Weifang Chaotian Pot is a traditional dish, which originated from the folk morning market in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. At that time, farmers in wei county could not eat hot meals, so some people set up large iron pots in the market to cook hot meals for passers-by. Because the pot has no cover, people call it "Chaotian pot".
Boiled in the pot are pork, meatballs, dried tofu and so on. When the soup boiled and the meat was rotten, customers sat around the pot. The cook in charge of the pot scooped up the hot soup, added some coriander and soy sauce, and prepared pancakes for himself. Then, according to the customer's requirements, chop the intestines and stomach, put them on the cake, pinch the salt, roll them into a fire tube and give them to the customer.
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It is said that Chaotianguo has something to do with Zheng Banqiao. In those days, when Zheng Banqiao was in charge of Weifang, he was very concerned about the sufferings of the people. One year in the twelfth lunar month, he went to the market incognito understand the people's feelings. Seeing that farmers in Weixian market could not eat hot meals at that time, he ordered people to set up a big iron pot in the market and cook hot meals for passers-by, including chicken, pork belly, pork intestines, meatballs and dried tofu.
When the soup boiled and the meat was rotten, customers sat around the pot. The cook in charge of the pot scooped up the hot soup, added some coriander and soy sauce, and prepared pancakes for his own use. Because the pot has no cover, people call it "Chaotianguo".