The legend of Hangzhou cuisine

Hangzhou is a city with stories, and the famous local dishes also contain wonderful legends. ...

Dongpo braised pork

Legend has it that Dongpo Meat was invented by Su Dongpo when he was an official in Hangzhou. After the locals tasted it, they felt fat but not greasy, crispy and delicious. At that time, restaurants in Hangzhou were scrambling to imitate.

On this day, a powerful person from Beijing came to Hangzhou to eat in a restaurant. The waiter handed the menu, and the dignitaries took it and saw that the first course was "Dongpo Meat". Su Dongpo is honest and has offended this terrible person before, so he has a plan to put away the menus of all hotels in Hangzhou and go back to Beijing to see the emperor. He said, "Your Majesty, Su Dongpo embezzled and perverted the law in Hangzhou, and the people wanted to eat his flesh." The emperor asked, "What evidence do you have?" The dignitaries presented a large stack of menus. When the emperor saw the menu, he immediately handed down the imperial edict, dismissed Su Dongpo and sent him to Hainan.

After Su Dongpo sent it, the people in Hangzhou handed down "Dongpo Meat" from generation to generation.

Steamed grass carp in vinegar sauce

When Su Dongpo was in Hangzhou, he had a good relationship with the monks in Fo Yin. Although Fo Yin is a monk, he does not shy away from wine and meat. On this day, Fo Yin made the West Lake vinegar fish. It happened that Su Dongpo was visiting and Fo Yin was busy hiding the fish under his coat. As soon as Su Dongpo entered the door, he smelled the unique sour and sweet smell of vinegar fish in West Lake, and he knew it when he saw the upturned chin on the table. Su Dongpo was interested in joking with Fo Yin, so he pretended to be serious and said, "I have a problem today, so I'll ask my predecessors."

Fo Yin asked what the problem was. Su Dongpo said: "Today, I saw a pair of Spring Festival couplets hanging in front of a family. The first couplet was' Spring is always in Xiangyang', but the second couplet was torn off. I don't know what this sentence is. Please give us your advice. " Fo Yin didn't know it was a scam, so he blurted out, "A man of great talent and a layman, why are you so forgetful today?" This is an old couplet, and the bottom line is' more than celebrating a good family'. "

Su Dongpo couldn't help laughing: "Since there are fish (surplus) in the Qing Dynasty, the predecessors should accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and take them out to feast their eyes!"

Fried juniper

Fried dough sticks were originally named "fried juniper", and it is said that they were first made by Hangzhou people.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the news that the couple killed Marshal Yue spread, and all the people were very angry. When Wang Er, who makes baked wheat cakes, heard about this, he pinched two dough figurines. He stuck the fried dough sticks together back to back and threw them into the frying pan for frying. While frying, he shouted, "Let's have a look at Fried Ji! Let's take a look at' fried chicken'! "

Qin Gui happened to pass by in an eight-foot sedan chair, and when he saw the noodle-frying man in the frying pan, he got out of the sedan chair and shouted, "How dare you! How dare you abuse your official name? " Wang Er said with a smile, "Prime Minister, you are a' pot' by the firewood, and I am talking about a' stew' by the fire!"

At this time, all the onlookers shouted: "Yes, the same word is different!" "Qin Gui have nothing to say, so we have to drink," how can you eat this fried brown things? It is clearly gathering all beings and deceiving the government! "

Hearing what Qin Gui said, a man immediately stood out from the crowd and shouted, "Why can't I eat?" As he spoke, he picked up the noodles in the oil pan, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them, and repeatedly said, "Delicious, delicious! The more you eat the root, the more it itches. I can't wait to swallow it! " Everyone around applauded. Qin Gui was afraid that the public would be offended, so he had to leave in frustration.

After the news spread, people flocked to try "Fried Ji". Originally, "fried sesame seeds" were two people back to back, which was very troublesome to do, and later it gradually became what it is now.

Longjingcha fried shrimp

The famous dish "Longjing Shrimp" is related to Emperor Qianlong's trip to the south of the Yangtze River. Once, when Gan Long was playing in the West Lake, it began to rain lightly, so Gan Long went to a tea farmer's house to take shelter from the rain. The tea farmers were hospitable and presented the mellow Longjing tea before the Ming Dynasty to Ganlong. Gan Long was ecstatic to taste such good tea. He thought it would be nice to bring some back to the palace, but he was too embarrassed to ask the tea farmers, so he grabbed a handful of tea and hid it in his sleeve while his master was not looking.

After the rain stopped, Gan Long bid farewell to the tea farmers and continued to visit the West Lake. He didn't come to a pub for dinner until dusk. He ordered several side dishes, one of which was fried shrimp. After ordering, Qianlong remembered the tea in his sleeve and took it out to make a cup of tea for the bartender. When the bartender saw the corner of the robe in his sleeve, he was startled and ran into the kitchen with tea. When the chef who was frying shrimp heard that the emperor was coming, he panicked and sprinkled the tea brought by the bartender as chopped green onion into the dish. The bartender gave the "Fried Shrimp with Tea" to Qianlong in a panic.

The hungry dry dragon sees the shrimp white and tender, the tea is green and fragrant, and the appetite is wide open. He repeatedly praised: "Good food!" "Longjing Shrimp" was handed down from this.