It originated in the Three Kingdoms period of the Lushui River, Zhuge Liang to stabilize the rear and march southwest, in the crossing of the Lushui, because of the miasma, venomous flow, the river soldiers in the frail more than touch the water to death, the army is difficult to advance. Zhuge Liang in the face of this scene is anxious, think about it had to pay tribute to the river God, God blessing punishment, blessing of the living, and then ordered to kill cattle slaughter pigs, wrapped into dough, cast in the water to show that the offerings. Later, the folk custom. This is the origin of "steamed bread".

Steamed bread is a kind of flour with yeast (old noodles), water, or edible alkali and so on, mixed evenly, through the kneading, molasses after steaming and become food, finished products in the shape of a hemispherical or rectangular. The flavor is fluffy and delicious, rich in nutrients, one of the most affectionate food of the children of the Yellow Emperor.

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Manju is the most common type of steamed food in China. p>The main value of steamed bread

Steamed bread contains yeast, yeast is divided into fresh yeast, dry yeast two kinds, is a kind of edible, nutritious single-cell microorganisms, nutritional science called it "inexhaustible source of nutrients". In addition to proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, yeast is also rich in a variety of vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

China's vast expanse, many ethnic groups, different tastes, different methods, which developed a variety of steamed bread, such as white bread, corn bread, steamed bread, vegetable bread, steamed bread, steamed meat, fried bread, fried bread, called different.

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