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Dongpo Pickle: Little Culinary Delight from Meishan to the World

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Thursday, November 12, 2020
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Pairing Dongpo pickle with bread, steak or instant noodles have even emerged as a culinary trend around the world.

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  • Pairing Dongpo pickle with bread, steak or instant noodles have even emerged as a culinary trend around the world.
  • Su Dongpo was a fan of eating and making pickled vegetables, which he used to cook Dongpo ham hock and Dongpo fish, two classic dishes in the Sichuan culinary repertoire.
  • After completing the final pasteurization step, bags of healthy, nutritious and delicious Dongpo pickle are ready to be shipped to corners around the world.
  • Over the past years, guests had witnessed the evolution and progress of Dongpo pickle, and this little culinary delight has emerged alongside Meishan as yet another brilliant calling cards well-received worldwide.

Dongpo Pickle Chased Worldwide as a Healthy Food

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Monday, November 11, 2019
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Organized by the People's Government of MeiShan and under the theme of "Healthy Food, Shared Worldwide", this expo is centered on the Dongpo pickle, a slightly salty and crispy appetizer that is popular among gourmets at home and abroad.

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  • Organized by the People's Government of MeiShan and under the theme of "Healthy Food, Shared Worldwide", this expo is centered on the Dongpo pickle, a slightly salty and crispy appetizer that is popular among gourmets at home and abroad.
  • In 2006, the American authoritative magazine, Health, put pickle first of the world five top healthy foods.
  • Dongpo Pickle was invented in Dongpo, a district of Meishan City that sits at 30 degrees of northern latitude and embraces a warm climate to offer unique bacteria required for the fermentation.
  • The National Pickle Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, China's first watchdog for pickles, has been set up in the China Pickle Town.

Visit Meishan this October and Discover the Secrets behind the Worldwide Craze for Chinese Cuisine

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Friday, October 25, 2019
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The event sponsor has revealed that this event will host a plethora of activities such as the Meishan Dongpo Cuisine Symposium, "Chinese Cuisine" and Sichuan Cuisine Industry Innovation and Development Summit, "Chinese Cuisine" Dongpo Cuisine Tasting Banquet, "Taste of Meishan" Culinary Exploration, a gastronomic carnival for the public, and numerous tours and exchanges.

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  • The event sponsor has revealed that this event will host a plethora of activities such as the Meishan Dongpo Cuisine Symposium, "Chinese Cuisine" and Sichuan Cuisine Industry Innovation and Development Summit, "Chinese Cuisine" Dongpo Cuisine Tasting Banquet, "Taste of Meishan" Culinary Exploration, a gastronomic carnival for the public, and numerous tours and exchanges.
  • In September 2017, the China Cuisine Association honored Meishan with the title "Home of Sichuan Cuisine Chefs in China".
  • The 2019 "Chinese Cuisine" Art Festival and Sichuan Cuisine Innovation and Development Conference is a culinary cultural gala for the taste bud.
  • With Dongpo cuisine as the conduit, it welcomes gastronomes and master chefs from around the world to come to Meishan and discover the secrets behind Chinese cuisine.

A glimpse of Meishan: Hometown of Su Dongpo

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Thursday, September 19, 2019
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This is exactly the case with Su Dongpo and his hometown Meishan.

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  • This is exactly the case with Su Dongpo and his hometown Meishan.
  • Su wrote a parable entitled "Ri Yu," or "The Blind Man's Idea of the Sun."
  • Meanwhile, Su's achievements and stories have also nurtured the civilization in his hometown, giving birth to the ever-lasting Dongpo Culture.
  • They include Dongpo pork hock, which has a shiny glaze, and tastes tender and flavorful; the Dongpo pickles, which are crunchy and savory; and Dongpo tangerines, which are fragrant, sweet and juicy.

Rare piece of artwork by Su Shi auctioned for US$59.2m

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Thursday, December 27, 2018
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BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on the rare piece of artwork by Su Shi auctioned for US$59.2m:

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  • BEIJING, Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on the rare piece of artwork by Su Shi auctioned for US$59.2m:
    The scroll entitled "Wood and Rock" by Su Shi was sold for HK$463.6 million (US$59.2 million) at Christie's Hong Kong Autumn Sale 2018on November 26.
  • In order to understand the reason behind the staggering value of this artwork, we need to go back to the artist Su Shi (alias Su Dongpo), also a writer and scholar from the Chinese Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127).
  • Su Shi was listed as one of the 12 most influential characters living around the year 1000 by LeMondeof France in 2000.
  • We are looking forward to sharing more interesting stories of Su Shi together with other distinguished historical scholars in the near future.

Dongpo Pickle Is Becoming Popular Around the World

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Friday, November 16, 2018
Food and drink, Dongpo, Pickling, Pickle, Jar, Cooking, Personal life, Pickles

The main role of this exposition -- Dongpo pickle is a kind of food pickled with salt and water in pottery jars.

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  • The main role of this exposition -- Dongpo pickle is a kind of food pickled with salt and water in pottery jars.
  • The company not only promotes Dongpo pickle around the world but also increases the income of local peasant households.
  • Therefore, Dongpo pickle is rich in nutrition and low in calories, with the function of stimulating appetites and tonifying spleen.
  • Meishan City is now cooperating with Japan and South Korea to guide the development of international pickle standard, truly putting Dongpo pickle on the tables in all countries around the world.