Fotiaoqiang is a Fujian cuisine, which belongs to one of the eight major cuisines and is a famous one in Fuzhou, Fujian. There are many raw materials for the Buddha jumping wall, and the production materials are also very complicated. The main raw materials are sea cucumber, abalone, yak hide glue and other precious ingredients, and broth and Fujian old wine are also added when cooking.

It is said that the Buddha jumps over the wall is related to a monk named Xuanquan in the Tang Dynasty. When the monk went to Shaolin Temple, he passed by Fuzhou and smelled the fragrance of the Buddha jumps over the wall, so he abandoned his practice for many years and jumped over the wall to enjoy delicious food, hence the name Buddha jumps over the wall.

The Buddha jumping wall is also called Fushouquan and Mantanxiang. It is said that it was invented by the owner of Fuzhou Restaurant. The Buddha Leaping Wall contains dozens of raw materials, which are integrated into the soup, which makes the soup of the Buddha Leaping Wall not only have the taste of meat, but also the fresh fragrance of other dishes, which makes people memorable.

Characteristics of dishes

Because the "Buddha jumps over the wall" is to simmer dozens of raw materials in one altar, it not only has the same meat flavor, but also maintains its own characteristics. It tastes soft, tender and moist, rich and fragrant, and it is not greasy; The ingredients are permeated with each other, and the taste is delicious.

There is almost no fragrance coming out of the Buddha jumping wall during the simmering process. On the contrary, when it is simmered into the altar, it is only necessary to slightly open the lotus leaf, and the wine will be fragrant and straight into the heart and spleen. The soup is thick and brown, but thick and not greasy. When eating, the wine is mixed with all kinds of aromas, and the fragrance floats four times, rotten but not rotten, and the taste is endless.

1990, "Buddha jumps over the wall" won the Jinding Award for quality products of the Ministry of Commerce. In 2002, "Buddha jumps over the wall" won a famous Chinese banquet in the 12th National Cooking Festival. In February 2022, it was selected into the National Landmark Food List.