Live streaming life: The ancients begged not to stop

The old woman replied, "Pearl Jade White Jade Soup."

After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he still wanted to drink this soup, but the imperial chefs in the palace couldn't make it. The ingredients were actually very simple: cabbage, tofu, and rice.

【Guess why.】

There was only one big word flashing on the video's barrage: rotten!

Liu Bei coughed. He had actually guessed it a long time ago, because when a beggar could take over the world, the world would definitely be in chaos, and food would be very precious at that time.

What can a beggar eat? A bowl of rotten soup is enough.

……

[There is another dish similar to this soup, called Mao Tofu.]

Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang once requested a piece of tofu, but he was reluctant to eat it. As a result, due to weather conditions, the tofu grew white hair.

Zhu Yuanzhang was reluctant to throw it away, so he fried it in a little oil and found it very delicious.

Ming Dynasty

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma sat on the steps, leaning against each other. Zhu Yuanzhang did not deny Tianmu's mention of delicious food. Of course, if anyone wanted to give him rotten soup again, he would be fine.

He would make that person starve for the rest of his life.

The second emperor was Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. His cuisine is also very interesting, and most of it is related to getting lost.

Legend has it that during his southern tour, he got lost and came to a farmer's house to ask for food. The farmer gave him a bowl of beef and egg soup.

Emperor Qianlong found the soup delicious and asked what it was. The farmer didn't hear what he said, but Emperor Qianlong thought it was just millet soup.

[Another time, I got lost and ate a Ruyi dish. After returning to the palace, I asked the imperial chef to make a copy, but the chef didn't even know what Ruyi dish was.]

[After conducting research in southern Taiwan, I later discovered that Ruyicai is actually soybean sprouts.]

Emperor Qianlong was completely speechless. When he went out, he brought three large camps with him, as well as eunuchs and palace maids, as well as important officials of the court.

There are indeed three thousand people.

Will you get lost? Or if you are hungry and have nothing to eat, when you go out to a place, all the local officials will offer you food, which is usually stewed duck with bird's nest and mutton with the four elements of fortune, longevity and happiness.

Besides, how could I not know bean sprouts? I usually eat them in the palace.

Who is spreading rumors and causing trouble? If he knew, he would definitely punish them severely. Do they think they are fools?

[By the way, another very famous dish is Qianlong Cabbage. Its origin is similar to the one mentioned above, but it also became famous in later generations because two hosts had an argument over this dish.]

What the hell? Qianlong cabbage!

Except for Qianlong, emperors of all dynasties laughed out loud. People in later generations were really interesting. They gave the dish such a name. But on second thought, this can be regarded as a name that will be passed down through the ages.

I wonder if there is a dish named after me.

The third is Empress Dowager Cixi. When she fled west from the capital, she also suffered from lack of food and clothing. Legend has it that she suffered much the same fate as Emperor Qianlong, finding food such as small steamed buns, clay cakes, and beef after getting lost.

[The above are all legends, but the dish below is indeed related to a noble person: Kung Pao Chicken.]

This dish is associated with Ding Baozhen, the then governor of Shandong. While in Shandong, he loved stir-fried chicken with peanuts, so his chef combined the two to create this dish. Later, when he became governor of Sichuan, his chef adapted it to suit local tastes.

[Ding Baozhen was later posthumously awarded the title of Prince Taibao, hence the name Kung Pao Chicken.]

Some restaurant owners in the Ming and Qing dynasties had their eyes shining. After watching for so long, they finally knew how to make a dish. It was stir-fried chicken with soy sauce, right? With this name, it should be easy to imitate.

Ding Baozhen, who was still serving as a scholar in the capital, was filled with joy. He thought that he would become such a high-ranking official in the future. Would he go to fight the foreigners himself?