The origin of boat porridge was created by house boat, a former water nomad in the Pearl River Delta, and then it was carried forward in Guangzhou. Now it is one of the famous traditional snacks in Guangdong. In old Guangzhou, in the areas of Haohe, Shajiyong and Litchi Bay in the Pearl River, at night, rows of flower boats leaned against the shore or large cruise ships, and a yellow flag was inserted at the tail of each boat with a big word of porridge on it, that is, a family boat selling boat porridge.

the origin of Guangdong boat porridge

according to legend, there was a girl on the boat named Jinshui, who was very kind-hearted. One day she put a carp caught by her father back into the river. After a few years, Jinshui's father was seriously ill. She was very sad and came to the river to pray for the fairy's blessing. Then a fairy came out of the water and said, I was a carp saved by you a few years ago. As long as you cook some fish and shrimp porridge and sell it to others, you can exchange money to take your father to see a doctor and recover within 1 days. Jinshui cured his father's illness according to law, and this porridge was named boat porridge from then on.