There is a special food in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, whose name sounds daunting. It is "chicken excrement rattan cake". But Jiangmen people always feel a little warm when they hear this food. Before you eat it, you will definitely ask curiously: "Chicken shit" can also be eaten? Does it really smell like chicken shit? "Chicken Dunteng Cake" was a must-eat snack around Tomb-Sweeping Day in Jiangmen area at first, and it tasted delicious instead of smelly. It has gradually become a special snack that can be seen everywhere in Wuyi area.

"chicken excrement vine cake" is not related to chicken excrement as literally said. "Chicken dung vine cake" is made of "chicken dung vine" as raw material. The scientific name of "chicken excrement vine cake" is Wuqinteng, which is a very common plant in the south. Because the leaves are crushed, they smell like chicken excrement, hence the name. Chinese herbal medicines can also be added into "Paederia", and it also has the functions of expelling wind and promoting diuresis, promoting digestion, resolving food stagnation, relieving cough, relieving pain, detoxicating, eliminating dampness and enriching blood. When people in Chaoshan area of Guangdong province have a persistent cough and cough badly at night, "chicken dung vine" is an indispensable magic weapon to cook soup.

1. Some families in Wuyi area mainly wash the leaves of Paederia scandens with water.