Fried dough sticks have a very long history. In ancient China, fried dough sticks were called "coolers". Liu Yuxi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, described the shape and making process of fried dough sticks in a poem about cold weapons: "When you rub jade with your hands, you will find that it is blue, oily and light yellow; It doesn't matter if you sleep in the spring at night, but the beauty of the plaque is wrapped around your arm. " How vividly this poem depicts fried dough sticks!

The origin of fried dough sticks:

The History of Song Dynasty records that in the 11th year of Emperor Gaozong in the Southern Song Dynasty, a group of traitors from Qin Gui killed Yue Fei and his son on trumped-up charges. All the soldiers and civilians in the Southern Song Dynasty were filled with indignation. At that time, there were two food vendors selling breakfast near Fengbo Pavilion in Lin 'an. Each of them picked up the dough, kneaded it into dough figurines in the shape of Wang, twisted it together, and fried it in an oil pan, which was called "fried sesame". For a time, the breakfast buyer shouted understandably, "Eat fried juniper! Eat fried chicken! "

In order to vent their resentment, people rushed to follow suit. Since then, fried dough sticks have appeared in cooked food stalls all over the country.

Today, in some places, fried dough sticks are still called "fried sesame". Fried dough sticks are one of the most popular foods in China. Fried dough sticks, formerly known as "fried juniper", are said to have been first invented by Lin 'an people.