The origin of the No. 1 Scholar's Hoof is as follows: During the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yijiong was the No. 1 Scholar. After tasting the braised pig's feet, he thought it was a good sign and made it a famous food after returning home.

The stall owner told Zhao that because hoof has the same pronunciation as the title, he named it Zhuangyuan Hoe.

After Zhao Yijiong became the number one scholar, he thanked the stall owner with great gifts. From then on, the number one scholar's hoof became a famous food in the Zhao family.

How to make the Zhuangyuan Hoof: Prepare various spices, wrap the red yeast rice with special tools or gauze, soak the hoof for one hour, blanch it in cold water to remove the blood, put it into a Kunbo casserole, and place a few rice dumplings underneath.

The leaves, one is to prevent sticking to the bottom, and the other is that the fragrance of the rice dumpling leaves is well absorbed by the hoof.

Add various prepared spices, onion, ginger, garlic, dark soy sauce, salt, rock sugar, and water and rub them over the hoof. Bring to a boil over high heat for 15 minutes, then reduce to medium to low heat for 15 minutes. Use the far-infrared heat energy of the Kunbo casserole to conduct the ingredients when it is heated.

Use chopsticks to insert into the meat and check if the meat is crispy.

Put a little oil and a handful of rock sugar in the pan and stir-fry the sugar color.

Put the stewed trotters under the sugar color, add the soup of the scallops, and drain the soup.

Put it on a plate and take it out of the pot. Pour the remaining soup on the hoof.

Crisp but not rotten, fat but not greasy.

The gravy is fragrant, sweet and salty.

History: Zhuangyuan Hoof has a long history in Qingyan Ancient Town. It is a famous local traditional delicacy and is deeply loved by local people and foreign tourists.

In our country, pig's trotters are cooked in various ways, such as braised pig's trotters, stewed pig's trotters with green onions, roasted pig's trotters, etc. Because of its soft and chewy texture, fat but not greasy texture, it is popular all over the country.

Meaning: During the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty, the Jinshi who passed the imperial examination met together and made an agreement, saying that if any of them was lucky enough to become a general or prime minister in the future, they would ask a calligrapher from the same department to use Zhu Shu (

Red pen) Inscription on Yanta.

Because "pig" and "zhu" have the same pronunciation.

So from then on, when someone in the family went to Beijing to take the exam, relatives and friends would travel thousands of miles to present pig trotters, praying for his name on the gold medal list, Jinke High School!

From then on, the pig's trotters also conveyed the beautiful meaning of being honored by the prime minister, becoming a marquis, and being named on the gold medal list.