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There are so many local produces in this "800-mile Grain Basin" which can not be missed. The persimmons grown in Lintong District look as red as fire and as clear as crystal, hence the name Fire-crystal Persimmons. With thin peel and steel and sweet pulp, they are small, fire red, crystal clear, and seedless. Huanggui Glutinous Rice Wine is one of the famous drinks in Xian. It is characterized by the functions of invigorating stomach, stimulating blood circulation, quenching thirst and moistening lungs. Chinese kiwi fruit tastes sweet and sour and is rich in Vitamin C, amino acid and other mineral substances, which is called as "the valuable fruit in the world".
Additional local produces such as Crystal Pancakes, Lintong Pomegranate, Shaanxi Green Tea, Yangxian Black Rice, Northern Shaanxi Dates and Walnuts in Southern Shaanxi are all highly recommended for you when you come to Xian.
Lintong Fire-crystal Persimmons
With thin peel and sweet pulp, they are small, fire red, crystal, clear, and seedless. It can be used to make wine and vinegar despite their popularity as a fresh fruit. They can also help with stomach problems and constipation, stop bleeding, lower blood pressure for their medicinal property apart from their tonic effect.
Crystal Pancakes
It is a traditional Shaanxi pastry bearing an 800—year history. It shares the same fame with edible bird's nest, white wood fungus and Jinhua ham. It is the most favorite pastry among the people in Shaanxi Province.
Walnuts in Southern Shaanxi
The walnuts grown in Shangluo are big, thin-shelled and loose-kernelled. They enjoy the fame in quality and quantity.
Huanggui Glutinous Rice Wine
Since sweet-scented osmanthus is added to the wine when it is made, it is called “Huanggui Rice Wine”, which means “wine with osmanthus”. It is characterized by the functions of invigorating stomach, stimulating blood circulation, quenching thirst and moistening lungs. It can also arouse appetite, and increase temperature in the human body.
Shaanxi Green Tea
The tea contains not only caffeine and alkali, but also some trace elements that are essential to human health. Among these elements, selenium is the most in quantity, so the tea is also called “selenium-abundant tea”.
Huanggui Persimmon Pancakes
They are made of Lintong fire-crystal persimmon, wheat flour, osmanthus sauce, rose petals, walnuts and sugar; and then they are baked until golden colored on both sides. They are a specialty in Xi'an. Now Huanggui Persimmon Pancakes made in Xi'an Restaurant has been listed among “Best Delicacies in China”.
Yangxian Black Rice
Black rice is similar to ordinary rice but flat and black. It is edible and of medicinal value. It can be used to make porridge either alone or together with sesame, gingko, white wood fungus, dates and crystal sugar. The porridge looks dark red and tastes good.
Northern Shaanxi Dates
Dates are the well-known local product of Northern Shaanxi. Thanks to the favorable natural conditions such as the unique soil, the sunshine, the temperature and the precipitation, the dates grown in Northern Shaanxi are big in size, thick in pulp, red in color and sweet in taste. Dates with various vitamins and minerals are very popular for its rich nutrition. They are edible and have medicinal effect.
Lintong Pomegranate
With as many as 50 varieties, Lintong Pomegranate occupies the first place in China. There are two kinds: sweet and sour. Both of them are juicy, red, and big with thin peel. They have medicinal property in Chinese medicine while they serve as a fresh fruit. They have curative effect on bacterial dysentery and diarrhea; they can function as anathematic and bactericide, and can help with digestion as well.
Kiwi Fruit
Chinese kiwi fruit tastes sweet and sour. It is rich in Vitamin C, amino acid and other mineral substances. It is reputed as “the valuable fruit in the world” because it is not only edible but also nutritious.
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