The first National Ecological Garlic Invitational kicked off in Jinxiang county, East China’s Shandong Province on Saturday with over 150 chefs from all over the country showing off their culinary skills. (Photos: Shi Jianmin/ People's Daily; Compiled by Zhang Jiawen)

Jinxiang garlic is famous for being juicy, its pure spicy taste, ease of storage and other advantages.

Jinxiang garlic has been proven to contain more than 20 kinds of essential nutrients such as protein, niacin, magnesium and potassium.

Experts describe it as the best natural antibiotic food.

Jinxiang county has standardized a whole-process technical planting system to improve the quality of its garlic, which has been recognized as the national standard.

At the same time, Jinxiang county has also established a sound traceability system to achieve the safety of agricultural products.