【Commentary】On March 3, the 31 overseas Chinese media "Bagui Overseas Chinese Hometown Tour" activity entered the Guangxi Yulin International Spice Trading Market.

【Commentary】Guangxi is the main producing area of China's bulk spices, and Yulin, as China's "Southern Medicine Capital" and "Southern Fragrance Capital", has been the main planting and distribution center of spices in Southeast Asia since ancient times. Of the more than 200 commonly used spices, this market has more than 160. Every day, spices from all over the world gather here and radiate to all provinces and regions of China and overseas through logistics.

Cai Youming, executive deputy editor-in-chief of the Philippine Business Daily, told reporters after visiting the spice market that he felt shocked because he had never seen so many spices gathered together. On the same day, he bought a bottle of peppercorns to take back to the Philippines to give to his family.

Cai Youming, executive deputy editor-in-chief of the Philippine Business Daily

It seems that I have never seen this kind of peppercorn in the Philippines when I was a child, but it is after many new immigrants have passed in recent years and brought these Sichuan and Hunan dishes over that they have begun to be imported. When I was a child, I had no idea what this peppercorn was.

【During the same period】Detai Film and Television Media Chairman Wang Wen

Sichuan peppercorns, Sichuan peppercorns oh, and green peppercorns, very fresh.

【Commentary】Wang Wen, chairman of Detai Film and Television Media, gained a lot during her visit to the spice market, and she bought a lot of spices and prepared to bring them back to Germany. Wang Wen introduced that she often cooks at home and has high requirements for spices and ingredients, because good spices can bring people a beautiful taste experience.

【During the same period】Detai Film and Television Media Chairman Wang Wen

The daily routine is to make these three meals, because everything Chinese overseas can be changed, but our appetite can never change, and we especially miss this taste, we can only make it ourselves.

Cheng Yong, general manager of Kyrgyzstan Silk Road Culture Development Co., Ltd., who holds three cans of spices, introduced that there are many Chinese restaurants in Kyrgyzstan, and locals also like to eat Chinese food. But spices are harder to buy and more expensive.

【During the same period】General Manager of Kyrgyzstan Silk Road Cultural Development Co., Ltd. Cheng Yong

In Kyrgyzstan these spices are difficult to buy, and very expensive, Chinese spices in Kyrgyzstan is very expensive, my 40 (yuan) a box in Kyrgyzstan is about 200 pieces (yuan).

It is reported that Guangxi Yulin International Spice Trading Market collects 2023% of China's spices and more than two-thirds of the world's spices, and has become China's largest import and export spice distribution center and spice pricing center. Since January 1, the market has traded nearly RMB1 million per day, and is expected to reach RMB400 billion this year.

Reporting by Chen Yanyou and Qin Yangyang, Guangxi Yulin

Responsible Editor: [Fang Jialiang]