Fish-flavored shredded pork was created by a Sichuan chef during the Republic of China. It is said that it was inspired by shredded pork with pickled peppers. The name of this dish, Fish-flavored shredded pork, was formed during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period and was finally named by Chiang Kai-shek's Sichuan cuisine chef in Chongqing (now Yuzhong District). At first, fish-flavored shredded pork was only made of onion, ginger, garlic, meat and other materials.
Fish-flavored shredded pork is salty, sweet and sour, with strong flavor of onion, ginger and garlic, and its flavor is made of seasoning. This method originated from Sichuan's unique method of cooking fish and is widely used in Sichuan cuisine.
The source 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 or thinks this bowl of food is special. He grabbed a handful with his hand and swallowed it in his mouth before dinner. Before waiting for a minute, he couldn't wait to ask his wife what this dish was made of. When she just stuttered, she accidentally found that her husband repeatedly praised the taste of this dish. Seeing that she didn't answer, the husband asked, What is it made of?
In this way, his wife told him everything. 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.
Later, this dish was improved by Sichuan people for several years, and now it has been included in Sichuan recipes early, such as fish-flavored pork liver, fish-flavored shredded pork, fish-flavored eggplant seeds and fish-flavored three-silk. Nowadays, this kind of food has a unique flavor, which makes it popular with people all over the country.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Fish-flavored shredded pork.