It is said that Emperor Jiaqing of the Ming Dynasty appointed two princes to inherit the throne, one in Tianjin and the other in Tianmen, Hubei. It is also said that whoever comes to Beijing first will inherit the throne, of course, favoring the prince of Tianjin. Because Tianjin is only 1000 kilometers away from Beijing and Tianmen is more than1000 kilometers away from Beijing, it is obvious who will go to Beijing first.
Jiaqing was extremely anxious when he heard the news. One of his advisers came up with a clever idea to make Jiaqing pretend to be a criminal in A Qin (a serious criminal named by the emperor) and go to Beijing without pomp. It's easy to pretend to be a prisoner, but what to eat on this road for a few days is a problem. We can't let Qin prisoners eat big fish and big meat. What if a prince who is used to eating delicacies can't eat simple meals?
At this time, a chef of the royal family was in a hurry. Willy-nilly, he mixed fish and meat, added some spices to make blocks and steamed them in a cage. This kind of block is "eat meat instead of meat" and "eat fish instead of fish", and it is not easy to rot. So Jiaqing ate this thing, took a prison car and went to Beijing day and night. Officials in state capitals dare not neglect. They changed horses and cars and arrived in Beijing a few days later.
Ironically, the prince of Tianjin thought the throne was in his hands. Every time he passed through a county, officials greeted him and sent him out to please the "future emperor", eating, drinking and having fun, but he fell behind the Tianmen king thousands of miles away.
Jiaqing thought that this huge thing would help him ascend to the throne of the dragon, and Qin named this dish "Panlong Cake".
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400 years later, Zhong Xiang, a farmer named Ou Bennao, was the first to put this famous palace dish into a plastic belt, pumped air, and put it in supermarkets in Wuhan and all over the country, making a fortune. Later, a Singapore boss hired him to cook this dish in Singapore with an annual salary of 600 thousand, but he didn't go.
I may be nostalgic for the colorful scenery on both sides of the Hanshui River and afraid that there will be no one to accompany him after he goes. During Zhongxiang's three or two years, many brands have sprung up in this dish: Xing Wangfu, Zhu Laoda, Jiajing Palace and Shang Jin Panlong Cuisine ... This is the first dish in China.