Chinese's foodie attributes have been exposed for thousands of years, not only poets can cook, but emperors are also scrambling to invent food, such as Zhu Yuanzhang's invention of chowder soup, Kublai Khan's invention of shabu lamb, then today with the red chicken feather shop inventory of Chinese history ministers inadvertently invented the cuisine! See what the food of the powerful ministers is doing.
1. Ding Baozhen - Gongbao Chicken Ding
The governor of Sichuan, Ding Baozhen, was a minister of the Qing Dynasty, just and righteous, deeply loved by the people, and after his death, the imperial court posthumously awarded him the title of "Prince Taibao", and the dish he inadvertently created was also known as Gongbao Chicken Ding, which is still popular today. The main ingredients of Kung Pao chicken are chicken breast, peanuts and peppers, and the taste is compound paste spicy, spicy but not fierce, the meat is smooth and tender, plus crisp and tender peanuts, very delicious.
2. Zuo Zongtang - Zuo Zongtang chicken
Zuo Zongtang, a minister in the late Qing Dynasty, named after him, has always been famous at home and abroad, becoming one of the favorite Chinese dishes of overseas friends, although Chinese did not eat this dish much. Zuo Zongtang chicken is mainly made of chicken, which is fried until it is crispy and then fried with chili, sesame oil, vinegar and other spices, so that this dish has a combination of sweet and sour flavor.
3. Washu - hot pot
He Yan was a corrupt official during the Qing Dynasty, but he invented one of the favorite foods that we modern people eat- hot pot. It is rumored that during the Qianlong period, Qianlong held a feast of a thousand people, nearly 4,000 people participated, many dishes were cold after coming up, and He yan thought of Kublai Khan's method of shabu-shabu lamb, so he put the condiments in the pot and cooked the vegetables in a pot, the result was exceptionally delicious, and there was a hot pot that is now popular all over the country.
4, Zhuge Liang - buns, pancakes
Zhuge Liang invented a lot of things during the Three Kingdoms period, and he didn't expect that food was also involved. Buns and pancakes were invented by Zhuge Liang. At first, the bun was called "Brute Head", which had the same filling as the current bun, and it was only during the Qing Dynasty that people distinguished between buns and steamed buns. The origin of the pancakes is rumored to be that when Zhuge Liang fought with Cao Bing, the pot stove was lost and the soldiers were hungry, so he mixed water and grain into a pulp, and spread it out with a wooden stick on the gong to make a fragrant pancake.
5, Qin Juniper - fritters
The Southern Song Dynasty prime minister Qin Juniper was a big traitor, if there is a red chicken feather shop that does not take stock, you may not imagine that the hot breakfast fritters are actually caused by him. It is rumored that the people at that time hated Qin Juniper, and in order to vent their anger, they made two noodle people, one representing Qin Juniper and the other representing his wife, and the person twisted the two noodles together, and also cut a few knives on the noodle person, and then threw them into the frying pan and fried them. This breakfast must-have was born with one of the foods. Although the fritters are not made of Qin Juniper, they are caused by Qin Juniper.
6, Wu Zixu - rice cake
Wu Zixu was the doctor of Wu Guo in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the rice cake was accidentally invented by him. Legend has it that the king of the State of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to build a city wall, but Wu Zixu guessed that his country would be doomed, so he told his followers that if the people had no food to eat after their death, they would let them dig the ground to dig more than three feet deep to eat, and as a result, Wu Zixu's worries happened, and the entourage led the people to dig things, and found that many of the bricks of the city wall were made of glutinous rice, which is the origin of rice cakes.
7, Li Hongzhang - chowder
Li Hongzhang, the minister of the late Qing Dynasty, also produced a delicacy called chowder, which was stewed with chicken, sea cucumber, fish maw and other ingredients, with a strong taste and a heavy umami taste, which was very delicious. It is rumored that when Li Hongzhang was entertaining foreign guests, because there were no ingredients at home, Li Hongzhang stewed the remaining ingredients in the home, but it was very delicious, and foreigners even praised it, and this dish is now very popular.
The above is a dish that was inadvertently invented by the ministers in Chinese history by the Red Chicken Feather Shop, and which ones do you know?