After Li Hongzhang arrived in England, there were many romantic stories that were not true or false, which were handed down and became interesting stories. It is said that English gentlemen have a lot of manners at the table, such as eating roast chicken. It was not allowed to eat with hands. First, hold it down with a fork, and then cut it into small pieces with a knife. Then, take out the fork inserted in the chicken, poke a piece of chicken and put it in your mouth. To tell the truth, this rather complicated way of eating is not desirable. And on the smooth plate, dismembering the roast chicken that has been oiled is a difficult action, which is more difficult than Granny Liu holding pigeon eggs with ivory chopsticks. Li Hongzhang didn't listen to foreigners, but grabbed and tore it with his hands. The guests and the host here are all civilized people, wearing Shakespeare-style pleated collars and looking startled and at a loss. First, out of courtesy, and second, out of respect for the distinguished guests, everyone follows the prescription and follows Mr. Li Hongzhang's way of eating chicken. This precedent has been set, and since then, the British have been liberated from eating chicken at the dinner table, and they can do it directly without a knife and fork. There is also a joke, which is also about diet. It is said that during his visit to London, the minister ate the next western food and was very impatient. Li Hongzhang, who lives in the country of prime minister, is no worse than Zhang, the prime minister of Ming Dynasty. Give him more than 20 dishes every day. He said that there is nothing worth chopsticks. Everyone likes delicious food and has good luck to eat. At that time, there were no restaurants opened by China people in London. Unlike now, Chinese food is going global. Wherever there are people from China, there are restaurants opened by people from China. So, Li Hongzhang asked the chef he brought to stew all kinds of raw materials for making western food and send them to him. The accompanying British officials could not help drooling when they smelled the fragrance floating in the kitchen, so they asked Tong Shi, what is this dish of Li Da? The answer is that it's just chop suey Then Li motioned them to sit down informally, eat these foreigners one by one and appreciate them. It is said that there was a dish called "Li Hongzhang chop suey" on the menu of English restaurants later.