Almost every Chinese home or restaurant have this food condiment. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the requirement of medicine, according to the properties of the raw materials for food therapy, the food can be cooked in color, flavor and taste. The recipe is based on the unique raw material formula of Xinglong Tang in the Northern Song Dynasty, according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the requirement of medicine, according to the properties of the raw materials for food therapy, it is carefully processed.
王守义十三香”沿袭北宋兴隆堂独特的原料配方，依照中医理论和用药要求严格配方，根据食疗原料的性能，精心炮制而成，使烹饪的食物色、香、味俱全。兴隆堂历史悠久，始创于北宋都城东京(今河南开封)，专营草药、香料，其创始人原为官宦之家，善烹饪，后辞官在开封开药铺，取名“兴隆堂”。公元一千一百零一年兴隆堂推出一种秘制调料，因其性能独特而名扬东京，被收入御膳，供宫廷享用。