Lotus blood duck is a branch of Pingxiang cuisine in Jiangxi Province, and it is a famous dish in Lianhua County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province. Lotus blood duck is listed as one of the "Top Ten Gancai" because of its color, freshness and freshness. In 2009, it successfully declared the provincial intangible cultural heritage. 2065438+September 2008, it was rated as one of the top ten classic dishes in Jiangxi.

On February/February/2002 1 day, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Commerce officially released the list of "Top Ten Famous Dishes" and "Top Ten Famous Snacks" of Gancai, and Lotus Blood Duck was on the list. Blood ducks are called ducklings in the local area, which are used for offering sacrifices, entertaining guests and keeping regular dishes in summer and autumn. According to different seasons, regions and materials, it can be divided into lotus duck, earthworm duck, autumn duck, Longxi wine duck and Shangxi salted duck. Duck meat is cool, and it is best in summer and autumn.

In the Southern Tang Dynasty, Ma Yin was attached to Peng _ in Jizhou, and he retreated from Lianhua to Hunan. His descendants became Xiangxi Tusi, occupied Xiangxi for hundreds of years, moved into the caste and multiplied into a big family. His farming customs are integrated with the local area, and today there are blood ducks in Xiangxi.

In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Lotus Fanjia opened a duck-incubating shop in Xiangtan, Hunan Province. Lotus Baima, Maojia and others stole skills in Xiangtan, and the duck-incubating skills returned to the suburbs of the county, so Lotus had three duck-incubating shops.

At the end of Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yijun was in charge of Xiangxi. He was appointed as the military commander of Yongjing, Chen Yuan, and lived in the Phoenix Hall. He used to be the ambassador and governor of Hunan. On the Dragon Boat Festival in Phoenix, ducks were thrown into the river by the garrison road, and the whole city went down to catch ducks in order to have fun with the people. Its habit continues to this day. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Yifan dedicated this dish to the Qing court, and it was on the court menu from then on.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lotus Blood Duck