Chen Mapo Tofu is a well-known shop named "China Time-honored Brand" by the state. It was founded at the beginning of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1862) and opened in Wanfuqiao in the northern suburb of Chengdu. Formerly known as Chen Xingsheng Restaurant, the chef is Chen Chunfu's wife. The tofu cooked by Chen is red and bright, and the beef is crisp and fragrant, hemp, spicy, fragrant, crisp, tender, hot, and full of Sichuan flavor. Chen's tofu soon became famous, and food seekers are eager for it. Scholars and poets often come here. Some busybodies look at the pockmarks on Chen's face, so they call it "Chen Mapo's tofu", which makes it a beautiful talk to leave without a path. Therefore, the restaurant was crowned as "Chen Mapo Tofu Shop". At the end of Qing Dynasty, Chen Mapo's tofu was listed as a famous food in Chengdu.
Special snacks de historical allusions
Pork Lungsin Chili Sauce
According to legend, in the 1930s, near Shaocheng, Chengdu, there was a man named Guo Chaohua, who, together with his wife, was engaged in manufacturing and selling cold beef and lung slices. The couple personally operated them, walking around the streets and selling them with baskets. Because of their fine production and unique flavor, the cold lung slices they operate are deeply loved by people. In order to distinguish them from ordinary lung slice stalls, people call them "husband and wife lung slices". After the establishment of the store, we pay more attention to the materials, replacing the original single lung with beef, heart, tongue, belly and scalp, and the quality is improving day by day. In order to maintain the original flavor of this dish, the name of "Couple Lung Tablets" has been used ever since.
Special snacks de historical allusions
Mao Xue Wang
70 years ago, there was a butcher in wang xing at ciqikou ancient town Water Terminal in Shapingba who treated the leftovers of meat every day at a low price. Zhang, Wang's daughter-in-law, felt sorry, so she started a stall selling chop suey soup in the street, boiled it with pig's head meat, pig's bones and peas, added pig's lung leaves and fat intestines, and put in ginger, pepper and cooking wine, which was very delicious. By chance, Zhang put fresh pig blood curd directly into the chop suey soup, and found that the more boiled the blood curd, the more tender it became and the more delicious it tasted. This dish is made by boiling raw blood and eating it now, so it is named Maoxuewang.
Er Jie tu ding
The second sister rabbit diced meat is very famous in Chengdu. Its most famous is that the rabbit diced meat has more bones, no rabbit head is added, and the seasoning is added with the special recipe of the second sister, which is delicious and delicious. Second sister's "rabbit" series also includes spiced halogen rabbit, red plate rabbit and spicy diced rabbit. In addition, Erjie Rabbit Ding Store also deals in a variety of cold dishes such as chicken nuggets with red oil, white meat with garlic paste, cold lung slices and spiced tendons.
Special snacks de historical allusions
Dan Dan Noodles
Roll the flour into noodles, cook them, and spoon the fried pork powder. The cooked noodles are thin, the marinade is crisp and fragrant, salty and slightly spicy, and the aroma is tangy and very tasty. This dish is widely circulated in Sichuan and is often used as a feast snack. The most famous one in Dandan Noodles is Dandan Noodles, which is Chen Baobao. It was founded in 184 1 year by a vendor named Chen Baobao in Zigong. It was originally named after peddling along the street with a burden. In the past, Dandan Noodles, who walked the streets in Chengdu, used a copper pot to separate two compartments, one for cooking noodles, and the other for stewing chicken or hooves. At present, most of Dandan Noodles in Chongqing, Chengdu, Zigong and other places have changed to store management, but they still maintain their original characteristics, especially Dandan Noodles in Chengdu.
Special snacks de historical allusions
Long Chao Shou; Chengdu Wonton
Founded in the forties of this century, Zhang Guangwu of Chunxi Road "Dense Flower Tea House" and other guys discussed the joint venture to open a copy shop, which was named "Dragon Copy Hand" because of its harmonious pronunciation and the meaning of "dragon and phoenix are auspicious". The main features of Longwonton soup are: thin skin, tender stuffing and fresh soup. The parchment is made of super-grade flour with a little ingredients, which is kneaded slowly and rolled into a translucent shape of "as thin as paper and as thin as silk". The meat stuffing is tender and smooth, mellow and delicious. The original soup of Longwonton soup is made from several parts of chicken, duck and pig, which are stewed and simmered. The original soup is white, thick and fragrant.
Special snacks de historical allusions
Zhong dumplings
Founder Zhong Shaobai, whose original store name was "Xiesenmao", began to hang up the signboard of "Lizhi Lane Zhong Dumplings" in 193 1 year. The main difference between bell dumplings and northern dumplings is that they are filled with pork, without other fresh vegetables, and are served with special red oil, which is slightly sweet and salty, spicy and unique in flavor. Zhong dumplings have the characteristics of thin skin (only 50g for 10 dumplings), fine ingredients (fine flour, selected pork with tendons removed and skins peeled), tender stuffing (all by mastering the temperature and moisture during processing, making the meat tender and slag) and fresh taste (all by auxiliary materials, red oil and original soup).
Special snacks de historical allusions
Han steamed bun
The famous snack Han Baozi in Chengdu has a history of more than 80 years since its establishment. 19 14 In 2004, Wenjiang native Han Yulong opened the "Yulongyuan Noodle Shop" in Nandajin Street, Chengdu, and gained a firm foothold in Chengdu because of the delicious taste of its steamed buns. After the death of Han Yulong, his son Han Wenhua took over the business. He carefully explored and practiced the method of steamed buns, and created varieties such as "South Shrimp Steamed Bun", "Ham Steamed Bun" and "Fresh Meat Steamed Bun", which became an instant hit in Chengdu's food and beverage industry and spread like wildfire. Later, Han Wenhua simply specialized in steamed buns and changed its store name to "Han Steamed Buns", and the business became more and more prosperous. From before liberation to now, Korean steamed buns have enjoyed an enduring reputation in Chengdu, Sichuan and even the whole country.
Tossed Clear Noodles in Chili Sauce
Founded in Nanchong in the late Qing Dynasty. Xie Tianlu, the founder, set up a shed at Nanchong Ferry to sell bean jelly. His bean jelly was tender and refreshing, and the seasoning was spicy and spicy. He gradually sold his fame. Xie Jia monopolized bean jelly from generation to generation, and then officially set up a bean jelly shop in northern Sichuan. Now it has spread all over the province and become a famous snack.
Special snacks de historical allusions
steamed bread
According to legend, during the Three Kingdoms period, Meng Huo, the owner of Nanman Cave in the south of Shu, always attacked and harassed him, and Zhuge Liang personally led troops to conquer Meng Huo. Lushui area is sparsely populated, miasma is heavy and Lushui is poisonous. Zhuge Liang's men put forward a superstitious idea: kill some prisoners of "Na Man" and sacrifice their heads to the river god of Lushui. Of course, Zhuge Liang couldn't promise to kill the prisoners of "Nan Man", but in order to boost morale, he came up with a way: using flour and dough brought by the army, kneading it into a human head and steaming it as a sacrifice instead of "Nan Man" to worship the river god.
Since then, this kind of pasta has been handed down and spread to the north. But it was so scary to be called "Man Head" that people replaced the word "Man" with "Man" and wrote "Steamed Bread". Over time, Steamed Bread became the main food of northerners.
Crystal cake
Crystal cake is a famous spot in Weinan, Shaanxi Province. It is characterized by golden noodles and silver gangs, peeling and crisp, cool tongue and penetrating teeth, sweet and palatable. Legend has it that Kou Zhun, the Song Dynasty official, was honest and fair, and won the hearts of the people. One year, Kou Zhun returned from the capital of song dynasty, Kyoto, to his hometown, Weinan, to visit relatives in the countryside, which coincided with his 50th birthday. The hard-earned villagers sent birthday peaches, noodles and plaques to congratulate him, and Kou Zhun held a birthday banquet. After three rounds of wine, suddenly his men brought a delicate paulownia box, which Kou Zhun opened and contained 50 crystal-clear snacks. On top of the dessert, there is a piece of red paper, neatly written with a poem: "Public crystal eyes and crystal hearts can distinguish loyalty from traitors, and innocence is not stained with dust." The signature is Weibei laosou. Later, the chef in Kou Zhun also made this kind of dim sum, and Kou Zhun gave it a nice name according to its characteristics, called "Crystal Cake".
crystal sugar
According to legend, during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, there was a girl named Fusang, who was the maid of a big sugar shop in Neijiang, Sichuan Province who advocated the Yaxian family. Once, while Zhang Yaxian was away, she scooped up a bowl of syrup and was about to drink it. Zhang Yaxian came, and Fusang quickly poured the syrup into the pig tank, hid it in the woodpile, and put some chaff on it to cover it up.
A few days later, when Fusang held out the pig oil tank, the tank was full of many crystal-like things, which broke the entrance, crisp and pure and sweet, and its taste was better than sugar. Fusang talked about this strange phenomenon, and many people did the same thing. Because the sugar produced looks like ice and tastes like honey, people call it rock sugar.
Yangzhou fried rice
Yangzhou fried rice, also known as Yangzhou fried rice with eggs, was originally spread among the people. According to legend, it originated from the broken golden rice that Yang Su, the Duke of Yue in Sui Dynasty, loved to eat, that is, fried rice with eggs. When Emperor Yangdi visited Jiangdu (now Yangzhou), he also introduced fried rice with eggs into Yangzhou. After that, he gradually innovated on behalf of kitchen masters, and softened into Huaiyang cuisine with the characteristics of "strict selection of materials, meticulous production, exquisite processing, attention to color matching and original flavor", and finally developed into one of Huaiyang's famous staple foods. Yangzhou-style restaurants in Europe, America, Japan, Hong Kong and other places have also listed this food, which is quite popular.
sugar-coated haws
During the reign of Shaoxi, Emperor Song Guangzong's favorite imperial concubine suddenly gave up eating and drinking. The imperial doctor used a lot of valuable medicinal materials, but it didn't work. When the emperor saw that his beloved concubine was getting haggard and sad, he finally had to post a list of doctors. A quack doctor said after feeling her pulse, "As long as you suffer from rock sugar and red fruits (hawthorn), you should take five to ten pills before each meal, and you will be well within half a month." At first, everyone was skeptical, but fortunately, this way of eating was to the taste of the imperial concubine. After the imperial concubine took it, she recovered as scheduled. It turns out that hawthorn is especially helpful for digestion. Since ancient times, as long as medicine is used for digestion, the imperial concubine in Song Guangzong has accumulated food because of delicacies all day. Later, this practice spread to the people, and the people strung it up and sold it, which became Sugar-Coated Berry.
Chinese dumpling
1. jiaozi originated from the ancient slot. As early as the Three Kingdoms period, this kind of food was mentioned in the book Guangya written by Wei Zhangyi. According to research, it was a "crescent-shaped wonton" from the Southern and Northern Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty. And the Southern Song Dynasty's "Dried Meat Double Slot", which has a history of 1,400 years. According to the historical records of Qing Dynasty; On New Year's Day, when people are happy, they leave together, such as eating flat food and being famous. "He added:" Every junior high school, no matter how rich or poor, they all make dumplings with white flour, which is called cooking cakes, which is the same in the whole country. A rich family is hidden in a treasure trove of gold and silver. If it is successful, those who have food for their families will be lucky in the end. "This shows that people eat jiaozi during the Spring Festival, which means good luck to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year. In the "Qing barnyard grass banknotes" edited by Xu Ke, a close friend, it said: "There is stuffing in it, or it is called powder horn-both steamed and fried food can be used, and boiled with water and soup is called dumplings. "For thousands of years, jiaozi, as a New Year's food, has been loved by people, and it has been passed down to this day.
In addition to historical records, there is another folk legend. Once upon a time, there was an emperor who ignored the affairs of state affairs all day, and only cared about having fun. The treacherous court official in the court was favored, and his loyalty was victimized, which made the country poor and the people complained. One day, Pan Qi, a traitor known as "Pan Sushui", knocked on the emperor and said that he had a good idea to make him live forever. After hearing this, the emperor was filled with love. "Pan Aiqing, what's the magic method? Tell me quickly!" Pan Qi said, "If people can eat a hundred kinds of meals, they can live longer and become immortals. The emperor can order the selection of famous chefs in various places to make new dishes three times a day and eat a hundred kinds of meals. Isn't that what he wants?" After hearing this, the emperor nodded again and again, that is, a notice was issued and the whole country recruited. In a few days, many famous chefs from all over the country were sent to Beijing one after another. After passing through palace examination, Su Qiaosheng, a highly skilled chef, was selected. From then on, Su Qiaosheng made ninety-nine fancy meals for the emperor with his superb skills, and the emperor was very satisfied. That night, Su Qiaosheng was very happy. I thought, "cook another meal tomorrow morning and you can leave this hateful bad king and go home to reunite with your relatives." But when it comes to cooking, I don't know how to cook the last meal. He thought of suicide and escape, and he also thought of poisoning the bad king who ate and drank the flesh and blood of the people. When he was sad, he suddenly saw some leftover mutton and vegetables on the food list, so he picked up a knife and chopped the mutton and vegetables together, put the seasoning on it at random, made many small corners with white flour bags, then cooked them in a boiling pot and served them to the emperor as the last meal. Su Qiaosheng was just sitting there waiting for death. But after eating this meal, the emperor ran into the kitchen in his pajamas and said, "This meal is the most delicious today. What's its name?" Su Qiaosheng gave a long sigh, then looked up and saw this flat thing, and casually replied, "This is the finest folk food-flat food." The emperor asked Su Qiaosheng to continue cooking for him. Qiaosheng was so angry with this insatiable bad king that he sneaked away the next day. In order to commemorate this chef, later generations learned to eat flat food. In this way, from generation to generation, it has been passed down to today.
Soup dumplings
Steamed buns have a long history in China. There were steamed buns in Sui and Tang Dynasties, but they were not called steamed buns at that time, but called "steamed buns" or "steamed cakes" and so on. Soup dumplings were very popular in the Qing Dynasty, and many historical materials recorded them.
There is a very touching legend about the formation of soup dumplings. According to legend, more than 600 years ago, that is, at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang uncovered stalks and attacked the world. 1356 Zhu Yuanzhang led the rebel army to Jinhua City in central Zhejiang Province. Because the Yuan soldiers guarding the city had long been on guard, they raised the city wall by seven feet and added ten thousand Jin gates to the city gate. The rebels attacked kuya for nine days, but they still couldn't break the city, so they had to camp by the river outside the city. Zhu Yuanzhang and his generals, Chang Yuchun and Hu Dahai, were very anxious, and they discussed ways to break the city during the day and night. One night, General Chang couldn't sleep, pacing back and forth outside the account, thinking about the plan to break the city. Suddenly, he found that the city gate was quietly opened, and the 10,000-kilogram gate was slowly rising. I saw Yuan Bing and a group of civilian workers secretly carrying water by the river. Chang Yuchun hurriedly awakened Hu Dahai and the uprising soldiers and rushed to the gate. General Chang put his military shoulder against the 10,000-pound gate and shouted, "Brothers, rush into the city!" In an instant, the insurgents rushed to the city in droves. Chang Yuchun's shoulder was heavily braked. After a long time, he was hungry. At this time, just sent buns, soup and other snacks from the camp, Chang Yuchun asked Hu Dahai to pull out and feed him buns and soup. Chang Yuchun was really hungry. While wolfing down the steamed stuffed bun, he kept urging: "Soup, steamed stuffed bun, soup, steamed stuffed bun ..." Hu Dahai looked at his sweaty comrade-in-arms who was shouldering a 10,000-pound brake, and fed him a plan, so that a soldier would first pour the soup into the steamed stuffed bun and then feed the steamed stuffed bun into his mouth. Chang Yuchun ate, feel throat moist, strength. It was not until the soldiers rushed into the city that he put down the ten thousand-pound brake. Later, Chang Yuchun asked Hu Dahai, "What delicious food did you feed me that day, which doubled my strength?" Hu Dahai said with a smile: "It's the' soup bag' you called!" Chang Yuchun also said with a smile: "If it weren't for your soup bag, I would have been crushed by the 10,000-pound brake." Later, this touching legend spread, and people made soup packets through this legend, which spread quickly.