Juan Tai Century egg [Special Product of Kai County, Chongqing]

What is Juan Tai Century egg? Authentic Chongqing Kaixian Specialty: Juan Tai Century egg

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Basic Introduction to Juantai Century egg. Century egg is not only a delicacy, but also has certain medicinal value. According to Wang Shixiong's "Living with the Rest Diet", "Century egg tastes pungent, astringent, sweet and salty. It can dissipate heat, sober up, remove large intestine fire, cure diarrhea, disperse and astringe." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Century egg is cool in nature and can cure eye pain, toothache, hypertension, tinnitus, dizziness and other diseases. Everyone can eat it: those with strong fire are the most suitable; Children, those with insufficient spleen yang, those with diarrhea caused by cold and dampness, and patients with cardiovascular and liver and kidney diseases should eat less

In Kaizhou, Chongqing, I believe that not many people do not know about Juan Tai Century egg. Juan Tai Century egg has a long history, lasting for several generations. The Century egg of his family is fresh in color and tastes good. It does not have the strong alkaline taste of ordinary Century egg in the mouth. In addition, the price is moderate, and the consumption is popular, so it is favored by the public

Juantai Century egg are processed with tung shell ash, cypress branch ash, salt, fine sand, etc., and then prepared and wrapped with salt water boiled with Chinese prickly ash and tea. Of course, the most important aspect is the proportion and combination of various ingredients

Mrs. Hu's parents had already started this business. When Mrs. Hu was in charge of it, he was good at studying and improved the ingredients to form a unique formula, which changed the past characteristics of Century egg, which was dark in color and had a strong alkaline taste. At that time, Hu Antai had gone to many places to learn and experience about technical issues. After returning to her hometown to experiment, she felt that she was still not satisfied enough. So she found many ingredients to repeatedly experiment at home until she was satisfied

What is the nutritional value of Juantai Century egg

1. Improve appetite: Century egg contain more mineral ingredients, which can effectively promote gastrointestinal digestion, improve indigestion, and improve appetite<31

3. Clearing away heat and purging fire: Century egg also has the function of clearing away heat and purging fire, which can cool off the heat. If the anger in the body is too strong, and the inflammation causes swollen gums, sore throat or dry mouth, you can take some Century egg to improve it

What are the characteristics of Juantai Century egg

Finished Century egg are easy to peel without adhesion. The protein is a semi transparent brown solid with pine like patterns on its surface. The egg yolk is dark green and solidified, some have a enamel core, and the color of the egg block fades when cut open. The food is cool and refreshing, fragrant but not greasy, and has a delicious taste

How did Juan Tai's Century egg come into being

In 1620 AD, during the Taichang period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a small tea house in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province. The owner was skilled in business, so the buying and selling were prosperous. Due to a shortage of manpower, the shop owner casually pours the brewed tea leaves into the ashes when entertaining guests. Coincidentally, the shop owner also keeps a few ducks who love to lay eggs in the ashes. When the owner picks up the eggs, it is inevitable that they will miss them. Once, while cleaning the furnace ash and tea leaves, the shopkeeper found many duck eggs that he thought were not edible. Unexpectedly, upon peeling it open, it was dark and shiny inside, with white patterns on top. Smelling it, a special fragrance wafted in, and tasting it, it was fresh, smooth, and refreshing. This is the original Century egg