Chili is a traditional local specialty of Guilin, a long-established local specialty of Chetian in the resource county. It is especially famous for its authentic and famous peppers in Huanglong Village. Chetian pepper has a large head, thick meat and juicy juice, spicy and long-lasting scent. Soaked peppers, sour peppers and scallions are the most popular ways to eat locally.

Resource County is located in the hinterland of Yuechengling Mountain Range in the northeast of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is the northern gate of Guangxi and is under the jurisdiction of Guilin City. There is the first peak of South China, Maoer Mountain, which is one of the birthplaces of the Yangtze River system and the Pearl River system. The resource county is 65.5 kilometers from east to west, 63.4 kilometers from north to south, with a total area of ​​1961.14 square kilometers. It is a county inhabited by ethnic minorities. It belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate. The county has an average elevation of over 800 meters. It is a typical alpine mountainous area. The county has a mild climate with pleasant seasons and an average annual temperature of 16.7 °C. It was rated as "National Advanced Unit for Afforestation and Greening", "National Advanced County for Eliminating Illiteracy", "National Greening Model Unit", "National Forestry Public Security Grassroots Construction Advanced Unit", "National Learning Leifeng Advanced Collective", "National Administrative Regional Boundary Management" "Working advanced collective", "National Village Open and Democratic Management Demonstration County", "National Marriage Registration Standardized Management Demonstration Window Unit". Pepper, alias: horn pepper, long pepper, pepper, bell pepper, Latin name: Capsicumannuum L., Solanaceae, Capsicum, a year or limited perennial herb. Stems nearly glabrous or slightly pubescent, branched slightly zigzag. Leaves alternate, branch apex not elongated into twin or clustered, oblong-ovate-ovate, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, entire, apically shortly acute or acutely lanceately lanceolately lanceolate; Calyx deciduous; calyx globose, not conspicuously 5-locate; corolla white, lobulate ovate; anthers gray-purple. The fruit stalk is thicker and more sag; the fruit is long finger-shaped, the tip is sharp and often curved, green when immature, matured into red, orange or purple, spicy. Seeds are flat kidney-shaped, pale yellow. The people of Chetian not only cultivated high-quality peppers, but also invented many flavor-based dishes based on peppers. For example, put the fresh peppers in the fire and cook them, tear them into small pieces, and then smash the ginger, onions, and garlic into a mud and mix well, called “bubbles”. The fragrant, sweet, salty and spicy flavors of the food are all delicious, the tongue is fluid, the lips and teeth are fragrant for three days, and it has become the famous dish of the major hotels in the resource county. Another example is to take fresh red peppers, cut off the peppers, pickled sour peppers with spring water, salt, and rice wine. The meat is thick and full of juice. The acid is sweet and crisp and has no flavor.

Technical requirements for the quality of Chetian peppers 1. Variety of horn type and finger type pepper varieties. Second, the site conditions altitude is 600-1200m, the soil type is gray sand soil, the texture is sandy loam soil, the thickness of the tillage layer is ≥30cm, the pH value is 6.5-7.5, and the organic matter content is ≥2%. Rotate with Solanaceae vegetables for more than one year. Third, cultivation management Seedling: The sowing date is April, and the seedling age is one month. 2. Planting time in early May, planted ≤37,500 plants per hectare. 3. Fertilization: Apply high quality organic fertilizer per hectare ≥ 45000kg. 4. Harvest: from early July to October, harvested 25-30 days after flowering. 5. Environmental and safety requirements: The use of pesticides, fertilizers, etc. must comply with relevant national regulations and must not pollute the environment. Fourth, the quality characteristics 1. Sensory features: shofar pepper: the skin is darker in color, smooth and shiny, fleshy and fat, with spicy and sweet fruit. Refers to Tianjiao: the fruit surface is smooth, the color is bright red, oily, thick flesh and spicy. 2. Refers to Tianjiao: water content ≤ 80%, capsaicin content ≥ 50mg / 100g (fresh base). 3. Quality and safety requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements must comply with relevant national regulations.

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Producers within the scope of the production of Chetian pepper can submit an application for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products” to the Bureau of Industry and Commerce of the Resources County. The application will be reviewed by the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and reported to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. The detection mechanism of Chetian Chili is selected by the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the inspection institutions that meet the qualification requirements.