Shanxi cuisine

As a traditional area with strong cultural connections to Northwest Asian nomadic nations and minorities, the use of lamb in Shanxi cuisine presents a unique fusion of the culinary traditions of Northern Chinese minorities and Han Chinese.

For example, using ground lamb and carrots as a dumpling filling, is something that is not found in any other Chinese cooking styles.

The main staples reflect the crops commonly grown in Shanxi: millet, sorghum, and wheat.

[2] Some of the methods used in brewing the vinegar have been considered intellectual properties and are under the protection of Chinese laws.

[3] It is a famous product of the region, and is produced primarily in Qingxu County, a vicinity of the provincial capital of Taiyuan.