There is an old saying cloud: cloud from the dragon, wind from the tiger. The legendary dragon is a kind of divine animal with scales, whiskers, and claws, which can make clouds and rain. The Nine Dragon Wall in the courtyard of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, reflects the magical image of the dragon in all its forms. However, the dragon is "good" to the people. The keel of Traditional Chinese medicine, which is a shock-relieving and astringent medicine; Dragon's teeth are anti-alarming tranquilizers; Dragon brain, aromatic, through all tricks.
Before the Western Han Dynasty, people often compared dragons and snakes, such as the Book of Han. Yang Xiong's biography says: "I think that when a gentleman has a good time, he will do great things, and when he can't, he will be a dragon and a snake." "Twenty-one Years of Zuo Chuan Xianggong" Yun: "Deep mountains and great zeal, real life dragon snake." In a sense, dragons and snakes can be universal.
The Chinese summer calendar uses the dry branch year, twelve branches with twelve kinds of animals, and the year of life is what kind of animal. If it belongs to the 'snake', it is generally not said to be "snake", but to say 'little dragon'. Therefore, in most people's minds, snakes are small dragons.
Dragon snakes are both universal, and dragon dishes are snake dishes. As early as the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" in China, there are records of Lingnan people eating snake meat. "Huainanzi" also says: "The Yue people get snakes to think that they are dishes." It can be seen that the snake has a history of at least 2,000 years. However, the official use of snake meat as a culinary dish is a matter of nearly a hundred years.
Snake cuisine "Dragon and Tiger Fighting" is a representative work of Cantonese cuisine. It is known for its strange name, beautiful shape, fresh taste and high value of camp beauty.
