Brother, I'm from Jiangyin. I don't think I've heard of crossing the bridge eel. What is this? Oh, I see. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Cai Peng, a scholar in Qufu, Shandong Province, went to Jiangyin as a magistrate. Cai Peng is a gourmet. One day, he went to the countryside to investigate the agricultural situation and saw Monopterus albus scurrying about in the rice fields. So he ordered some to be caught and brought back to the back garden of the county government to feed. Cai Shu is still a man who respects Confucius, and the banquet after the annual sacrifice to Confucius is a major event in Cai Shu's family. This year, the worship of the cave will begin again. The chef imagined cooking a special dish to entertain the host. So he went to the backyard. When he saw rockeries, bridges and eels, his idea suddenly appeared. He believes that people who worship Confucius must cross the "three bridges" in order to be promoted step by step; So I decided to use Monopterus albus as raw material to make a dish with different color, fragrance, taste, shape, nutrition and meaning.

On the day of offering sacrifices to the hole, he cut the eel into pieces and exploded many times after pickling. Then, stew until crisp, making it look like a small arch bridge. Because this dish is delicious, crisp and delicious, the host and guests are amazed after eating it. Uncle Cai asked the chef: What's the name of this dish? The chef said that this is called "crossing the bridge eel". He said the meaning of creation. Cai Shu is full of praise. Since then, the "crossing the bridge eel" has become famous all over the world and has been passed down to this day. Cross-bridge eels have been circulating in cities for hundreds of years. Through the continuous processing of famous chefs in past dynasties, the shape and taste are more beautiful, and it has become a necessary dish for banquets in Jiangyin hotels. 1987, "crossing the bridge rice noodles", as a special dish in Jiangyin, was included in the China menu Jiangsu Volume. Monopterus albus crossing the bridge is deep red in color, crisp and mellow, salty and sweet, shaped like an arch bridge and unique, which is a delicious food.