Zhenping carbonado [Photo from chinadaily.com.cn]

Zhenping carbonado is bright in color, but not greasy. The time-honored brand Hou Family shop is the most famous in Zhenping.

Hou Shanpu, the third generation of the old and famous shop, strictly follows traditional procedures to make carbonados. He uses the original soup with 23 kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, based on a recipe handed down from his ancestors. Hou's carbonados have the functions of nourishing, beautifying and invigorating the kidney.