Shanxi mature vinegar_History

Shanxi mature vinegar (Shanxi Lao Cheng cu), named the best vinegar in the world, is known in China as one of the four most famous kinds of vinegar, along with vinegar in Zhejiang, Sichuan and Fujian provinces. It originated in 770BC and has a history of more than 3,000 years.


Vinegar, in ancient China, is called “XI”, which were recorded earliest in << ZhouLi>>, we can know that in Western Zhou Dynasty, our ancestry had began to brew vinegar. JinYang( Taiyuan Now) is the birthplace of Chinese vinegar, as recorded in 8th century BC, theres had been many vinegar mills, in Spring-Autumn period, vinegars mills can be seen both in cities and counties. In North Wei Dynasty, the book <<Qi Min Yao Shu>> totally record twenty two kinds of methods to produce vinegars.


After Tang and Song dynasties, with the development of micro-organisms technology, until Ming dynasty, there had been 3 yeasts for producing vinegars. Shanxi Mature Vinegar mainly use red yeast, this kind is the best for producing vinegars, with “ Basking in Summer, Freezing in Winter” special crafts, finally forming a unique taste of vinegar and such products were named as Superior Mature Vinegar.

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