But because the areas where lilies are grown are not convenient to transportation, it is hard to get them fresh to market; most are processed into dry goods.
然東部山區運輸不便，鮮針也不耐貯存，因此大部分的金針都加工製成乾貨。傳統的金針加工模式有三個主要步驟：殺菁、燻硫和乾燥。把新鮮的金針平鋪在擔架網上，送入蒸氣室內燻蒸約廿分鐘，稱為殺菁。