Dried cabbage is an authentic cold dish, which is made of Chinese cabbage, sesame sauce and seasoning. The taste is sweet and sour, slightly salty, crisp and palatable, sweet and sour and refreshing, and it is good to drink and eat.

There are many theories about the origin of dried Chinese cabbage.

The first argument is that Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River to play. He had a good time and the Spring Festival is coming. After three exhortations and four invitations, Emperor Qianlong and his party went home. It's almost the Spring Festival in the suburbs of Beijing, and it's midnight. I am really hungry. After searching for a long time, many eating places were closed, only to find that a small wine shop was still open.

Although the small restaurant is still open, most of the clerks and chefs also go home for the New Year. There is not much stock in the store, so they can only eat whatever they want. So the store cooked peanuts, rose dates, cut some meat, and served a sesame paste mixed with Chinese cabbage.

Emperor Qianlong ate this homemade cabbage with sesame sauce and was full of praise. Since then, this dish has become famous, known as dried cabbage, and has also become a famous dish in Beijing.

There is also a saying that Emperor Qianlong toured Jiangnan incognito, and local officials concealed the disaster. In order to attract the attention of Emperor Qianlong to this disaster, Ji Xiaolan designed a potherb feast, in which the cabbage was greatly appreciated.