Mr. Yuan Mei, a gourmet in the Qing Dynasty, said, "Chickens make the most contributions, and all the dishes depend on them."

It is said that there are hundreds of kinds of chicken gizzards recorded in history, and there are chickens in 16 groups of eight major cuisines and famous recipes. If you change the menu every day, it won't be repeated for a year or so.

Of course, the cooking principles of chicken gizzards in the north and south are quite different. Relatively speaking, southern chickens pay more attention to fresh and tender work, while northern chickens are inevitably dwarfed.

Qi Min Yao Shu records the diet and people's livelihood in the Yellow River valley in the 6th century. Among them, there are only a few kinds of chicken recipes, such as chicken soup and steamed chicken, which are far inferior to ducks, geese, cattle and sheep. It can be seen that chicken has been underdeveloped in the north since ancient times, let alone seeking work.

During the Qing Dynasty and light years, there was a Pan Cook in Hangzhou, who was famous for his cooking. At that time, Yang Shiquan defended Hangzhou when he was in charge of the army, and he appreciated him very much. Later, Yang Zhuoba was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi, and Cook Pan sent coarse cloth and mushrooms to Yang Shiquan.

Yang Wen-zhi said, "Mushrooms, I know that dipping in soy sauce is very good. Who is the cloth? "

cook pan said, "I don't want to offer cloth, but cover the chicken juice in the cloth and do it. Adults can't get delicious food when they go to the north or stop in a lonely place. Try boiling water here, and there is no special chicken soup. "

this should be the earliest "chicken essence" product.

This incident was later transformed by Mr. Dan Tianfang and included in the storytelling, which became the evidence of the extravagance of Empress Dowager Cixi.

Governor Yang cooked the soup with coarse cloth soaked with chicken juice, which is considered simple because of the humble, but the chicken soup that Li Hongzhang, an adult in nave, drank was just the same.

According to historical records, when he was governor of Zhili, he passed through a certain place and the county magistrate carefully prepared his diet. A chicken soup was cooked with three or five chickens. But I didn't expect the servant to tell him, "nave can't eat the food you have entered, and she is already hungry."

The county magistrate was so frightened that he bribed the cook and went to the kitchen to see how the cook operated. But when I saw a chicken cooking soup, the soup was just right, and the cook lifted the bowl and drank it, but mixed water into the pot.

The county magistrate said in horror, "I make one soup with three or five chickens, but nave still says it is inedible. Is that why you entered?"

The chef stared at him and said, "As you said, he has to drink such a good soup outside. What can I provide when I return it?"

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