蒲菜是蒲根剥去硬皮后的嫩芯。淮阳蒲菜历史悠久，传说早在春秋时期，孔子周游列国被困陈、蔡，绝粮7日，就是靠蒲菜维持生命的。从此，蒲菜成为别具风味的名菜。
       
    淮阳蒲菜有许多特点：生菜水灵白皙，鲜艳嫩脆，别号“淮阳大葱”。外地蒲菜麻嘴，而淮阳蒲菜生吃甜脆爽口。
       
    淮阳蒲菜烧、炒、焖、煮各具特色，都是淮阳地方风味一绝，外地旅客品尝后赞不绝口，引以为奇。

    酱蒲菜
       
    酱蒲菜，是淮阳县酱菜厂独家生产的调味食品。蒲子属多年水生植物，生长在沼泽地带。蒲叶呈扁片状，宽1－1.5厘米，高2－3米，露出水面，色泽青绿，可制各种编制品。根茎生长在水下或淤泥深处，直径2－4厘米。淮阳城湖淤泥深厚，土质肥沃，蒲菜生长条件得天独厚。根茎剥去外皮，呈银状，生吃脆甜无丝，味美可口；熟吃久煮发脆，鲜嫩芳香；酱制别具风味，更为独特。
       
    据《淮阳县志》记载，孔子于前489年到陈州（今淮阳城）时，在陈绝粮饥饿难当，其学生子路下城湖拔了几根蒲子，剥去根茎的外皮。试尝之后脆甜可口，于是仲尼师徒饥腹得饱。袁世凯的堂侄袁寿山久居淮阳，爱吃蒲菜。给袁寿山做饭的厨师为了投其所好，让他一年四季都能吃上蒲菜，便将剥好的蒲菜腌制在甜面酱内。数月后吃着脆甜，酱香浓郁，酯香纯厚，别具风格。后来美馥斋、四美斋等几家酱菜作坊也按上法腌制酱制，于是广大群众也吃上了酱蒲菜。该产品1984年荣获省同行业优质产品称号，多年来畅销不衰，实为老少皆宜，馈赠亲朋好友之佳品。


 

 Huaiyang TyphalatifoliaL

 
    TyphalatifoliaL is soft core made from flagroot which grows in sludge and is in silver color. Raw one eat crisp and sweet, stewed ones are refreshing and fragrant, and pickled ones are in particular flavor. Huaiyang County has advantageous thick and fertile sludge which is helpful for TyphalatifoliaL's planting. According to the document Huaiyang County Record, TyphalatifoliaL is created in Chunqiu Era by Confucius and his pupils and has experienced a long history. 
      
    Huaiyang TyphalatifoliaL is in white and bright color, and taste tender, crisp and sweet so that it is praised as Huaiyang Shallot. Fried, braised and stewed ones are in separately unique features. Among various kinds of products, sauced typhalatifoliaL is exclusively produced in Huaiyang, which has earned name of national quality product in 1984 and become a good choice for sending others as a gift.