Many good friends have heard of this name but have never tasted this dish, including me. . . .

Especially after watching the Chen He episode of "Longing for Life", everyone seems to be more interested in Buddha Jumping Over the Wall.

"Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" means "Fu Tan Xiang", also known as "Fu Shou Quan", which is the most famous dish in Fuzhou.

There are many theories about the origin of this dish.

One of the theories is:

The eminent monk Xuanquan of the Tang Dynasty passed through Fuzhou, the "capital of Fujian", on his way to the Shaolin Temple in Fujian. The family served guests a banquet with "an altar full of incense". The eminent monks salivated after smelling it. They abandoned Buddhism and practiced Buddhism for many years and jumped over the wall to enjoy the "altar full of incense".

That’s why “Buddha Jumps over the Wall” got its name.

Hahaha, of course this is just a legend and cannot be verified now. . .

A brief history of Buddha Jumping over the Wall:

The original name of Buddha Jumping over the Wall is Fu Shou Quan.

In the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu (1899), an official from the Fuzhou Official Money Bureau hosted a banquet for Zhou Lian, the chief envoy of Fujian Province. In order to curry favor with Zhou Lian, he ordered his family members to cook the dishes themselves and serve chicken and duck in Shaoxing wine jars. It is made by simmering more than 10 kinds of raw materials and auxiliary materials, such as mutton, pork belly, pigeon eggs and seafood, and named Fu Shou Quan. After Zhou Lian tasted it, she was full of praise.

Later, the Yamen chef Zheng Chunfa learned how to cook this dish and improved it. When Zheng Chunfa opened the "Juchun Garden" restaurant, this dish made a sensation in Rongcheng.

Once, a group of literati came to taste this dish. When Fu Shouquan came to the banquet and opened the altar, the aroma of meat overflowed. One of the scholars was so ecstatic that he inspired poetry and immediately chanted: "The altar The fragrance of meat is floating around, and the Buddha jumps over the wall when he hears it."

From then on it was renamed Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

In 1965 and 1980, Fuzhou cuisine, which featured Buddha jumping over the wall, caused a sensation in Guangzhou Nanyuan and Hong Kong respectively, setting off the Buddha jumping over the wall craze around the world.

Restaurants opened by overseas Chinese in various places often use self-proclaimed authentic Buddha Jumping Over the Wall dishes to attract customers.

Buddha Jumps Over the Wall has also been served at state banquets hosted by heads of state such as Prince Sihanouk, US President Ronald Reagan, and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom. It has been highly praised, and this dish has become even more famous around the world.

The allusion of Buddha jumping over the wall:

Buddha jumping over the wall is a traditional famous dish in Fuzhou that combines all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas. It is well-known at home and abroad. It is listed as the "chief dish" of Fujian recipes by the culinary circles in various places. It is still popular today. It has a history of more than a hundred years.

Why is such a delicious dish called "Buddha Jumps over the Wall"?

There are three folk legends in Fuzhou.

The first is: It is said that in the late Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1876), an official from Guanqianzhuang, Fuzhou hosted a banquet for Fujian Chief Secretary Zhou Lian, and his Shaoxing wife personally cooked a dish named It is called "Fu Shou Quan", which contains chicken, duck, meat and several kinds of seafood, and is simmered in a jar containing Shaoxing wine.

After Zhou Lian ate it, she was full of praises and ordered the Yamen chef Zheng Chunfa to imitate it. Zheng Chunfa came to ask for advice and reformed the ingredients. He used more seafood and less meat to make the dish more meaty and delicious.

After that, Zheng Chunfa left Zhoulian Yamen and raised funds to run Juchunyuan Restaurant. "Fu Shou Quan" became the main dish of this restaurant, because the pronunciation of "Fu Shou Quan" in Fuzhou dialect is similar to "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" , over time, "Fushouquan" was replaced by "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" and became famous all over the world.

Hahaha, it seems that the origin of this name is related to the Mandarin of Fuzhou people. . . . .

The second is: It is a custom in Fujian that on the third day after the new daughter-in-law gets married, she must cook and show off her cooking skills to serve her parents-in-law and win their appreciation.

It is said that a rich girl was spoiled and not good at cooking. She was very sad on the eve of her marriage.

Her mother took out all the delicacies at home and made them into various dishes, wrapped them one by one in lotus leaves, and told her how to cook them.

Unexpectedly, this young lady forgot all the cooking methods. In a hurry, she poured all the vegetables into a Shaoxing wine jar, covered it with lotus leaves, and put it on the stove.

The aroma wafted out the next day, and the whole family praised the delicious food. This is how the "Buddha Jumps Over the Wall" of "eighteen dishes cooked in one pot" came about.

It seems that behind the invention of every thing there is a person who is too lazy to be lazy. . . . .

The third is: a group of beggars carry earthenware bowls and jars to beg for food every day. They pour the various leftovers and cook them together, making them steaming and fragrant.

The monk smelled it and could not resist the temptation of the fragrance. He jumped out of the wall and ate happily. There is a poem to prove it: "The fragrance of meat is brewing for ten miles, and the Buddha heard that he abandoned his Zen and jumped over the wall."

The fourth is not exactly the same as the first:

"Buddha Jumps over the Wall" is a Fujian dish The most popular traditional dish in the world.

It is said that this dish originated in the late Qing Dynasty. An official of the Guan Yin Bureau in Yangqiao Lane, Fuzhou hosted a banquet for the Chief Secretary Zhou Lian at his home. The official’s wife personally cooked the food, using chicken, duck, and meat. More than 20 kinds of raw materials were put into the Shaoxing wine jar and carefully simmered to create a meaty and fragrant dish. Zhou Lian was full of praise after tasting it.

Afterwards, Zhou Lian took Zheng Chunfa, the government cook, to visit the Government Banking Bureau. After returning to Yamen, Zheng Chunfa studied carefully and reformed the ingredients. He used more seafood and less meat. The effect was especially better than the former.

After Zheng Chunfa opened the "Ju Chunyuan" restaurant in 1877, he continued to research and enrich the raw materials of this dish. The dishes he produced were rich in fragrance and widely praised.

One day, several scholars came to the pavilion to drink and taste food. The official brought a jar of dishes to the scholar's table. When the lid of the jar was opened, the hall was full of meaty and fragrant dishes.

Someone asked what the name of this dish was, and the answer was: It hasn’t been named yet. So the scholar impromptuly recited poems and composed poems. One of the poems said: "The altar is opened and the fragrance of meat is floating around. When the Buddha hears it, he bounces off the wall." The crowd cheered.

Since then, quoting the meaning of the poem: "Buddha Jumps over the Wall" has become the correct name of this dish, which has a history of more than 100 years. . . . . .

Another theory is that after the dish was opened, the aroma overflowed, and there happened to be a temple across the wall. The aroma made the monks on the wall salivate, so they ignored all the rules and regulations, crossed the wall and asked to be seated.

This dish has a variety of foods, soft, glutinous, crisp and tender, the soup is thick and delicious, the taste is sweet, the aftertaste is endless, rich in nutrients, and can improve eyesight and beauty, activate blood circulation and relax muscles, nourish yin and body, and increase appetite.