It's the best when the fire comes out. It's crispy outside and soft inside, while the donkey meat is very fine and tastes fragrant and strong. The only fly in the ointment is that it's a little greasy. It's not delicious after a long time of fire, and it's too porcelain.

Donkey meat itself is very oily, but it doesn't absorb oil when burned, so all the oil is Wang Wang and it is easy to get greasy.

In addition, the fire is too thick and too big for a girl to finish. Usually, after eating the donkey meat, half of the fire remains untouched.

Historical Legend

Caohe donkey meat fire is a local specialty snack in Baoding.

According to the Records of Xu Shui County, Xu Shui's little donkey was famous in the world during the Yongzheng period of Qing Dynasty (1723-1735).

Caohe donkey meat is well-made, fresh and tender in color, pure in meat quality and rich in flavor; Fire-baked, hand-kneaded, then baked, crispy outside, tender and hot inside.

Small donkey meat with hot fire is rich in nutrition, easy to carry and easy to eat, so it is a superior mass fast food.

The birthplace of Caohe donkey meat fire is Caohe Town, xushui county, Baoding City.

Caohe is the name of the river in xushui county, Baoding City, Hebei Province, and Caohe Town is named after Caohe.

Caohe donkey meat burning has a long history.

According to legend, there were two gangs, Cao Gang and Yan Gang, at Caohe Wharf in Song Dynasty.

Cao Gang is engaged in transporting grain, while Salt Gang is engaged in transporting salt.

in order to dominate the wharf, the two sides often go to war, and finally the Cao gang won the game.

The donkey captured by Cao Gang and loaded by Yan Gang could not be handled, so it was slaughtered, stewed and held a celebration banquet. It is more delicious to eat the meat in a local fire.

Since then, Caohe donkey meat has sprung up and famous food has been born.

From then on, the local custom of eating donkey meat by fire was formed, and a set of exquisite processing secrets for cooking donkey meat was gradually explored.

after the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, his descendants were at war with each other.

Zhu Di, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, sent troops to fight with Zhu Yunwen, the heir of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Huidi.

Zhu Yunwen sent generals Li Jinglong and Zhu Di to fight fiercely in Baigou River, and Li Jinglong was defeated and retreated to Caohe Town, Xu Shui.

The army was short of food, so Li Jinglong had no choice but to order the sergeant to kill the army horse to satisfy his hunger.

The local people have the custom of eating donkey meat, so the cooked horse meat is especially fragrant.

Since then, cooking horses for food has become a custom in Caohe Town, Xu Shui, and the prepared horse meat is more delicious.

in the Qing dynasty, Kangxi attached great importance to agriculture and mulberry, forbidding the slaughter of cattle and horses, so the scholars in Caohe changed to the custom of eating horse meat and only ate donkey meat. Plus, donkeys are cheaper than horses, so people specialize in raising donkeys to eat.

Then there's the local baked fire, which is tender on the outside, and the little donkey meat cooked on the freshly baked fire has become a famous local dish.

According to legend, Emperor Kangxi went out of Beijing incognito for a private visit. After eating in Zhuozhou, the first state in the world, he went all the way to Caohe Town.

At this time, he felt hungry, and saw small restaurants on the roadside selling donkey meat and burning it.

Kangxi doesn't know why donkey meat burns. He was very curious, so he asked the eunuch to buy donkey meat and burn it to satisfy his hunger.

Kangxi lived in the court all day. How could he have eaten this donkey meat fire? After he ate donkey meat and burned it, he felt that the tender meat, crisp and soft fire was extremely delicious, calling it delicious.

when Kangxi returned to the capital palace, he still remembered the burning smell of donkey meat he ate in Caohe Town.

He asked the court chef to cook donkey meat for him.

The royal chef cooked it carefully for Kangxi several times, but Kangxi felt that the donkey meat he ate in Caohe Town was not the same as the fire. Not as good as the donkey meat he ate in Caohe Town.

Kangxi had to send someone to Caohe to buy donkey meat from Caohe and burn it.

Since then, the donkey meat burning in Caohe, Xu Shui has gained a good reputation in Beijing.

Caohe donkey meat is stewed with fire first and then with warm fire, with nearly 21 kinds of seasonings. It takes a long time to cook, is thoroughly cooked, has ruddy color, is fragrant but not firewood, has a long fragrance, and is soft and palatable.

According to medical books, donkey meat can replenish blood, invigorate qi and deficiency, and donkey-hide gelatin can nourish yin and replenish blood, nourish lung and moisten dryness.

It can be seen that donkey meat not only tastes delicious, but also has health care function.

According to modern medical research, donkey meat is a low-fat and high-protein food with high calcium, phosphorus and iron contents.

With the improvement of people's income level, the accelerated pace of life and the change of consumption concept, there is an increasing demand for nutritious fast food, especially donkey meat with local characteristics.

At present, Caohe donkey meat fire enjoys a good reputation in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei catering markets.