertip. The flesh is green white in color, with a dense texture and abundant juice. The skin is thin and the flesh is thick, with an edible rate of 94-95%. It is excellent for fresh consumption

How did the history of Wulong pork waist jujube come about

It is difficult to accurately infer the starting year of domestication and cultivation of the Wulong pig waist jujube tree. According to historical records, in 659 AD, Tang Taiwei Changsun Wuji was appointed as the governor of Yangzhou due to his opposition to Wu Zetian's succession. He was placed in Qianzhou and provided with a salary according to the standards of a first-class official. His recipe once recorded eating 1 liter of jujube per day. According to a farmer in Tianzifen Village, Jiangkou Town, Wulong County (also known as Xinning County during the Tang Dynasty), there used to be many old jujube trees next to the tomb that two people couldn't hold, but unfortunately they were destroyed during the large-scale steel smelting in 1958. It can be seen that more than a thousand years ago, there were many jujube trees on both sides of the Wujiang River, and the cultivation of jujube trees in Wulong pig waist has a long history