China Gourmet Tour by Edison Mandarin
Chinese food culture has a long history, a lot of food has its historical references, it also represents a different meaning.
【1】Buns
According to legend, when the three countries, Shu-dong, southern barbarian south to attack the main Meng Huo constantly harassed, Zhuge Liang personally leading troops to the conquest Meng Huo. Along the densely Lushui very little heavy but Lushui poisonous miasma. Zhuge Liang’s men made a superstitious idea: to kill some “southern barbarian” of the prisoners, to use their heads to worship the water He Shen of Lushui.Zhuge Liang, of course can not promise to kill “southern barbarian” captives, but in order to boost morale, he came up with a way: using the military into the surface with flour and mud, shape into someone else’s child look like boiling water as a sacrifice instead of “Man “head to the worship He Shen. After that fight, this pasta down on the spread, and spread to the north. However, known as the “pretty head” is too scary, and people will use “steamed bread,” replaced the word “Man” of the word written as “buns” and, eventually, buns has become the main food of the northerners.
【2】Crystal Cake
Crystal cake is the name of point of Weinan in Shanxi, characterized by gold-faced silver to help, away from skin crisp, cold tongue penetration teeth, sweet palatability. Legend Song Sang-Kou Zhun Crown is honest, impartial, the people love him. Kou Zhun one year from the Kyoto Bianliang returning to his home country to visit relatives in Weinan just when the 50 birthday, Hsiang-tang, who brought peach, birthday noodles, Shou plaque to congratulate Kou Zhun put birthday treat. Wine over three patrol, when suddenly hailed his men to a fine Paulownia box, Kou Zhun open a view, was filled with 50 glittering translucent crystals as snacks in general. In the pastry top, but also stood a red paper, neatly written in a poem: “public crystal eyes, there are crystal heart, able to distinguish loyalty and rape innocent non-stained dust.” Inscribed is Weibei Elderly. Later, Kou Zhun’s home cooking has also made a replica of this dim sum, Kou Zhun according to its characteristics give it a pleasant sounding name, is called “crystal cake”.
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