Anhui Specialty Food [Dajiujia] "Dajiujia" is a famous dim sum in Shouxian County, Anhui, with a history of more than a thousand years.

The main materials for making Dajiujia are: lard suet, kumquat cake, walnut kernels, green plums, green and red silk, rock sugar, white sugar, sugar-osmanthus, etc., which are processed by special techniques.

This kind of snack has a unique shape. It is oblate in shape with a rapid swirl in the middle. It has multiple layers of flower cakes stacked up like gold wire. It is clear and not messy, and its color is milky white and moist.

It tastes crispy and delicious, heavy in oil but not greasy, and contains a variety of fruity flavors, which is deeply loved by the masses.

Dajiujia not only tastes good, but also has a unique name, which adds to its charm.

Why is it named Dajiujia?

This starts with its birth.

More than a thousand years ago, China was in the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

In the late Five Dynasties, the Zhou Dynasty gradually became stronger and stronger under the rule of the wise lord Chai Rong, and had great momentum to unify the whole country.

At that time, the biggest obstacle to Zhou's unification of the country was the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was the most powerful among the ten kingdoms.

In 956 AD, Chai Rong sent general Zhao Kuangyin to attack the Huainan region of the Southern Tang Dynasty. When he captured Shouchun, a military town in Huainan, he encountered strong resistance from the Southern Tang army.

Shouchun's guard Liu Renfan was an outstanding general of the Southern Tang Dynasty and was good at strategy. He led the Southern Tang army to defend very well.

Zhao Kuangyin led the powerful Zhou army to attack Shouchun City for more than nine months before taking over.

This protracted offensive battle not only cost the Zhou army many lives, but the living people also paid huge sacrifices.

As the head coach, Zhao Kuangyin was exhausted and exhausted, to the point where he was physically and mentally exhausted and had no desire to eat.

Zhao Kuangyin's chef had been following the coach for many years. Seeing his master's behavior, he was very anxious and tried every means to try new things in his diet, but to no avail.

Later, he made a round cake based on local snacks and presented it.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw this pastry that was as thick as gelatin and coiled with golden threads, his appetite suddenly increased and he ate a lot in one go.

After Zhao Kuangyin regained his appetite, he quickly eliminated his fatigue.

A few years later, Zhao Kuangyin seized power from the Chai family and became the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. However, he still did not forget the dim sum he had eaten in Shouchun. He said that this kind of dim sum had saved his car, so he named it "The Great Rescue Jia".

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For more than a thousand years, Dajiujia has made many improvements in raw materials, formulas, and production techniques. The quality has continued to improve, and it has gradually become a national famous spot.

[Dingxue Tribute Cake] A traditional specialty of Huaining County, it is named "Dingxue Cake" because its color is like the white snow on the top of a mountain. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, it was brought to Beijing as a tribute, so it was called "Dingxue Tribute Cake".

Dingxue tribute cake is exquisite in the selection of ingredients and fine workmanship.

The main raw material is high-quality glutinous rice produced locally, accompanied by fine sugar, sesame oil, orange cake, walnut kernels, red and green silk. It is refined through multiple processes such as fine frying, fine grinding, moistening, steaming, and slicing.

The product has a white appearance, soft texture, moderate sweetness, crispy taste and rich nutrition.

The local people regard Dingxue tribute cake as a symbol of good luck. During festive seasons, they give each other gifts to show the auspicious meaning of the cake (gao) leaving the cake (gao).

[Fang Layu] "Fang La fish" is one of Huizhou's famous dishes.

It is prepared using two different cooking methods.

For the square-cured fish, choose about one and a half kilograms of fresh mandarin fish (mandarin fish). Wash and cut off the head and tail of the fish. Fry the middle part of the fish into golden flesh. Add tomato sauce, cook it with stock and stir-fry well.

Place it in the middle of the plate, cook the fish head and tail, then place them on both ends of the plate, and then garnish the edge of the plate with twelve fried prawns.

The characteristic of the square-cured fish is its unique shape. The mandarin fish has its head and tail raised on the plate, as if leaping on the waves. The plate contains three flavors: salty at the head and tail, sweet at the middle, and fresh prawns. It has a special flavor and is ingeniously prepared.

Fang Layu, also known as "big fish retreating to generals", is named mainly based on its unique shape.

However, if you trace the origin, it is also related to an ancient story.

At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong was shameless and shameless, and together with the "six thieves" Cai Jing, Zhu Li, Wang Fu, Li Yan, Tong Guan, and Liang Shicheng, they brought the country into chaos.

He sent Zhu Li to search for rare treasures, famous flowers and ancient trees in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhu Li and his minions relied on the emperor's power to run rampant in the south of the Yangtze River. They demolished walls and houses, extorted money and made people miserable.

The area around Shezhou and Muzhou was beautiful and rich in products, and it became the main area for harassment and looting by Zhu Li and others.

The people of Shezhou and Muzhou hated the government and staged an uprising under the leadership of the poor farmer Fang La.

After the Fangla Uprising broke out, people in the Jiangnan area responded one after another. The rebel army quickly captured Jinhua, Hangzhou and other places, and the momentum was huge.

When Song Huizong heard the news of the Jiangnan Uprising, he quickly handed over the army that was ready to recapture the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun to his favored minister Guan Tongguan, and asked him to lead the army to rush south to suppress the Fangla Uprising.

Although the Fangla Uprising was large in scale, it still could not compete with the hundreds of thousands of elite troops of the Song Dynasty.

Although Fang La and his generals defeated the Song army many times, the captured places such as Hangzhou and Jinhua gradually fell, and finally retreated to the Dushou Peak of Qiyun Mountain. The Song army followed and came to the foot of the mountain.

Qiyun Mountain is a dangerous place, where the rebels can command a high position and attack the enemy's attacks.

However, there is insufficient food and grass here, making it difficult to live for a long time.

After the Song army failed to attack the mountain several times, they camped at the foot of the mountain, cutting off the road to the mountain, and preparing to trap the rebels in the mountain.

Fang La was very anxious when he saw the enemy using such a poisonous trick, so he had to walk around the mountain, looking for opportunities to break out.