Peixian dog meat is very famous, so do you know what the origin of Peixian dog meat is? Let's take a look at the Chinese folk tale - the origin of Peixian dog meat!
The origin of Peixian dog meat
Dog meat is rich in nutrients, Li Shizhen in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" said that it has the effect of strengthening the five internal organs, strengthening the kidney and spleen, strengthening the strength, dissolving the accumulation of pimples, living water sores, and supplementing five labors and seven injuries. There have long been customs of eating dog meat in various parts of China, and the methods of roasting, steaming and boiling are different, but only the peixian dog meat made of stewing can be called the top quality of dog meat.
Peixian dog meat is one of the famous specialties of Pei County, Jiangsu Province, the hometown of Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gao. In Pei County, dog meat is the top delicacy in the wine banquet, and outsiders come to Pei County to find the remains of the Han Emperor, and it is necessary to taste dog meat. Peixian dog meat is bright in color, mellow and fragrant, delicious and not fishy, long-lasting in flavor, tough but not stiff, rotten but not greasy.
Peixian dog meat has been made for more than 2,100 years. According to the "Chronicle of History", Liu Bang's famous general Fan Duo made a living by slaughtering dogs when he was young. Liu Bang befriended him deeply, often eating meat without paying a penny, and Jiu Zhifan was unhappy. In order to hide from Liu Bang, Fan moved the meat stall to Xia Zhao in Hudong (present-day Xia Zhao, Weishan County, Shandong Province). Liu Bang heard the news and rushed to go, but when the river was blocked, he was suffering from no money to take a boat, and suddenly a big shrew swam in the middle of the river, and Liu Bang swam across the river. Liu Bang found Fan Duo, Fan Zheng was worried about the dog meat no one cared, Liu Bang grabbed the dog meat and ate it, after Liu Bang ate it, people competed to buy food. After that, Liu Bang often took the shrew across the river to eat, Fan Duo annoyed the shrew, killed it and cooked with the dog meat, but the dog meat was more fragrant, the dog meat was sold out, so far the shrew soup cooked dog meat, the aroma did not decrease. Therefore, Peixian dog meat is also known as "shrew juice dog meat". After Liu Bang settled the world, Fan Duo passed on the soup to his nephew and passed it on from generation to generation. Peixian dog meat is mainly cold food, and when eating, it is eaten by hand to tear the meat without knife cutting, and its taste is particularly good. According to legend, after Liu Bang became the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, he was very angry when he learned that Fan Duo had killed the old shrew, and he took away all the knives that Fan Duo had cut the dog meat, and ordered him not to use the knife in the future. Fan Was helpless and had to tear the dog meat apart by hand and sell it. Therefore, the eating method of "Peixian dog meat without a knife" has been passed down to this day. In 195 BC, Han Gaozu's ancestor Liu Bang quelled the rebellion of Yingbu, the king of Huainan, passing through his hometown of Pei County, feasting on the villagers, drinking with dog meat, drinking wine, and giving "The Song of the Great Wind": "The wind rises and the clouds fly, Wei Jia Hai Nei returns to his hometown, and the Ande warriors are now guarding the four directions!" Today, Peixian dog meat is famous all over the world along with "The Song of the Great Wind".