The Chongqing Mustard Museum was opened this year and the most expensive mustard was sold at 2,000 yuan.

Secret: This little bag of mustard, people who want to learn how to make it are never cut off. Every year, we need to receive dozens of people. We all want to explore the secret economy: Fuling mustard is sold in more than 50 countries around the world. This year, farmers rely on green vegetables to increase income by nearly 200 million yuan. Visitors can make their own hands in mustard museums in the future. Mustard, personal experience Qianling mustard culture raised Yuanling, many people's first reaction is mustard. As one of the most famous specialties in the region, Fuling mustard was listed as the world's top three pickled vegetables along with the European pickle and German Sour Cabbage. It has long been recognized as the most famous business card in Liling.

In Fuling, there is a unique “wee pickle office” in the country, which shows that the status of mustard in the local can be described as important. “It is no exaggeration to say that the house of Fuling City was built on mustard.” Chen Linhui, deputy director of Fuling District Mustard Management Office, told reporters that the relevant population of mustard planting in Fuling District reached more than 600,000, exceeding Fuling District. Half of the total population is a veritable "home of mustard."

Chongqing Evening News reporter Yang Xin Ren Jun Photographed the secret of craftsmanship. Every year, dozens of people are allocated to inquire into two quarters of production. Farmers increase their annual income by 200 million yuan. Each year, dozens of people are allocated to explore. According to Chen Linhui, the production area of ​​mustard pickles is not very large. It mainly concentrates in the coastal area of ​​Yangtze River 200 kilometers from Gaojia Town of Fengdu County to Mudong Town of Banan District, where Fuling is the main producing area. Compared with Zhejiang and other places, winter temperatures in Fuling are generally maintained at about 4.5°C. The heads of cabbages are enlarged for a relatively long period of time and absorb more water and nutrients. Therefore, the harvested head of cabbage is hypertrophic, tender and brittle, and has little reinforcement. The best source of greens.

The so-called "Tangerine Health Huainan is orange, was born in Huaibei is æž³", that is the meaning. Pickled mustard, Chen Linhui and all Fuling people, full of pride in tone.

In addition to being located at the junction of the Yangtze River and Wujiang River, the soil is red brown purple soil, special climate and other reasons, the unique pickling process is the secret recipe of Fuling mustard “fresh, fragrant, tender and crisp”. "Do not underestimate this package of mustard. Those who want to learn the arts and crafts have never been cut off."

According to Chen Linhui, pickled mustard was marinated with fresh heads of green vegetables. It has high nutritional value and long storage time. During the preparation period when vegetables were scarce in the early years, it was used as a second type of material to be uniformly deployed by the state. Even those who planted are not trying to eat it. Can eat it.

At present, Fuling mustard has been exported to more than 50 countries around the world, and there are seven companies specializing in the production of export mustard. Many foreign businessmen came to visit and wanted to learn the traditional mustard production process. Each year, only the “weed picking office” will receive dozens of people. However, Chen Linhui said that even if it is inside the factory, it can only be visited and it cannot be photographed.

What is special about the pickling process of Fuling mustard? In this regard, Chen Linhui is very mysterious: “This is our top secret, never pass!” But he revealed that at present the processing of pickled mustard in Liling adopts the “wind dehydration processing technology” through “three pickling and three pressings” and the adoption of 10 It is made with many strict procedures and retains the nutrients and fresh fragrance of the head of the cabbage.

Two-year production of farmers increased by 200 million yuan in Fuling mustard began in 1898, has been a hundred years of history. Since it needs to mature in a low-temperature environment, the traditional head of cabbage is grown only for one season. It is sown every year during the season of white dew and harvested before and after the Spring Festival. Although fresh and delicious green vegetables, fresh vegetables can rarely enter the market. From November to April of the following year, seasonal vegetables are the shortest season. Fresh vegetables are not only small but also expensive.

Can the head of green vegetables in Fuling conquer the technical bottleneck and occupy the market of fresh produce? In 2007, Liling began the exploration road, trying to break the century-long cultivation history of green vegetables, and improved the varieties cultivated by the Fuling Agricultural Science Institute and advanced sowing and planting methods. The sowing time of the early season cabbage head was advanced from the beginning of November to mid-August. It will be available in early November. In this way, from November to the Spring Festival the following year, there will be a fresh sale period of nearly four months in Luling cabbage head.

In November last year, following the harvest of freshly harvested greens in the early season, Liling began to try to plant fresh-vegetable cabbage heads in the late-season. In Jiaoshi, Luoyun, and Longqiao development demonstration bases, experimental planted 500 acres of noisy two. No. "By cross-breeding, the result was a great success. It was achieved in the early and late seasons. Fuling mustard can only be planted for a quarter of a century and has since changed.

It is understood that 500 acres of demonstration planted cabbage head, after each mu of experience qualified, the government will be 200 to 300 yuan / mu of subsidies. At the same time, if the cabbage head is sold as a vegetable, it will also receive a subsidy of RMB 20/ton.

Liu Kechang of the “Must-call the Weed Office” took an account: The head of fresh cabbage was sold as fresh vegetables at a price of 1.1 yuan per kilogram, and as a raw material for pickled mustard, the price was only 0.56 yuan per kilogram. According to the annual sales of 370,000 tons, this year, farmers will rely on fresh sales of green vegetables to increase income by nearly 200 million yuan.

In the eyes of many Sichuanese people, mustard mustard has become an indispensable condiment in the kitchen due to its price-friendliness and versatility. Mustard and pork is one of the most common home cooking dishes on the ordinary citizens' table.

This year, a weight of 600 grams, priced at 2,200 yuan, "Aroma mustard" (equivalent to a pound of 2,000 yuan), attracted the attention of many companies and citizens. According to the person in charge of the marketing department of Fuling Mustard Co., Ltd., the reason why “Aroma Incense Mustard” is so expensive is because of its unique process and packaging configuration. It duplicated the ancient method of pickling the altars of the Ba’er States, to 2 The Jiangdong wind is naturally dehydrated. After pickling, it is necessary to use river sand to seal the altar and invert it to sink into the bottom of the Wujiang River. The natural brewing will be carried out. The whole process is purely hand-made, and it will take at least 3 years to become the first. The longest one is the best. Brewed more than 8 years.

“It is a home-cooked dish that ordinary people can afford, and it is also a high-end gift that can be handed out.” According to the person in charge of the mustard office, Fuling has been focusing on building quality mustard for the past two years. He has developed all-round mustard, convenient mustard, and high-grade mustard. And many varieties and series such as export mustard to meet the needs of multiple levels.

Mustard culture builds the only mustard museum in the country "The only mustard museum in China will be officially started this year." Tang Yong, deputy director of the mustard office in Fuling District, said that the museum is located near the former residence of Qiushouan, the founder of Fuling mustard, and will fully display the century-old development of Fuling mustard. history. By then, visitors can also make mustards at the museum themselves and experience Qianling's pickled mustard culture.

Fuling District will also comprehensively repair Qiu Shou’an’s former residence at Qiu’s Grand Courtyard this year and is expected to be approved by the municipal heritage conservation unit this year to become a new tourist attraction in Fuling. In addition, the country’s only “juice mustard and pickles seasoning market” will also be settled in Fuling this year, and mustard sales will gradually change from “going out” to “come in”.

In 2015, the production of green vegetables in Fuling District is expected to reach 1.7 million tons, and 450,000 tons of processed mustard will be produced and sold. The per capita net income of farmers will be 1,400 yuan, and the mustard industry will achieve a total income of 5 billion yuan.