the eight major items are divided into the first five and the last three.
In the first year of civilization, Wu Zetian came to power formally, and cut the gordian knot and did three major things. First, he abolished Zhongzong, and then made Li Dan emperor, leaving the undeserving Li Dan idle. The second thing was the death of Emperor Li Zhizhi, who made the world a lot of speculation and unstable at that time. Wu Hou decisively moved Li Zhi's spirit to the west and buried it in Mukden, far away from Luoyang, so that people could forget him forever as soon as possible. The third is to settle the Yangzhou rebellion quickly. This is the "three quick things" in the eight big pieces.
The "five-gorged fish" in the eight major pieces refers to Wu Zetian's change of Luoyang as the capital of gods, her flag, her clothing style, her official position and her official name. "Fish kernel" is actually a fish kernel pill, which is a metaphor for Xue Huaiyi's bald head. "Chicken Ding" means that Wu Zetian cast bronze in the imperial court for two years, and anyone who has an informer has to be summoned. Diced chicken means that chickens and dogs are treated equally. And "exploding the crane breast" is a homonym of "worshipping the river map". Wu Zetian was photographed in Luoyang for four years, and there was a scene on the picture that God told her to be the emperor. With this voucher, no one in the world dared not support her.
The last three dishes of the eight big pieces are sweets, which generally include eight-treasure rice, sweet shredded pork and sweet and sour tenderloin, which is also called "changing sugar (Tang)", and sugar is the homonym of the Tang Dynasty, which means that Wu Zhou replaced Li Tang.
finally, there are four finishing touches: shark fin flower arrangement, golden monkey exploring the sea, opening squid for spring, and Bibo umbrella pill. After Wu Zetian became emperor, she sealed herself four times. The first time was "Emperor Zhou". The second time was the "Golden Wheel Holy God Emperor"; The third time was "the Emperor of the Ancient Golden Wheel"; The fourth time was "cishi Yue Gu Golden Wheel Holy God Emperor".
It is said that although Wu Zetian ate water mat dishes for many years, she didn't know that the water mat predicted herself. Until she died, she fell ill in the Yang Palace and felt uncomfortable. She still chanted about eating water mat dishes. At the end of the twenty-four courses, she asked what the last course was, and someone told her that it was meatballs. Because the pill of Maruko is homophonic with the finished one, and so is the child of Maruko. Wu Zetian was sick, and she listened to "Maruko" as "finished". She sighed and shouted, "I am also a water mat ..." She died. Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, this banquet was called Wu Hou Water Mat. For this reason, people later added a bowl of smooth and delicious egg-coated soup after these twenty-four dishes, one for the sake of clearing the greasy mouth of the eater, and the other for the golden egg-coated food, which was also called "satisfactory soup" to show the end of the banquet.
In February, Erlong looked up to eat fried beans
In fact, different restaurants have different understandings of these 24 dishes, and the cuisines are also different. For example, in an old shop specializing in water mats, it is really different, and the water mats are divided into low, medium and high-grade dishes, and the dishes of different grades are not the same.
there is a "golden dragon exploring spring" in the "really different" water mat, which is actually fried beans that ordinary people eat.
this dish is a typical "takenism", which is used by me and shows the inclusiveness of Luoyang water mat.
according to records, since the Tang dynasty, people have had the habit of celebrating the second day of February in the summer calendar. Bai Juyi wrote the poem "February 2nd", which was handed down from generation to generation, saying, "It rains and clears on February 2nd, and weeds and worms are born for a while. The light shirt is fine, Ma Qing is young, and the street is crossed. "
According to folklore, this festival originated in the Tang Dynasty: after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she created a word ""as a "sacred taboo", which angered the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor sent Taibai Venus to send a message to the Dragon King of the Four Seas: It is forbidden to rain on the earth for three years! Seeing that the earth cracked and the river dried up, the seedlings died, and the people were cut off, a jade dragon in charge of the Tianhe River was moved with compassion. It drank enough water from the Tianhe River and began to rain. In an instant, the storm poured down and the world was full of joy. After the heavy rain, Yulong, who violated the decree, was sent into the world by the Jade Emperor. He also ordered Taibai Venus to turn the dust in his hand into a mountain and press it on him, and set up a monument saying: "The evil dragon was punished for violating the decree and suffered forever; If you want to turn over to the sky, unless the golden beans bloom. " The people were anxious, and they were worried when they heard that Yulong had suffered such a sin. We can't let Yulong, who worked hard for the people, suffer such hardships. They are busy looking for "golden beans to blossom", not only to repay Yulong for saving his life, but also to hope that it will return to heaven and rain. Of course, the result is nothing. Where will golden beans bloom? Time flies, the annual rings fly, and in the spring of next year, people are discussing ways to save Yulong. Suddenly, an old man with a bag on his back came, his foot slipped, and his bag was scattered, and golden corn was scattered all over the floor. When they saw it, they exclaimed, isn't this golden corn like golden beans? Stir-fry the flowers, isn't it "golden beans blossom"? It's really hard to find a place to get it, and it doesn't take much effort to get it. As soon as the old man ordered everyone to cook corn the next morning, so as to realize "golden beans blossom".
The next day is the second day of February. People make a fire and set up a pot to stir-fry corn. At the same time, they set up a case to burn incense, put plates of popcorn on the table, and shouted in unison: "Golden beans are blooming!" Venus, whose eyes were dim, saw a piece of golden golden beans with white flocks in the earthly house, so she conveniently took back the dust. Then Jade Dragon lifted the faucet, turned over and leaped into the air, took a deep breath of Tianhe water and sprayed a heavy rain on the earth. The Jade Emperor had a purpose first, so it was inconvenient to break his word, so he had to announce the pardon of Yulong.
Since then, people have called the second day of February "Dragon Rise Day". On this day, families stir-fry corn and beans, and sing "February 2nd, the dragon looks up, the big hoard is full, and the small hoard flows" while frying, so as to pray for the Dragon King to rain in time.
Luoyang water mat not only pays attention to all the dishes, but also announces the opening of the banquet by an imperial envoy. Therefore, some people say that Luoyang water mat is the most cultured Henan cuisine, a classic in the Central Plains cuisine and a chapter in Chinese food culture.