A hodgepodge (dà zá huizi) is a dish made of a variety of dishes. It is also a metaphor for a mixture of different things (including derogatory meanings). The origin of "chop suey": "chop suey" is a famous traditional American dish, which has been made in ancient and modern China. The ingredients of this dish are "miscellaneous", with both animals and plants, both high-grade and ordinary, both meat and vegetarian, and mixed with meat and vegetarian. The dish is diverse, dazzling, soft, tender, crisp and smooth, and beautiful in color, fragrance and taste. Whether it is official or folk banquet, it is a favorite delicacy. Legend has it that in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yue Fei, a famous anti-gold star, was framed by the traitor Qin Gui and died. At that time, a chef in Fuzhou cooked a dish named "chop suey" with a variety of raw materials. Once, the government received a big official from Kyoto and specially tasted the "chop suey" dish of the famous chef. When the guest asked what the name of the dish was "chop suey"? The chef boldly replied, "Little people don't know much about literacy. I only hear people say that miscellaneous is miscellaneous, and the stew is Qin Gui's cypress, and the wood character is replaced by the fire character." Although the official from Kyoto was frightened, he didn't know whether he had drunk too much or he hated Qin Gui. He just bravado and shouted, "Get out!" Since then, the word "chop suey" has spread from Fuzhou to various places. Legend has it that during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a year of Lantern Festival, in which the whole country had a big lantern festival, and every household decorated with lanterns, especially in the capital, with bright lights, firecrackers and fireworks. On this day, the emperor rose and sent a message out of the palace. Empresses, princes, ministers and others took to the streets to watch the lights and enjoy themselves with the people. Until he returned to the palace late at night, the emperor, the empress and the prince all felt hungry, so the eunuch quickly passed the meal. Because the original royal meal was already cold, the royal chef was caught off guard, so he had to put all kinds of delicious cold meat into the pot together and cook it into steaming dishes to offer. Because of its compound flavor and mellow taste, Ming Di was particularly happy and asked, "What's the name of this meal?" When the royal chef saw the emperor's family having dinner together, he used his quick wits to answer, "This is a family portrait." Ming Di was so happy that he decided this name, which has been passed down to this day. "Family photo", that is, "assorted hodgepodge". Legend 3: During the late Qing Dynasty, that is, in the 21st year of Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Qing government sent Li Hongzhang, Minister of Westernization, to Russia to attend the coronation ceremony of Nicholas II, and then to the United States. One day, Li Hongzhang hosted a banquet for senior American officials with Chinese food, which was delicious and full of praise. When American officials asked about the name of the dish, the unprofessional translator answered it as "chop suey", so westerners called delicious Chinese food "chop suey" and it spread all over the United States for a while. Since then, the transliteration of "chop suey" has appeared in English dictionaries, and even restaurants opened by overseas Chinese in Chinatown in the United States have changed their names to "chop suey" restaurants. Then, on the menu of chop suey restaurants, Li Hongzhang chop suey was mentioned, and sure enough, the name of "chop suey" was greatly improved. Chop suey and chop suey are two names of a dish, so they are also called "Li Hongzhang chop suey". Mr. Zhang Boju from the China Museum of Literature and History also wrote the article "Li Hongzhang Chowder", calling it "well-known abroad. Every restaurant in China in Europe and America has such a dish. ".