Roasted donkey meat is a very popular traditional snack in northern China, which originated in Baoding. Widely spread in the middle of Hebei plain, stew donkey meat with soup stock into crisp fire. Baoding, as the center of catering culture in Hebei Province and the birthplace of Hebei cuisine, has been developed and popularized by hardworking people in Hebei Province, and finally made donkey meat famous all over the country. Donkey meat shops can be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys of North China, and they are completely integrated into the lives of local residents. In addition, there are foods with similar names in Hejian, Hebei Province, but their practices and tastes are quite different. The most intuitive difference is that the donkey meat in Baoding is round, while the donkey meat in Hejian is rectangular. According to Records of the Historian, donkey meat fire originated in Baoding, Hebei Province in the second year of the Ming Dynasty (AD 1411), and now it is spread all over Yanzhao. Donkey meat is stewed with fire first, and then with warm fire, with nearly 21 kinds of seasonings. Cooked for a long time, cooked thoroughly, fresh and tender in color, fragrant but not firewood, long in fragrance, tender and palatable. According to medical records, donkey meat can nourish blood, replenish qi and tonify deficiency, and donkey-hide gelatin can nourish yin and nourish blood, moisten lungs and moisten dryness. It can be seen that donkey meat is not only delicious, but also has health care function. Burning donkey meat enjoys a high reputation in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei catering market. In August 2118, the skill of burning donkey meat was listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list of Hebei Province.

The birthplace of Baoding donkey meat fire is Caohe Town, Xushui District, Baoding City. Caohe is the river name of Xushui District, Baoding City, Hebei Province, and Caohe Town is named after Caohe. Caohe donkey meat has a long history of burning. According to legend, there were two gangs at Caohe Wharf in Song Dynasty: Caogang and Yangang. Cao Gang is engaged in transporting grain, and the salt gang is engaged in transporting salt. In order to dominate the dock, the two sides often fought, and finally Cao Gang won the game. Cao Gang's donkey, who captured the salt gang's goods, couldn't stand it, so he slaughtered and stewed it and held a celebration banquet. Then eat meat in the local fire. Cao donkey meat rises, and famous food is born. [1]

After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his descendants lived in the same room. Judy, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, sent his army against Zhu Yuanzhang's successor, Zhu Yun _, Ming Huidi. Zhu Yun _ sent general Li Jinglong to fight Judy in Baigou River area, and Li Jinglong was defeated and retreated to Caohe Town, xushui county. The army was short of food, so Li Jinglong had no choice but to ask the sergeant to kill the horse to satisfy his hunger. The local people have the custom of eating donkey meat, so the cooked horse meat is particularly fragrant. Since then, cooking horses for food has become a custom in Caohe Town, Xu Shui, and the cooked horse meat is delicious. Kangxi of Qing Dynasty attached great importance to mulberry planting and prohibited the slaughter of cattle and horses. Scholars in Caohe changed to the custom of eating horse meat and only ate donkey meat. In addition, adding donkeys is cheaper than horses, and people keep donkeys just for eating. Then there is the local roasted meat, and the small donkey meat cooked on the freshly baked roasted meat has become a famous local food.

the origin of Hejian donkey meat burning

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty had to cross the river during the flood and drought in the south of the Yangtze River. On one occasion, he missed his residence and ate at the farmhouse. In order to facilitate the emperor to eat, the farmhouse added the carefully cooked donkey meat to the slow fire. After eating, Emperor Qianlong praised the food again and again. Asked what it was, the farmer replied truthfully: I was very happy to add donkey meat to the fire. He improvised a poem:

The river is full of donkeys,

Smart women roll their faces like paper.

Make a fire and add donkey meat.

A gust of wind smells good.

He sent someone to build a palace in Hejian as a permanent residence. Gan Long's palaces, Hejian's and calligraphy tablets all have historical records. After returning to the palace, I often miss the donkey fire, so I sent He _ to Hejian to find the farmer who started the donkey fire. He _ is also a foodie, and there is a story of he _ eating donkey fire among the people. It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and _ and several ladies were eating donkey meat in the house and enjoying the moon. The bright moon was in the sky at that time. Picking up the lady's jade hand and playing with it can't help but be poetic;

Jade people have long fingernails, and the fire is particularly fragrant.

both of them are top grade, shining in the moonlight.

The meaning of this poem is that the nails trimmed by women in the Qing Dynasty are so long and thin that you can see the faint light of the moon through them. The burning layer is just as thick as a woman's nails.