It is said that after The Tang Ming Emperor Li Longji married Yang Yuhuan, he indulged in wine all day long and did not ask about political affairs. One day, the two were drinking and having fun at the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, and Yang Yuhuan was excited and shouted, "I want to fly to the sky!" I'm going to fly into the sky! Li Longji mistakenly thought that Yang Guifei was going to eat "fly to the sky", so he ordered the imperial chef to quickly offer this dish. The imperial chef listened to the second monk confused, and had never heard of anything "flying into the sky". But what can be done? The emperor's words were full of words, he said that there was, which dared to say the word "no". Everyone was in a hurry, and they didn't know what to do.
A chef said that eagles fly high, probably "flying into the sky"! As soon as everyone listened, they quickly made two braised eagles. But when I tasted it, I found that the eagle meat was sour! So the cooks got back on their heads. At this time, a Suzhou cook named Su Kongtou was in a hurry, and he proposed to make a dish with chicken wings, wasn't it "flying to the sky"? Everyone agreed after listening. So use a few chicken wings and simmer them with shiitake mushrooms, winter shoots, etc. As a result, the dishes are colorful, fragrant, flavorful and shaped.
When the dish was brought to the table, Yang Guifei's wine had awakened a lot, and she clipped a piece of "flying to the sky" into her mouth, not feeling refreshed, her lips and teeth were fragrant, and she exclaimed: "Delicious!" delicious! It was delicious! Li Longji also sandwiched a piece and asked the eunuch next to him: "What is the name of this dish?" The eunuch replied, "Isn't this the 'flying up to the sky' that Your Majesty ordered the imperial dining room to do?" Li Longji immediately realized that he had lost his words after drinking, and had to smile awkwardly.
At this time, Yang Guifei, who was relishing the taste of "flying to the sky", said: "This dish is colorful, tender and fragrant, all similar to my concubine, just call it 'Guifei chicken'!" When Li Longji heard it, he even claimed that it was good.
Later, Su Empty head told the old man to return to his hometown, and brought the firing method of "Guifei Chicken" back to Suzhou, and this dish was passed down from generation to generation in Suzhou.
