Steamed bread is an indispensable staple food in China cooking. With the development of history, steamed bread with different fillings, sizes, shapes and colors has been derived, which is suitable for all ages. The steamed bread was invented by Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, and it was called "steamed bread" at that time, meaning the head of the barbarian land.

It is said that Zhuge Liang won a great victory in the pacification war in southern China, and he is going to return to China. Who knows that Lushui (Jinsha River in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River) is so stormy that troops can't cross the river by boat. Meng Huo, the local chief, said that sacrifices were needed to restore calm and bless the harvest. He called the accompanying chef, slaughtered the cattle and sheep, kneaded the flour and stuffed the beef and mutton.

In the evening, on the bank of Lushui, people set up incense tables and placed sacrifices. Zhuge Liang took the golden crown and the white crane to worship heaven in person. After the ceremony, he threw all the sacrifices into the river. The next morning, I saw the dark clouds disperse and the troops crossed the river to go home smoothly. The story of "steamed bread" sacrifice gradually spread and gradually evolved into our staple food steamed bread today.

The life of the characters in Zhuge Liang's works

Zhuge Liang was born in Han Guanghe for four years (18 1) and was born in Yang Du County, Langya County. Zhuge family is a famous family in Langya. Zhuge Feng, the ancestor of Zhuge Liang, was a captain in the Western Han Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhuge Liang's father was a county magistrate in Mount Tai in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. When Zhuge Liang was three years old, his mother Zhang died of illness. Zhuge Liang lost his father at the age of eight and went to Zhang Yu with his younger brother Zhuge Jun. Zhuge Liang was appointed as the prefect of Zhang Yu by Yuan Shu. The Eastern Han court sent Zhu Hao to replace Zhuge Xuan, and Zhuge Xuan went to Liu Biao in Jingzhou.

In the second year of Jian 'an (197), Zhuge Xuan died and Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in Longzhong. On weekdays, he likes to recite Fu Liang's songs and often compares himself with Guan Zhong and Le Yi. At that time, people ignored him, and only his friends Xu Shu and Cui Zhouping believed in his talent. At that time, he studied in Jingzhou with Shi Tao, Xu Shu and Meng Jian. All three of them tried to learn with ease, and only Zhuge Liang "glanced at it".

Every morning and evening, Zhuge Liang often kneels and screams calmly. He once said to the other three people, "You can be a historian or a county magistrate." The three men asked Zhuge Liang what he could do as an official, but Zhuge Liang smiled and said nothing. Later, Meng Wei wanted to go north to return to his hometown. Zhuge Liang said to him, "There are many literati in the Central Plains. You just need to travel, so why go back to your hometown! "

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhuge Liang.