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Grits soup! What is the food that is popular in Shandong?
First of all, the word "糁", searched on the Internet, the grits has two pronunciations, one is to read shēn, which means the crushed grains of grain milled; the other is pronounced sǎn, which means (dialect) cooked rice grains.
However, the "grits" of grits soup do not read shēn nor sǎn, but sá.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > so what exactly is grits soup? </h1>
To understand this problem, let's first take a look at the range of grits soup!
Grits soup, mainly popular in Shandong, as well as Jiangsu (Xuzhou), Anhui (Suzhou), Henan (Xiayi) and other regions, probably in the Huaihai area, the grits soup everywhere, similar, but also unique flavor, each has a thousand autumns.
About the origin of grits soup
The earliest version of the small editor is that the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty went down to Jiangnan, passing through Weishan Lake, at that time this area should be Teng County, the Qianlong Emperor did not think about food on the boat, and he did not know whether he was sick or what was going on? At this time, someone offered a bowl of soup, Qianlong tasted, ah, delicious! So I asked what kind of soup is this? The following people were clever, and they answered the Qianlong Emperor, This is what soup! That's how grits soup comes from, but it's folklore, and it's unknown if it's true or not.
After all, grits soup is popular in so many places, certainly not only this one story, its origin is various, such as Shandong Linyi version of grits soup, it is said to be related to the Eastern Jin Dynasty calligrapher Wang Xizhi, another version said that Qianlong when he came to Yizhou Capital, thus making grit soup popular.
And the Xuzhou version of grits soup, it is said that when Qianlong was stationed in Xuzhou, he found this delicacy and asked what kind of soup it was? Probably similar to the story of tengzhou version of grits soup.
In addition, Jining Grits Soup, Suzhou Grits Soup, Xia Yi Grits Soup have their own sayings, it is said that Henan Xia Yi Grits Soup, related to the Kangxi Emperor, is also asked what kind of soup? So word spread.
In this way, grits soup was popular at least during the Qing Dynasty, as to when exactly? This may be another question that is difficult to examine in detail.
According to the "Sayings of the Garden, Miscellaneous Sayings", "seven days without food, Li Tang is not grits".
In addition, the "Book of Rites and Inner Rules" says, "Grits, take the beef and mutton, three as one, small cut." With rice two, meat one, combined as bait, fried. ”
Xuzhou has pheasant soup, and it is said that Peng Zu was very good at making soup, which is similar to today's grits soup.
However, there is also a saying that this object is said to be the breakfast drink of the ancient Westerners, introduced to the interior from the Tang Dynasty, and then slowly popular everywhere, as for which version is the most credible, it is difficult to verify, only the benevolent see the wise.
For food, one of the problems that people care about the most must be inseparable from the word "authentic".
So where is the grits soup the most authentic? Who is the "first soup in the world"?
This problem, it is estimated that Shandong Linyi grits soup, Jining grits soup, Tengzhou grits soup, Jiangsu Xuzhou grits soup, Anhui Suzhou grits soup, Zhongshan grits soup, Henan XiaYi grits soup have something to say, after all, who does not say that their own family is good? It can already be seen from the stories of the origin of grits soup in various places.
In fact, only if it is genuine, inexpensive, and loved by the people, it is all good grits soup, and such folk cuisine can be passed on!
Grits soup is generally eaten as breakfast, commonly seen in the streets and alleys of the above areas, its ingredients are mainly chicken, chicken soup, wheat grains, eggs, etc., there are also beef grits soup, delicious taste, suitable for all ages, drink a bowl in the morning, full of vitality.
If you come to Shandong (Linyi, Jining, Zaozhuang), Jiangsu (Xuzhou), Anhui (Suzhou), Henan (Xiayi) and other places, in the tourism experience, you must not miss this cuisine, this kind of food in other provinces, it seems that there is no yo, I don't know what you think? Which is the best "grits soup" ever drunk?
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