The raw material of the Medog stone pot is soapstone, which is produced on the cliffs on both sides of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the protected area. The color is grayish white and grayish brown. The Medog stone pot contains 16 kinds of trace elements such as sodium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron and calcium which are needed by the human body. In the process of cooking the food, it can promote the hydrolysis of the protein peptide chain into amino acids, so that the content of free amino acids increases. The cooked food is delicious and nutritious.

In Medog County, a gray stone is produced, which is soft when collected and can be cut with a knife. The local Medog stone pot people use it to cut into a stone pot to cook rice and boil water. The stone pot will become harder and harder during use, and of course it is heavy. Later, someone stepped into the iron pan and aluminum pan from the outside, and the Medog people began to replace the bulky stone pot with a light iron pan and an aluminum pan. However, some scholars tasted the dishes cooked in stone pots and felt that the taste was particularly delicious. When they went home for testing, they found that the stone pot contained a variety of trace elements beneficial to the human body. These elements penetrated into the food, which was not only delicious but also healthy. Located in the Medog County of the deep forest, it produces a gray stone that is soft when collected and can be cut with a knife. The local Medog stone pot people use it to cut into a stone pot to cook rice and boil water. The stone pot will become harder and harder during use, and of course it is heavy. Later, someone stepped into the iron pan and aluminum pan from the outside, and the Medog people began to replace the bulky stone pot with a light iron pan and an aluminum pan. However, some scholars tasted the dishes cooked in stone pots and felt that the taste was particularly delicious. When they went home for testing, they found that the stone pot contained a variety of trace elements beneficial to the human body. These elements penetrated into the food, which was not only delicious but also healthy. Bixin Township, Motu County (32 km from the mountainous area of ​​Bomi County to Medog County) is the famous origin of the Medog stone pot. The locals will come from the Nanga Bawa Peak (the elevation of Nanga Bawa Peak). 7,782 meters, located on the inner side of the Yajiang Grand Canyon, is the fifteenth peak of the world. Nanga Bawa, Tibetan means "snow electricity burning like fire", and also means "sprung the spear of the sky" ", using the original tool to cut into a pot. Merck is very legendary, in the local use of steel knife to cut stones, you can cut stones like mud, once you leave the ink, the stone will be like steel, why the ductite has such characteristics It is not known. The raw materials of the Medog stone pot are rare natural soapstone in the world. The texture is soft and soft. The stone pot is mainly gray-brown and gray-colored. The shape is barrel-shaped, 2-3 cm thick, and the size varies. The diameter of the cauldron is about 30 centimeters, the medium diameter is about 20 centimeters, and the small diameter is about 10 centimeters. The bottom of the pot has two types: flat bottom and curved shape. The gourd stone pot can withstand high temperatures of 2000 ° C, and has fast heat transfer and non-stick pan. It does not change color, etc. The soup is rich and delicious, and the aftertaste is mellow and long-lasting. The stewed food in stone pot has obvious therapeutic effects on patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. It is an excellent tool for hot pot, soup pot, rice cooking, stewing and cooking. Due to climate reasons, It takes only seven or eight months to get up the mountain every year. Before going up the mountain, you need to prepare food and firewood for two months. Because it is not accessible to the road, it will be made into yaks and horses down the mountain and put into the Yarlung Zangbo River for about 30 days. The stone pot contains 16 kinds of trace elements such as zinc, iron, calcium and magnesium which are needed by the human body. The longer it is used, the more beneficial it is to the human body. The production and transportation of the ink stone pot is extremely difficult, and the stone pot has better heat preservation effect, including each The essential trace elements of the human body, the locals use the pot to cook out the chicken and various wild game and other foods rich in nutrients, fragrant and fragrant.

Technical requirements for the quality of the Medog stone pot 1. Variety of daily-use products. Second, the main raw material soapstone: produced on the cliffs on both sides of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the scope of production, the color is grayish white, taupe, 400 meters to 2000 meters above sea level. Third, the processing technology 1. Process: raw material mining → chiseling and forming → polishing and polishing → packaging. 2. Processing points: (1) Raw material mining: The raw materials for processing are applied to the saponite below 50 cm below the surface, and then processed for 2 to 3 days. (2) Chiseling and forming: manual or mechanical forming. (3) Grinding and polishing: rough grinding the surface of the dry surface and then performing fine grinding. Fourth, the quality characteristics 1. Sensory characteristics: the shape is round, the texture is soft, the color is grayish white or taupe, the stone pot is 1 to 2 cm thick, and the bottom of the pot has two types: flat bottom and curved shape. 2. Physical and chemical indicators: project index potassium / mg / kg 30 ~ 60 zinc / mg / kg 1.0 ~ 5.0 sodium / mg / kg 15 ~ 25 sulfur /% 0.005 ~ 2 magnesium / mg / kg 0.2 ~ 1.23. Safety and other quality Technical requirements: Product safety and other quality technical requirements are in line with relevant national regulations.

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Producers within the scope of the production of the Medog stone pot may submit an application to the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of Linzhi City of the Tibet Autonomous Region for the use of the “Special Mark for Geographical Indication Products”, which shall be reviewed by the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region and announced to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine for approval. . The inspection mechanism of the Medog stone pot is selected by the Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the inspection institutions that meet the qualification requirements.