The Origin of Zhongxiang Panlong Cuisine

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The Origin of Panlong Cuisine in Zhongxiang, Hubei Province

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Zhongxiang Panlong dish is also called roll-cut Panlong dish. Red and yellow alternate, fat but not greasy, smooth but not greasy, with a long flavor. It is the imperial food of the Ming Dynasty, which was first created in Xingxian Palace in Anlufu, Huguang (now Zhongxiang). For the top food at the party. It is one of the famous local products in Zhongxiang area. Speaking of Panlong cuisine, there is a little-known story.

According to legend, in 16 A.D. (A.D. 152 1), Zhu Houzhao, a member of Amin Wuzong, died of illness and had no children. What about Zhu Houzong, the son of Zhu Youjue, the late King of Huguang Anlu Guoxing? Or Li Shouwang Zhu Youfang, or Ru 'an Wang Zhu Youfang? Finally, filial piety emperor Zhang Taihou made a decree, and at the same time sent the testamentary edict from Wuzong to Anlufu, as well as Shouding Wang Zhu Youyou who lived in De 'an and Ru 'an Wang Zhu Youyu who lived in Weihui. Three imperial edicts were issued, and the Queen Mother ordered the three to "be the monarch first, then the minister". Zhu Houzong received a testamentary edict, one sad, one happy and one surprised. Sadly, my brother is crying and crying with a new collapse; I am glad that the testamentary edict will soon be honored, and the king is in the world; Surprisingly, Anlufu is more than 3,000 miles away from Beijing, while De 'an and Weihui are only a few hundred miles away from Beijing, 3,000 to several hundred miles away. Why did they arrive first? Just as he was at his wit's end, Yan Song, a fortune teller, offered a plan: "Only Prince Shizi (your respectful name) can pretend to be a prisoner, sit firmly in the prison van and travel day and night. No one dares to stop him, and no one dares to answer him, but he can reach Kyoto on the 20th. I miss King Shouding and King Ru 'an, thinking that the road is near and there is no worry. Officials from all over the country rushed to greet me, and the 20-mile small banquet and the 30-mile big banquet must have been delayed. "Being an emperor, I don't care if my face looks good or not. Suddenly, it occurred to him that he would eat the prisoner's food in the prison car. Why did he swallow the prisoner's coarse grains? If you don't eat the prisoner's food, if someone sees a flaw, or intentionally rapes you, or hurts you in the middle, not only will your wealth be lost, but your life will be difficult to protect. When this statement came out, everyone was shocked. Everyone realizes that this step is very important and cannot be sloppy. After deliberation, an imperial edict was issued to the chefs in the whole city, ordering them to enter the DPRK immediately and cook a dish that "eats meat but doesn't see meat" overnight, and it won a prize; If you can't do it, copy it with your door! More than 20 cooks from all over the city get together in the second watch, and all of them gather in the kitchen hall of the side palace. Because of the life of the whole family, everyone dared not care and racked their brains. But the topic is too difficult, so I can only sigh and sigh. Seeing that the moon has passed and it is almost four drums, I still have no clue.

One of the cooks, a red case master named Jando, was very sad when he was newly married and suddenly suffered such a big grievance. Seeing that he had been away for a long time, his wife was afraid that he was hungry, so she took some steamed sweet potatoes to satisfy her hunger. Jando is worried that he can't cook a dish that "eats meat but doesn't see meat", so he is in the mood to eat sweet potatoes. They broke the skin of the sweet potato in the process of export, revealing the sweet potato meat. Jane's eyes suddenly lit up and shouted, "I have an idea." All the chefs gathered around, Jane repeated, and the chefs applauded. So they took white fat pork, lean meat and fish and chopped them into minced meat. They use salt, leek and ginger as seasonings, mix them with starch eggs and steam them in sweet potato bags. They look like sweet potatoes, but they are actually meat dishes, so Zhu Houzong ate them on the prison car by eating "sweet potatoes" and boarded the golden throne. In the second year of Jiajing, the chef Jane was ordered to go to Beijing, and then the "sweet potato" was improved to make a cylinder one and a half feet long, one and a half inches wide and seven and a half minutes thick. The wrapped potato skin has also been replaced with egg skin prepared with egg yolk and edible red pigment. Slice it after steaming, put it in a bowl, distill it again, and pour it, red and yellow, like a dragon. After such a change, the color, smell and taste are all good, and Jiajing is even more fond of it. It is officially named "Panlong" Imperial Diet. This dish is also commonly known as "rolling and cutting" because it is rolled first and then cut. Later, people put it in the shape of Jackie Chan on a plate, also called "Panlong dish".

There are many ways to eat Panlong cuisine. First cut into thin slices, steamed and dipped in soy sauce, vinegar and chopped green onion; First cut into thick slices for sizing, fry in hot oil in a pot until golden brown, and then dip in soy sauce, vinegar and chopped green onion to eat; First cut into thin slices and put them in hot pot soup, and rinse them with other dishes. In short, you can also use your imagination to create other innovative ways to eat.