Buddha jumping wall was originally named "Fushouquan". In the 25th year of Guangxu reign (1899), an official of Fuzhou Official Money Bureau hosted a banquet in honor of Zhou Lian, the Fujian envoy. In order to please Zhou Lian, he asked his wife to cook in person, and filled more than 20 kinds of raw and auxiliary materials such as chicken, duck, mutton, pork tripe, pigeon eggs and seafood with Shaoxing wine jar to make Fushouquan.
After Zhou Lian tasted it, he was full of praise. When asked about the name of the dish, the official said that this dish means "good luck, endless longevity" and is called "Fushouquan". Later, chef Zheng Chunfa learned the way of this dish and improved it. Tastes better than the first one. When Zheng Chunfa opened the "Juchunyuan" restaurant, it caused a sensation in Rongcheng.
Once, a group of scholars came to taste this dish. Fushou arrived at the Xi gas altar, and the meat was fragrant. One of the scholars was ecstatic, which led to poetry, and immediately sang: "The altar is full of meat, and the Buddha has abandoned Zen and jumped over the wall." At the same time, in Fuzhou dialect, the pronunciation of "Fushouquan" and "Buddha jumping over the wall" is similar. Since then, quoting the meaning in the poem: "Buddha jumps over the wall" has become the proper name of this dish, which has a history of 100 years.
There is a custom in Fujian that on the third day after her wedding, her new wife will cook in person to show her tea and rice skills, serve her in-laws and get appreciation. Legend has it that there was a rich girl who was spoiled and didn't learn to cook. She was worried on the eve of her wedding. Her mother took out all the delicacies at home and cooked all kinds of dishes, wrapped them in lotus leaves and told her how to do it.
Who knows that the young lady forgot all the cooking methods, so she poured all the dishes into a Shao jar, covered it with lotus leaves and put it on the stove. The next day, the aroma was overflowing, and the whole family praised the cooking well. This is the origin of the "Buddha jumps over the wall" of "cooking 18 dishes in one pot".
It is said that every day, a group of beggars beg around with pots and pans, and pour all kinds of leftovers together to cook, which is steaming and fragrant. When the monk heard it, he couldn't help being tempted by the fragrance, jumping out of the wall and feasting. There is a poem to prove it: "the fragrance of meat floats around, and the Buddha hears that he abandons Zen and jumps over the wall."