Vinegar · FFET10054
Qingxu Mature Vinegar
The Qingxu mature-vinegar craft is a national intangible heritage item declared by Qingxu, Shanxi.
Mural guide
A large clay vat holds black vinegar, a big wooden ladle pours it into a small blue-and-white bowl, a plate of dumplings with scallion and a plate of dressed cucumber sit beside it, and a cloth-covered jar stands behind.
Vinegars brewed from grain or fruit, made by solid-state or liquid fermentation.
The national ICH item Qingxu Mature Vinegar Brewing Techniques was declared by Qingxu County, Shanxi. The page of a related national vinegar item, Meihe Ju mature-vinegar brewing, records the Shanxi practices of smoking, summer sunning, winter ice removal and long maturation.