杞縣醬紅蘿卜已有160余年的歷史。該產品1933年全國鐵路沿線產品展覽會，獲得獎狀。1982年獲河南省優質食品獎。　
      
    杞縣醬紅蘿卜之所以風味獨特，聞名中外，是和它的精先原料，嚴謹操作分不開的。選用的蘿卜“線穗”，系杞縣東關坡吳村特產。“線穗”蘿卜上下均勻，頂小芯細，無絲無渣，色澤鮮紅，晶瑩透亮。經過7次醬腌 80 多天后，腌出的醬紅蘿卜色澤紫紅明亮，咸中透甜，脆嫩可口，醬香濃郁，可四季食用，亦可入席做配菜。
      
    古時，杞縣有一位賣咸菜的年輕人叫莫春，一位種胡蘿卜的年輕人叫吳坡。一個種蘿卜，一個腌蘿卜，二人友情深厚，像親兄弟一樣，誰也離不開誰。一天，吳坡暴病身亡，莫春痛不欲生，在墳前哭了三天三夜。第三天夜里，南海觀音下凡，用金簪劃了兩畝地，囑莫春精心耕種。莫春強忍悲痛，按觀音的吩咐去做，結果種出的胡蘿卜色澤鮮紅，與外地的胡蘿卜截然不同。被金簪劃出的兩畝地，就是現在杞縣東北的東坡吳、西坡吳、前坡吳這三個村子。 　　
      
    后來，有人試圖引進這一地區的胡蘿卜品種，但不管怎樣精心耕種，長出的胡蘿卜仍不是原品種的口味；這大概是由于與坡吳三村的水土氣候不同所致吧。


 

Qixian Sauced Carrot

    Qixian Sauced Carrot has a history of over 160 years. It was a winner in the products prohibition along the railway in 1933 and earned the prize of Henan High-quality Food in 1982.
     
    Qixian Sauced Carrot has a special taste and a reputation around the world since its well-chosen materials and careful cooking process. A special kind of carrot it uses is a specialty of Wucun Village, Qixian, which has a very high quality with uniform slotted up and down, no dregs and nice appearance. After 7 times of marinade for at least 80 days, we can get a very delicious and tempting dish, which can be eaten for every season.
      
    In ancient times, there was a young boy called Mu Chun, who sold salted vegetables, and another boy, Wu Po, sold carrots. They were so intimate that they couldn’t leave each other. However, one day, Wu Po died from disease. Mu Chun was so sad that he tore for 3 days in front of Wu’s tomb. In the third night, Godness came and painted 1,333 square meters of land for Mu to cultivate. According to Godness’s advice, Mu did all the things and finally he harvested high-quality carrots, which were so different with the carrots in other areas. The 1,333 square meters of land is the three villages of Dongpowu, Xipowu and Qianpowu in current time. From then on, there are many people try to import this kind of carrot. Pitifully, no matter how hard they try, the taste is always different from those in the three villages of Powu. Maybe it is caused by the different climates.