Nine-turn large intestine is a buzzword in 2023.

This term comes from the competition scene of the first season of "Top Chef", because a contestant's intestines were not processed properly, and the judges looked ferocious after tasting them.

The nine-turn large intestine here specifically refers to the large intestine that has not been cleaned. After carefully tasting his dishes, the judges all looked like they wanted to kill someone.

In addition, Braised intestines in brown sauce is a delicacy. It is a traditional dish in Jinan City, Shandong Province, China and belongs to Shandong cuisine.

Jiuzhuan large intestine is made from pig large intestine as the main ingredient, with onions, ginger, coriander and other ingredients, and is made through cooking techniques such as boiling and roasting. It has a spicy taste after being cooked, and has four flavors of sour, sweet, fragrant and salty.

The color is ruddy and the texture is soft and tender.

Historical anecdote: The dish of Nine-turn Large Intestine originated during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and was first created by the chef of Jinan Jiuhualou Hotel.

The shop owner's surname is Du. He is very rich and has opened nine shops in Jinan. He is very interested in nine, so his shops all have the character nine.

The chefs of Jiuhualou have developed a famous dish called Braised Large Intestine. This dish uses all the ingredients and is cooked first, then fried and then grilled.

Ingredients include amomum villosum, cinnamon, cardamom, onions, ginger, garlic, cooking wine, clear soup, sesame oil, etc.

The taste is sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, and salty. After burning, coriander is added to add a refreshing flavor. When served on the plate, it is red and translucent, fat but not greasy.

The literati who ate this dish was not very happy. In order to cater to the shop owner's habit of liking nine kinds of food and praise the chef's craftsmanship, he named it Jiuzhuan large intestine.