It is said that Zhang Zhongjing invented dumplings and Sun Simiao invented gourd head.

Zhang Zhongjing resigned and returned to his hometown from Changsha. It was the middle of winter when he returned. When he walked to the bank of the Baihe River in his hometown, he saw many poor people who had been displaced by the war, suffered from hunger and cold, and their ears were rotten by the frost. He suddenly felt very uncomfortable, but he couldn't think of any solution for the moment.

But Zhang Zhongjing soon found a solution. Just like he practiced medicine in Changsha, he set up a medical shed in an open space in Dongguan, Nanyang, set up a large pot, and mixed mutton and chili peppers. Put the cold medicinal materials in the pot. After boiling, take out the mutton and medicinal materials and chop them into pieces. Wrap them in dough to look like ears, cook them in the pot, and distribute them to the poor. He called this "medicine" "Jiao Er", and each person had a big bowl of soup and two "Jiao Er".

It is said that after everyone eats "Jiao Er", their whole body becomes hot, their blood flows smoothly, and their ears become warmer. People's ears no longer suffer from the cold. People who had rotten ears before have completely recovered after eating them for a period of time. Recovered.

Zhang Zhongjing kept giving up medicine like this until New Year's Eve. The ears of the villagers were all healed by him, and everyone celebrated the New Year happily.

From then on, every winter solstice, people would remember Zhang Zhongjing’s treatment of his fellow villagers, and imitate the method of making "Jiao Er" to make food. People call this kind of food "dumpling ears" and "dumplings", and it has become a custom over time. Now every winter solstice or New Year's Eve, it is popular to eat dumplings in every family, that's how it came about.

According to legend, one autumn, when it was the rainy season, Sun Simiao was returning home from collecting medicines from Zhongnan Mountain and Taibai Mountain to practice medicine. He accidentally fell into the water while crossing the Duquchuan River. Fortunately, he was rescued by a young man. Be in trouble.

The young man’s name is Lu Wangcai, and he lives in the nearby Hepo Village. He is usually very hard-working. He used to make a living by killing pigs and selling meat. Later, he lost a lot of money due to the unstable price of meat, so he was at the entrance of the village. Opened a shop on the roadside and turned into a cooked pork intestine steamed bun and pork offal cake business.

Sun Simiao rested all night in the Lu family store. The next day, Lu Wangcai got up early in the morning to cook soup and steamed buns in preparation for the day's business. Unexpectedly, when Sun Simiao opened the soup pot, he smelled a fishy smell.

Sun Simiao took a bite and felt that the fishy smell was too strong. After asking carefully, he realized that the processing method was wrong. In order to thank him for saving his life, Sun Simiao instructed Lu Wangcai to reprocess the intestines.

After the pot was finished, Sun Simiao untied the medicinal gourd from his crutch, poured pepper, daxiang, Shangyuangui, galangal and other medicinal ingredients into the pot. Before leaving, he gave the medicinal gourd to Lu Wangcai, solemnly He said: "My name is Sun Simiao, and I make a living by collecting herbs and practicing medicine. This gourd contains several herbs that can remove fishy smell and deodorize. In the future, you can cook sausage meat to make soup. Put some in it to keep your soup fresh and delicious."

Many traditional Chinese delicacies have their origins. If you search carefully, you will naturally find something interesting.