Yan Cai, also known as Peony Yan Cai, is a traditional famous dish of Luoyang, Henan Province with unique style. It belongs to Yu cuisine. The main ingredients are white radish, sea cucumber, ? squid and chicken. The finished product of Luoyang Yan Cai only see a white as jade, eye-catching color peony flowers, floating on the surface of the soup, vegetables, flowers, fresh, and won the VIP's hands clapping and shouting.

"Luoyang Bird's Nest", also known as "Fake Bird's Nest" and "Peony Bird's Nest", is a delicacy with local specialties of western Henan Province, and has been listed as one of the most popular water feasts in Luoyang ("Luoyang Water Feast"). "The Luoyang Water Seat originated in the Tang Dynasty and has a history of more than 1,000 years, with 24 dishes, including eight cold dishes, four large dishes, eight medium dishes and four table-opening dishes.) The first dish in the.

The Water Seat is said to have two meanings, one is that all hot dishes are served with soup; the other is that all the dishes are served one after the other, constantly renewed like running water. The Peony Bird's Nest dish is the one that is sure to make an appearance. The Peony Bird's Nest dish attracts everyone's attention as soon as it comes out, with a yellow peony flower of eye-catching color floating on top of the soup.

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On October 14, 1973, Premier Zhou accompanied Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on a visit to Luoyang, where he stayed at what was then known as the Friendship Hotel. According to the Friendship Hotel Journal, Premier Zhou hosted a banquet for the Canadian guests at noon, and served several dishes from the Luoyang banquet, including the "Luoyang Swallow dish" that has been passed down for thousands of years.

When Premier Zhou saw the "Luoyang Swallow Cuisine", as well as the dishes on the Friendship Hotel chef in order to highlight the characteristics of Luoyang, with egg yolk steamed cake carefully carved and pecked graceful and colorful peony flowers, he said wryly, "How did the Luoyang peonies fly to the table?" After the waiter introduced the name of the dish, "Luoyang Swallow Vegetables",

Premier Zhou said with a smile, "'Luoyang peonies are the best in the world', and peonies can be born in the dish. It should be called 'Peony Swallow Vegetable'." The whole audience applauded. Since then, the name of the menu of Luoyang water banquet changed, and from then on, "Luoyang Yan Cai" was renamed as "Peony Yan Cai".