Han folk carving on food, a long history, about the Spring and Autumn period. The book "Pipe" has mentioned "carving eggs", that is, carving and painting on the egg, may be the world's earliest food carving. The technique was followed by later generations until today. To the Sui and Tang dynasties, but also in the cheese, eggs, fat and oil on the carving, decorated in the rice on top. Song Dynasty, carving food on the mat became fashionable, the carving of fruit, ginger, bamboo shoots made of candied fruit, modeling for the thousands of birds, animals, insects and fish and pavilions. Although reflecting the aristocratic and bureaucratic life extravagant, but also showed the skill of the chef at that time. To the Qing Dynasty Qian, Jia years, Yangzhou seat, the chef carved "watermelon lamp", exclusively for appreciation, not for food; Beijing Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, often carved watermelon for the lotus petals; in addition to more carving for the winter melon cup, watermelon cup, melon lamps first Huaiyang, winter melon cup to Guangdong for the famous, the skin of the melon carving patterns, the flesh is loaded with delicious, enjoy the gourd food, a unique The flavor is unique. All these reflect the superior skills and ingenuity of Chinese chefs, and like jade carving and stone carving in arts and crafts, it is an art full of poetry and picturesque, and has been praised by foreign friends as "the masterpiece of Chinese chefs" and "the pearl of Oriental culinary art". In the Southern Dynasty, Liang Zong懔《荆楚岁時记》："Cold Food ...... Chicken with a skeleton." Sui Du Gongzhan notes: "In ancient times, the great families, the food was called painted eggs. Today's generation is still dyeing blue and white mixed colors, still add carving, pay for each other, or set the plate and chopping board. Tube" said: "carve eggs ripe chopped. Chop, carve, cut. Tang Wei Juyuan "recipe": "jade dew group" original note: "" carve pastry ". The original note to the "Imperial Yellow Queen Mother Rice" reads: "The rice surface is covered with egg fat and loaded with various flavors." Song Lin Hong, "Mountain Home. Fragrant round cup": "Xie Yizhai not addicted to wine ...... One day, the book Yuqin strike, ordered around the dissection of incense round for two cups, carved with flowers, warm on the wine given to persuade the guests, Qingfen haze, so that people feel the gold and jade jia are all EiYuYi carry on." Fragrant round, also as citron. Song Meng Yuanlao "Jiangjing Menghua Lu. Seven nights": "The melon is also carved into a pattern, called the flower melon." Qing Dynasty Li Dou, "Yangzhou Painted Boat Records": "Take watermelon, skin carved figures, flowers, insects, fish play, called watermelon lamp." Tao Wentai, "Jiangsu Famous Food Ancient and Modern Talks": "In the Qing Dynasty, Yangzhou had watermelon lamps, which carved a number of patterns outside the watermelon rind as a decoration for feasts, and the flesh was hollowed out and not eaten. In modern times, Yangzhou melon carving melon carving skills have developed, the seat appeared on the melon skin carving, melon inside the flesh of the new varieties of fillings (where melon, winter melon, watermelon are), as a special flavor, into the ranks of the famous delicacies. Watermelon with carved flowers outside the rind and assorted fillings inside the flesh, also known as Jade Orchard, is an innovative variety based on 'Watermelon Lights'." Press: assorted, with sugar water loquat, pear, cherry, pineapple, green plum, longan, lotus seed, orange, green beans mixed with diced watermelon flesh.