When it comes to Yupan Town, Wushan County, people's first impression is the potatoes here. Yupan Town is the hometown of potatoes in the province and the base of high-quality potatoes in the city, with a potato planting area of more than 20,000 mu.
Yupan is rich in potatoes, and people here also eat potatoes. The people of Yupan make potatoes into a variety of delicacies, especially stewed potatoes, which are charred on the outside and soft on the inside, and the taste is rich in layers, which is deeply loved by people.
Braised potatoes, the oldest baking method in rural Gansu, the stewing process is simple, the potatoes of Yupan are used as raw materials to get the upper grade, first find a suitable place to dig the stove, use the soil lumps and stones of similar size to dig up, burn the stove red with firewood, stuff the potatoes into the hearth, slap the burnt lumps or stones on the potatoes, wait for half an hour, dig out the potatoes, the stewed potatoes are crispy and browned, especially delicious.
Yupan Town is located in the north of Wushan, mainly mountainous, less rainfall, the special environment has created the characteristics of Yupan potatoes with good appearance, thin skin and high starch content, therefore, it is best to choose Yupan potatoes to stew.
In recent years, Yupan Town has closely focused on the development orientation of "characteristic planting circle", continued to promote the development of the potato industry chain, and made "Yupan artichoke" a "loud" business card for the development of the county's agricultural industry, so as to promote artichoke eggs to become "golden eggs" for the masses to increase income and get rich.