Liubiju

Liubiju is a Beijing-based maker of traditional Chinese sauces, pickles and seasonings, best known for its yellow soybean paste, sweet soy sauce and pickled vegetables. The company is recognized as a China Time-Honored Brand, a Chinese government designation for historic and culturally significant businesses. Liubiju traces a legendary founding date to 1530, though the business is understood to have actually been established during the Kangxi era of the Qing dynasty, between 1661 and 1722. Its name derives from a Chinese proverb naming six items essential to running a shop, omitting tea from that traditional list, and its pickles are notable for being prepared in distinct seasonings rather than simple brine.