Pickles · FFET10057
Zhenyuan Aged Dao Vegetable
Zhenyuan aged dao vegetable is leaf mustard that is salted, fermented, sun-dried and steamed.
Mural guide
Napa cabbage in a large clay vat is pressed down with a stone, a pickle crock beside it has water in its rim groove, plates hold sliced sour cabbage and mixed pickles, and a bowl of pickle shreds is dressed with chili oil and sesame.
Vegetables kept by salting or fermenting: sour cabbage, brined pickles and salted greens.
A 2020 CNIPA notice lists Zhenyuan aged Dao vegetable as an application for geographical-indication product protection by Zhenyuan County. The CNIPA protection requirements specify leaf mustard as the raw material and salting, primary fermentation, sun-drying, steaming and secondary fermentation as the process.