Speaking of Changzhi's most distinctive name, it cannot be said that the Shangdang donkey meat, the real "heavenly dragon meat on the ground donkey meat", this is not false, especially after you have eaten the Shangdang donkey meat.
Shangdang donkey meat is a traditional famous food in Changzhi City, Shanxi, its meat is fat but not greasy, thin and not chai, full of flavor and endless aftertaste. As early as the Ming Dynasty, it was already well-known in the Shangdang and Jinnan regions. Products are exported to Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing and other famous cities in the north and south. Donkey meat and local cold powder and crispy fire are called the Three Treasures of Changzhi.
Shangdang donkey meat originally referred to the sand pot of donkey meat, named after the creation of the wax moon. It uses fresh donkey meat as the main raw material, with a variety of spices and condiments, and the workmanship is extremely exquisite. Its bright color, mellow and delicious, with its unique flavor poured "gourmet", famous in ancient and modern times. The connective tissue between the muscles of donkey meat is not very developed, so the saying is "heavenly dragon meat, underground donkey meat". Shangdang donkey meat has high nutritional value and is an ideal high-protein, low-fat food. At the same time, it can also strengthen the stomach and activate the blood, and is a tonic food for patients with spleen deficiency and kidney loss and anemia. Shangdang donkey meat was already famous during the Qing Dynasty and became a royal tribute. At the National Review Conference on Cooked Meat Products in the 1980s, donkey meat was well received by the participants.