LINYI, China, Sept 29 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — Burdock tea, burdock noodles, burdock snacks, burdock capsules… The “2023 China (Lanling) Burdock Food Culture Festival”, held in Lanling County from September 23 to 24, offered a diverse range of burdock products that left consumers amazed and spoilt for choice, according to the News Office of the People’s Government of Lanling County.
Burdock possesses various medicinal values and remarkable health benefits, including its rejuvenating and longevity properties. As the “hometown of vegetables in China” and the “hometown of burdock in China”, Lanling County boasts a vast burdock cultivation area of 100,000 mu. Each burdock plant offers a diverse range of products. By leveraging the development of a series of burdock-based products and agricultural tourism projects, Lanling County has expanded its market channels. This cultural festival has transformed burdock into a delectable delight for everyone to savor.