The monsters like to steam Tang Monk and eat it. Not all monsters like to steam it, but they don't like braised, stir-fried and other methods.

The fundamental reason must be attributed to Wu Chengen, the author of "Journey to the West". The author Wu Chengen likes to steam food. Naturally, the monsters in his works also follow Wu Chengen's example of steaming Tang Monk.

First of all, these monsters believe that steaming food can ensure the original taste of the food. We all know that in "Journey to the West", there is a saying that eating a bite of Tang Monk's meat can make you immortal.

After these monsters caught Tang Monk, they naturally wanted to choose the safest way to eat it. Of course, eating it raw would be unfavorable to the disciples, so they chose the most nutritious way to eat it, steaming it.

And we all know that "Journey to the West" was written in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, there was no stir-fry as it is now. At that time, there were basically only three methods of cooking food, namely: roasting, steaming, and boiling.

Among them, boiling and roasting may kill Tang Monk at once, which is not conducive to Sun Wukong and others coming to rescue. In comparison, steaming is the most suitable.

Another reason is because Wu Chengen is from Huai'an. One of Huai'an's favorite cooking methods for Huaiyang cuisine is steaming.

Wu Chengen, who is from Huai'an, naturally likes to eat steamed food.

Many famous figures in history like to steam food. For example, Li Yu in the Ming Dynasty highly praised this method of steaming. He believed that: it can make fresh fat burst out without losing its innocence, slow and appropriate, and does not worry about the heat.

Otherwise, it is better to steam.

?When Wu Cheng'en wrote how the monsters cooked Tang Monk in "Journey to the West", he considered his own taste on the one hand, and nutritional aspects on the other. The last one was to consider how to cook Tang Monk so that Sun Wukong and others could be rescued immediately.

Tang Monk.