Yangzhou fried rice is a Cantonese dish. Everyone thinks that Yangzhou fried rice belongs to Yangzhou, but in fact, Yangzhou fried rice is actually a Cantonese dish invented by Fujian people. Yangzhou means barbecued shrimp.

So who was the first person to invent Yangzhou fried rice?

That's Yi Bingshou. He was a scholar during the Qianlong period and was from Fujian. He used to be the magistrate of Huizhou, Guangdong and Yangzhou, Jiangsu. Some people think he is from Guangdong, others think he is from Yangzhou, but what I didn't expect was that he turned out to be from Fujian.

It was he and the cook who invented Yangzhou fried rice. Yangzhou does not mean Yangzhou, but represents barbecued pork and fresh shrimp.