In 2009, Jingzhou fish cake was listed on the second batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage list.
Fish eaters do not see fish, but people can be hundreds of flowers cake
Fish cake has a long history, more than 2,000 years ago! As the land of fish and rice, Chu people also like to eat fish, and there are many restaurants that use fish as the main dish!
There is a fish restaurant that has a very good business, and the owner has a fish pond to entertain diners with live food.
One summer, business suddenly went light. One day, the fresh fish suddenly died a lot, the owner of the shop was reluctant to lose, so he had a clever move, thought of a way, went to the thorn, and then chopped the fish into meat paste, added tofu and egg white to make cakes, into the cage steamed. Once steamed, the scent of the fish fills the room!
The boss was particularly happy, and the next day he asked the kitchen worker to cut the fish cake into pieces, and poured various ingredients to re-steam, which was snatched up by the diners. Since then, this restaurant that sells live fish has been selling fish cakes, so it has made a fortune.
And fish cake is also gradually spread in the Jingchu area, the Spring and Autumn Warring States period became the first dish of the Chu palace, until the Qing Dynasty, is still a court dish, according to legend, Qianlong tasted the Jingzhou fish cake after blurting out: eating fish does not see fish, but people lily cake.
So far, Jingzhou fish cake is the first dish on the red and white wedding banquet in Jingzhou, and it is also known as "no cake, no table", but after thousands of years of accumulation, for Jingzhou people, fish cake is not only a dish, but has become a characteristic local folk culture.
In addition to the feast, every household must also have fish cakes for the New Year. When preparing the New Year dish, fish cake is a big thing, fish cake, eat fish cake, the whole process is full of ritual!
In addition to the meal, the fish cake is also made into the flour toppings in Jingzhou 'prematurely' (Jingzhou people also call it "yard"), fish cake with balls, plus some fungus, with thick broth, is the umami full of three fresh fish cake noodles!
