Quzhou Santou (rabbit head, duck head and fish head) is a local flavor food in Quzhou, among which rabbit head is the most representative. Its meat is tender and loose, with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol, as well as effective components such as phosphorus, calcium, vitamins and lecithin, which are called "beauty meat" and "healthy meat".
Quzhou has a long history of three heads and one palm (rabbit head, duck head, fish head and duck claw), which began with duck head and rabbit head. In the 1950s, there was a refrigeration plant in Quzhou that specialized in killing ducks and rabbits. Duck feather and duck meat are necessary, but the duck head is neglected. Due to the low living standard at that time, the poor bought duck heads or rabbit heads and burned them (three cents a catty). I don't know which day, an aunt set up a "spicy rabbit head" stall at her door to subsidize her family. Spicy rabbit head is cheap and delicious, and it became popular at once. Because the business cost of rabbit head is low, it can also make some money. Now, "Santou" is not only popular in snack bars and food stalls in the streets, but also has become a specialty or brand dish in hotels and restaurants. So the habit of eating duck's head and rabbit's head in the street slowly came from this. It was not until the early 1990s that duck heads and rabbit heads really became "hot". The degree of their "fire" not only made Quzhou people feel honored, but also spread to all parts of the country, becoming all the rage.