Legend has it that Yi Yin discovered this kind of rhizome plant, which "says vegetables are like vegetables, and silver is like silver", and made it into a world-famous dish. This Yi Yin has a good background. It is said that there was a woman named Caisang, who found a baby in the withered mulberry and gave it to her king. The king asked a chef to raise the baby, and named him Yi Yin according to the origin of the baby. Later, Cheng Tang heard that Yi Yin was a great man, so he wanted it. He first begged the king of Yi Yin, but he couldn't bear it. Later, Cheng Tang proposed to the king's daughter. As soon as the king was happy, he married Yi Yin as a slave to the Shang Dynasty. Yi Yin can not only cook delicious food, but also explain current politics with delicious food. Once, he made a bowl of soup for Shang Tang. Shang Tang said, "Your cooking is very good, and the soup you made is so delicious. Tell me why you can make such a delicious soup." Yi Yin said with a smile: "This bowl of soup tastes very ordinary. If it is to be delicious and become the best soup in the world, it needs a lot of seasonings." Cheng Tang said, "Where is it? We can do it." Yi Yin explained, "Your current territory is too small to own those things. If you become the son of heaven in the future, you can get those good things. For example, the five flavors in this soup and the seasonings used for seasoning can only be obtained from far away places. Water is the first, followed by meat, fish and birds, or in the west of quicksand, or in Shan Zhinan. Moreover, the algae in Kunlun Mountain, the non-flowering vegetables in Yanghua Mountain and the celery in Yunmengze are all necessary. Among the seasonings, the best ginger is simple and the best cinnamon is ostentatious ... Only when you become the son of heaven can you get these things at will and taste the delicious food in the world. However, the son of heaven can't be taken by force. He needs to cultivate everything first and be respected by the audience before he can become the son of heaven. In other words, when you are made the son of heaven, you can enjoy good soup. " Hearing these words, Shang Tang was enlightened and full of confidence in conquering the brutal Xia Jie. In order to help Shang Tang defeat Xia Jie, Yi Yin took out the chef's housekeeping skills and sneaked into Xiadu (now Erlitou Village, yanshi city) for three times to make delicious food for Xiawang Jie at that time, winning the trust of Xia Jie. Then, he won the favor of Xia Jie's favorite woman, Sister Xi, and let Xia Jie eat the silver bars through Sister Xi. Sister Xi made up "If you want to be immortal, white wine and silver swallow" to coax Xia Jie into drinking with silver bars. Xia Jie "couldn't bear to let go of his chopsticks, and the more he drank, the more fragrant he became." Since then, his capacity for liquor has soared, and he has neglected state affairs. On the fifth day of the first month of this year, Shang Tang and Yi Yin cooperated with each other and finally overthrew the rule of Xia Dynasty.

it seems mysterious to win a country with a small dish. But through this novel-sized legend, we can see the delicious and refreshing taste of silver bars. If you don't believe me, look at this joke about food in Heluo area again: "A thousand banquets are better than others, and you dare to boast with silver bars. It is the first bite of the table." This grand banquet said that Shang Tang destroyed Xia Hou in Bo (now Yanshi) and called thousands of ancient and rare old people to enjoy a state banquet to adopt the strategy of governing the country. The old people in the banquet were full of praise after tasting the silver bars, so they led to the above words.

Yi Yin helped Shang Tang destroy Xia Hou and was made prime minister by Shang Tang. On the one hand, he educated people with wisdom, on the other hand, he taught people the skills and skills of production and life, encouraged farming and mulberry, and made the people get more benefits. Yi Yin mastered the growth habit of silver bars, and needed the soil quality of "sand but not loose, water but not wet". In addition, he will teach you how to cook silver bars. Silver bars are white, crisp and tender. If you can cook them, they are both beautiful and delicious. If it is not cooked, it will either be raw and fishy, or it will be cooked and tasteless and shapeless. Therefore, the silver bar cooking ballad summarized by Yi Yin is familiar to people so far, namely: "The pot is wide in clean water, so avoid being born and rot;" Like ginger and shallots, hide the sauce and increase the acid. " That is to say, when blanching silver bars, the pot should be washed and more water should be put; When cooking, put ginger, not onion, more vinegar, not soy sauce. Putting soy sauce will blacken the white silver bars, while putting vinegar will make the silver bars brighter and whiter. ?

Future generations respectfully call Yi Yin the Kitchen God. Since the Xia Dynasty, human beings have been offering sacrifices to ancestors of heaven and earth. When offering sacrifices, offerings should be placed to show piety. Colors should be emphasized in dishes, such as red if Danyang, yellow if Canjin, green if Emerald and white if Jieyu. Silver bars are indispensable as white vegetables. It is said that this standard was given by Yi Yin in those years. Therefore, it can be said that Chinese food culture began in Yi Yin's Shang Dynasty, and this experimental base is in Yanshi. After Shang Tang's death, Yi Yin tried his best to assist several Shang kings. He was a famous politician and a pioneer of China's food culture. After his death, he was buried under shouyangshan as the gift of the Emperor. There are many beautiful legends in the vicinity of Yi Yin's tomb: If there are red and white events at home, go to Yi Yin's tomb and say a few words, and there will be enough tables and benches for you to use the next morning. Therefore, the family often packed four dishes and bowed down before Yi Yin's tomb after the strike. I don't know when it is. Some people don't keep their promises. If they just borrow and don't pay back, their prayers won't work. Although there is no textual research on this matter, it can be seen that people miss Yi Yin.

Since Yi Yin cooked a root vegetable into a delicious dish in the world, Yintiao cuisine has become superior in its own right, and its value has doubled, thus becoming a favorite of emperors in past dynasties. "Yanshi County Records" records: "Silver bars are the tribute of the courts in past dynasties, and the silver bars in Sizhuang area are the best". During the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang, a monk who came back from India to learn Buddhist scriptures (the prototype of Tang Priest in Journey to the West), presented the silver bars of his hometown Yanshi Chenhe as a tribute to Taizong Li Shimin. After Li Shimin tasted them, he was very happy. "The imperial brother and the exotic dishes are the wonders of the world, and Yanshi is really outstanding!" Therefore, "Di Ling" became another name for silver bars, and Emperor Taizong also gave the dishes made of "Yanshi Silver Bar" as "a treasure of meals". When Qianlong went to Yanshi Mountain to play, he sang to the silver bars: "The south buds are sharp, the north vegetables are fresh with silver bars, and the north and south are unified, and the silver Xun is passed down from generation to generation." In this way, the silver bar has the name "Yinxun" again.