Lianhua County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province

Lotus blood duck belongs to the Pingxiang cuisine of the Gan cuisine family and is a famous specialty dish in Lianhua County, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province. Lotus Blood Duck is listed as one of the "Top Ten Gan Cuisine" because of its characteristics of "delicious color, fragrance, tenderness and deliciousness". In 2009, it was successfully declared as a provincial intangible cultural heritage. In September 2018, it was rated as one of Jiangxi's top ten classic dishes in "Chinese Cuisine".

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The historical legend of the Lotus Blood Duck:

It is said that when Wen Tianxiang led his army through Lotus, the Huotou Army mistakenly poured the duck blood into hot sauce. After eating in the pot, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and the "Lotus Blood Duck" became famous all over the world. The precise blending of rice wine and duck blood, the full integration of duck meat and duck blood, the aroma and taste of tea oil and chili, and the small pieces of lotus blood duck fully absorb the essence of every drop of soup, all together creating this Delicious food. In the late Qing Dynasty, Emperor Lianhuaren Zhu Yifan dedicated this dish to the imperial court, and it became famous on the imperial menu and became well known to the world.