Mount Songshan Soft Jujube - A special produce in Dengfeng City but known in the whole province of Henan. Also called Underground Jujube or Glutinous Jujube, it is a kind of perennial herbs of the lily family, has bulb underground; its leaves are linear and grow thickly aboveground like chives. In July and August erect pedicels grow out of the thick leaves and put out small pink flowers at the top. In every April after the soft jujube sprouts and the leaves come out, the farmers would search for all over the mountains, dig out the bulb, wash clean, and steam or boil epeatedly; then the sugar fluid will come out, the sweet flavor is mentally refreshing; it will be sweeter and tastier if some brown sugar is added. The soft jujube is a hot tonic with high nutritious value. Glutinous in nature, the soft jujube possesses a special flavor and can help building the health. It won't go bad even after a long time of storage.