People who have studied history must know who Zhu Yuanzhang is. Yes, Zhu Yuanzhang was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, he did not quit the historical stage. According to records, Zhu Yuanzhang left many legends and allusions when he was alive, one of which was related to sour plum soup. You want to know what it is？ Let's have a look.
Without sour plum soup, there is no Zhu Yuanzhang.
When people mention Zhu Yuanzhang, they will definitely think that he is the founding father of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, this Ming Taizu goes not only to the court, but also to the kitchen. Now many diets around us are related to this emperor.
For example, Zhu Yuanzhang personally invented a drink, which is the sour plum soup that we often drink in summer. At the end of Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang used to be a vendor selling ebony. At that time, the plague was rampant, Zhu Yuanzhang was unfortunately ill, and I couldn't afford it. When he was struggling to get ebony from the warehouse, he suddenly smelled the sour taste of ebony and was refreshed. So, he took ebony as the main ingredient, accompanied by hawthorn and licorice, boiled it into soup and took it every day. A few days later, his plague miraculously recovered.
Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang has turned to selling sour plum soup that can dispel the plague. People bought one after another, and Zhu Yuanzhang was able to get rich quickly, which laid the economic foundation for his later resistance to Yuan Dynasty.
After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, he still had a soft spot for sour plum soup. He often drinks sour plum soup to get rid of body fat, invigorate qi and soothe the nerves. So sour plum soup became a daily health drink in the court of Ming Dynasty. Soon, folk shops specializing in sour plum soup also appeared. Jiulong Zhai, a time-honored brand in Beijing, is the most famous, and is known as the first sour plum soup in Kyoto. The plum soup world even regards Zhu Yuanzhang as the ancestor, and it is not difficult to find the S heads of Zhu Yuanzhang's many plum soup shops.
Nowadays, Beijing roast duck is famous all over the world, and foreigners come to Beijing to taste this famous dish. In fact, roast duck originally originated in Nanjing and was also related to Zhu Yuanzhang. It is said that after Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, Nanjing was designated as the capital. He loves duck meat, but if he eats too many boiled, braised and steamed ducks, he will feel bored and depressed all day. Chefs have racked their brains to change the ancient cooking methods, using fruit and wood to charcoal roast duck to make it fresh, fat and not greasy. Zhu Yuanzhang named it roast duck.
After Zhu Yuanzhang's son Judy died, the prince seized the throne by force and moved the capital to Beijing. The roast duck technology spread to Beijing and was further developed. The famous Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant in Beijing was opened in Tongzhi period of Qing Dynasty, and it is still popular today, thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang, who loves roast duck.