Pangxin Township, Medog County (from bomi county to Medog County108km) is the origin of the famous Medog Stone Pot. Locals will come from Nanga Bawa Peak (located in Yajiang Grand Canyon, the world's first15th peak) at an altitude of 7782m. Nangarbawa means "snow burns like fire" in Tibetan, and it also means "spear pricks the sky" on the cliff, carved into a basin with original knives.
Magical place
Medog stone is legendary. Cutting stones with steel knives in the local area can cut stones into mud. Once you leave Medog, the stone is as strong as steel. It is not known why Medog stone has such characteristics.
The raw material of Medog Stone Pot is rare natural soapstone in the world, with soft texture. Stone pots are mainly taupe and taupe, with barrel-shaped vessels, 2-3 cm thick and different sizes. The cauldron has a diameter of about 30 cm, a middle diameter of about 20 cm and a small diameter of about 10 cm. The bottom of the cauldron has two types: flat bottom and arc shape. Medog stone pot can withstand the high temperature of 2000℃, and has the advantages of fast heat transfer, non-stick pan and no discoloration. The soup is fragrant and delicious, and the aftertaste is mellow and lasting. Stone pot stewed food has obvious dietotherapy and health care function for patients with hypertension, heart disease and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and is an excellent appliance for hot pot, soup pot, stir-fry, stew and cooking.
Due to climatic reasons, only seven or eight months a year are harvested in the mountains. You need to prepare enough food and firewood for two months before going up the mountain. Because there is no road, you can carry yaks and horses down the mountain and soak them in the Yarlung Zangbo River for about 30 days before using them. Stone pot contains zinc, iron, calcium, magnesium and other 16 kinds of trace elements needed by human body. The longer it is used, the more beneficial it is to the human body.
Xi-Shi has a special liking for stone pot cooking, and now the Potala Palace still completely preserves the stone pot used by Songzan Gambu. It is said that in history-and nobles have their own special stone pots, the core technology of the famous Tibetan medicine 72-flavored Pearl Pills has to be boiled in this pot (this technology has been protected by the first batch of intangible cultural heritage).
efficacy
Medog stone pot is very difficult to manufacture and transport, and has good heat preservation effect, and contains many trace elements necessary for human body. The local people use this pot to stew chicken and all kinds of game, which is rich in nutrition and has a special flavor.