Luoyang Bird's Nest is a unique style of Luoyang's flavorful dishes. Legend has it that when Wu Zetian lived in Luoyang, Dongguan, a vegetable field, grew a dozens of pounds of carrots, vegetable farmers think it's a miraculous thing, offered to Empress Wu Zetian, the royal chef cut it into silk, mixing powder steaming, with fresh soup, the Empress ate, the taste is exceptionally fresh, great bird's nest flavor, praise, given the name of the "Swallow vegetable". The name "Yan Cai" was given to the Queen after she ate it, which had the flavor of bird's nest and was highly praised by the Queen. Famous chefs Wang Changsheng and Li Daxiong made Yan Cuisine to entertain the two premiers. The Premier asked for two dishes in a row and praised them after eating them. Because the dishes were carved with peony flowers, Premier Zhou wryly called them "Peony Bird's Nest Dishes". Since then, Luoyang's "Peony Bird's Nest" has become famous in China and abroad

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