The origin of sweet and sour mandarin fish
"Sweet and sour mandarin fish" is a masterpiece of Gusu cuisine, which enjoys a long reputation at home and abroad. This dish is colorful, fragrant and delicious, tangible, and more interesting is the sound. When fried mandarin fish like "squirrel" is served on the table, it is immediately poured with steaming gravy, and "squirrel" squeaks.
1, it is said that as early as when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, there was a "squirrel carp" in Suzhou, which Qianlong once tasted. Later, it developed into "sweet and sour mandarin fish". There is a record about "squirrel fish" in Tiaodingji in Qing Dynasty: "Take seasonal fish, bone it, drag the yolk, fry it yellow, and make it squirrel fish style. Oil and soy sauce are burnt. " Seasoned fish should be crucian carp. This record indirectly proves that Suzhou may have the legend of "squirrel carp" during the Qianlong period. Because many dishes in Dancing Ding Ji are dry and elegant. Secondly, it can be explained that today's sweet and sour mandarin fish is developed on the basis of squirrel fish. The difference is that the ancient "squirrel fish" hung egg yolk paste, but today's "squirrel fish" is dried starch. The ancient "squirrel fish" was fried with "oil and soy sauce", but today, the marinade is fried and poured directly on it. In addition, today's "squirrel fish" is more realistic in shape and delicious in taste, which is incomparable to the ancient "squirrel fish".
According to legend, once, Emperor Qianlong went down to Yangzhou and visited the scenic spots in Yangzhou. He was very happy. He walked into the Songcrane Tower incognito and saw a fresh fish (carp) on the altar. He insisted on taking it away and cooking it for him. But in the past, the fish on the altar were used to worship God. Therefore, this kind of fish is absolutely inedible. However, because Qianlong was the emperor, he had no choice but to discuss with the chef how to deal with this matter. The chef found that the head of carp is very similar to that of squirrel, and thought that the first word on our signboard was "pine". He immediately had a brainwave and decided to make the fish into the shape of a squirrel to avoid the charge of killing the god fish. When the food is ready, it will be served to Emperor Qianlong. After tasting it carefully, Ganlong felt crisp outside and tender inside, sweet and sour. He was full of praise and rewarded the chef. After that, Suzhou officials heard that Gan Long came to Songhelou to eat fish. The squirrel fish here is famous all over the world. So the fish in the dish looks like squirrels, hence the name squirrel fish. Gan Long always eats squirrel fish on holidays and birthdays. Later, chefs used mandarin fish to cook this dish, so it was also called sweet and sour mandarin fish.
1963 When changchun film studio made the film "Satisfied or Not", he put the squirrel fish on the screen, and this dish became even more famous. Now, "Squirrel Fish" is a common dish, which is sold in both north and south, and it is well-made and reasonably priced, and can be tasted by working-class people.
2. The origin of fish-flavored shredded pork. According to legend, a long time ago, there was a business family in Sichuan. People in their family like eating fish very much, and they are very particular about seasonings, so when cooking fish, they have to put some seasonings, such as onion, ginger, garlic, wine, vinegar and soy sauce, to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor. One night, when the hostess of this family was frying another dish, in order not to waste the ingredients, she fried all the ingredients left over from the last fish cooking in this dish. She thought at that time, this dish may not be very delicious, and it may be difficult to explain when the men at home come back. While she was in a daze, her husband went home on a business trip. I don't know if this husband is hungry, but he still thinks this bowl of food is very special. He grabbed it with his hand and swallowed it in his mouth before dinner. He can't wait a minute. He can't wait to ask his wife what this dish is made of. When she just stuttered, she was surprised to find that her husband repeatedly praised the taste of this dish. Seeing that she didn't answer, she asked, "What is it made of?" In this way, his wife told him in detail. Moreover, this dish is fried with ingredients such as grilled fish, and it tastes endless, so it is named fish-flavored fried, hence the name.