Suzhou is a beautiful city with Suzhou and Hangzhou above and heaven below. Suzhou and Hangzhou not only have beautiful scenery, but also delicious food that people want to stay in. For example, Squirrel Squirrel Fish is Jiangsu Mobile Fujian Cuisine, which has a history of more than 2 years and has been a first-class delicacy all over the south of the Yangtze River. It is famous at home and abroad. This dish is colorful, tastes extreme, and most surprisingly, it will make a sound! As soon as it was served on the table, it seemed that it would bark. When the fried mandarin fish was served on the table and hot soup was added, she began to give instructions, and it sounded like a clever little squirrel.
If you like a food, you should not only understand its delicacy, but also its history and value. Let's walk into this delicious food together!
I. The Legend of Squirrel Mandarin Fish
Everyone has different opinions about the origin of Squirrel Mandarin Fish. Some people think that it started with Emperor Qianlong. In fact, delicious Squirrel Mandarin Fish has appeared since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. If you want to know what it has to do with this dish, you have to start with that incident in that era.
In the late Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the State of Wu had risen, and it was a famous big country at that time. At that time, the way of succession to the throne was still father's death and son's death, brother's death and brother's death. When Yu Yi abdicated in 445 BC, according to tradition and the last words left by his predecessors, he should inherit the throne to his nephew, Guang, who was also a young man with lofty aspirations. Just as he was preparing to inherit the throne, the emperor actually started.
At this point, I can't help myself, and I don't care about comparison. I didn't expect Liao to be rude and unreasonable, taking pleasure in squeezing the people, and the whole country especially hates him. Just a man with a sense of justice, seeing this situation, he decided to get up and save the country and regain the throne. It is also skillful to usurp the throne. If you openly wage war, it will inevitably lead to civil strife, and it is also possible to destroy the country at that time. After reasoning, you just decide to use assassination. Only when the current guard is removed, the country will have a future. The current guard has a strong sense of self-protection, and he has a lot of bodyguards, so his daily life can't be close at all.
However, I learned from a gossip that Liao has a hobby, especially eating fish. If there are delicious fish among the people, she will be invited to the palace to specialize in cooking fish, so I decided to start from here. But who will be sent? This man needs not only courage, but also fish skills. Zhuan Zhu, the warrior, became the first choice. He was timid and had a strong learning ability.
I just sent her to Taihu Lake to learn the skills of cooking fish for several months. After she finished her study, the plan began! My guard is very strong. Where is the knife hidden? To this end, Zhuan Zhu had some thoughts. He carved the fish into patterns. After frying, the fish stood up, put on a good-looking shape, and with thick soup, hid the knife in the belly of the fish, so he couldn't see it. Zhuan Zhu put the carefully prepared food in front of him. In the face of such chic food, he put down his guard. When he was ready to eat, Zhuan Zhu stabbed the knife at him.
At the same time, the bodyguard of Liao stabbed Zhuan Zhu with a knife. Liao died and Zhuan Zhu died. Zhuan Zhu became a hero to save the nation! In this way, Guang successfully became the king, that is, He Lv, the later king of Wu. The king of Wu did not forget Zhuan Zhu's contribution. He specially made that dish to commemorate him. Looking at the dish, he said: This meat is particularly fluffy, like squirrel hair, and the soup is like the color of a squirrel. Just call him Squirrel Mandarin Fish! In memory of our great hero! ? In this way, Squirrel mandarin fish has been handed down in Suzhou and become a household name.
II. Development of Squirrel Mandarin Fish
If the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are the ancestors of Squirrel Mandarin Fish, then the Qianlong period is the continuation of Squirrel Mandarin Fish.
in the recipes of the Qing dynasty, there are records of squirrel fish: Squirrel, with fish belly skin, add egg yolk, fish becomes yellow, squirrel-like, and oil soy sauce can be burned. ? The fish here is the mandarin fish in Suzhou, and the practice inside is similar to that in the Spring and Autumn Period, which can be said to be an enhanced version.
The large-scale cookbook "Tiaoding Collection" in the Qing Dynasty is all about the delicious food in the period when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River. According to legend, when Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he came to Suzhou. It was spring in March, and there was a beautiful scenery everywhere. When Qianlong walked, he was a little tired and entered the Songhelou restaurant, which was very popular at that time. It was the birthday of the owner of Songhelou restaurant, and all the employees were busy and prosperous. Bring all your delicious food quickly. ?
Gan Long's clothes in the south of the Yangtze River are rather shabby. I guess the bartender is also afraid that he won't pay! All the dishes served were cheap dishes. I asked for them two or three times, but the man sent them straight away, and there was no food left. Suddenly, Qianlong saw a guy coming out of the kitchen with a fragrant squirrel mandarin fish. Qianlong said quickly, bring this to me. Dude, when he didn't hear it, Ganlong was particularly hungry at that time, and the game was rejected. He was very angry and alarmed the shopkeeper. When he saw Ganlong's flourishing jade finger, he quickly apologized and sent the squirrel mandarin fish to Ganlong, who ate fresh and delicious fish and praised it repeatedly, feeling that the palace was not as delicious as this one.
At this time, the Suzhou magistrate came to meet the driver, and Ganlong was very happy to eat. When he left, he also wrote down the practice of squirrels killing fish, rewarded the shopkeeper with some money, and hired a team to cook this dish in the palace. In order to better meet his own taste, he also improved the method. On the second and third trip to Jiangnan, he frequently visited this store and asked for this dish. From then on, this dish was called.
3. The value of Squirrel Squirrel Squirrel
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The nutritional value of raw materials of Squirrel Siniperca chuatsi is also very high. From the point of manufacturing raw materials, Siniperca chuatsi is rich in protein, fat and many trace elements, which are essential raw materials for human body. It is good for people's health because of its delicious meat and easy digestion. It is an excellent tonic for people with poor spleen and stomach.
Science shows that eating mandarin fish is beneficial to relieve lung cough, and the most important thing is that mandarin fish is not high in calories, which is the best choice for those greedy fairies. I especially remind you that if you are an asthmatic patient, don't eat it, which may aggravate your asthma.
The raw materials of Squirrel mandarin fish are of high value. In the production process, the added marinade is also specially boiled, and many tonic ingredients, such as bone soup, are put in it, which is also a delicious food for the elderly. Squirrel mandarin fish is still crispy and delicious although it is fried, so the mouth of the elderly is not a problem.
IV. Conclusion
With people's living standards getting higher and higher, all kinds of new dishes are constantly being studied, but the squirrel mandarin fish has been a specialty of Suzhou since ancient times. At every party, this dish is the finale. Are you excited about such a dish suitable for all ages? Go and make it and enjoy the delicious food on earth!
References:
A large-scale menu of the Qing Dynasty, Tiaoding Collection
Shizhen Collection.