Legend of refined powder

According to legend, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong went to Jiangnan incognito six times. In order to verify the hearsay, Emperor Qianlong, who was exploring his own life experience, dressed up as a Beijing businessman, came out of Chen Ge's former residence "An Lan Garden", crossed the small east gate and went directly out of the city gate, all the way to find a small village called "Yangshuwo" near Jiuli Sangyuan in Yanguan. It was late and people were exhausted. But suddenly, there was lightning and thunder in the sky, and the raindrops as big as beans fell. Gan Long, who had nowhere to run, had to go to a nearby farmer's house to take shelter from the rain. After entering the door, I simply said hello, only to know that the farmer's surname is Yang and his name is Asan. The couple are nearly half a year old and live together. I was nervous and excited to see the well-dressed guests come to this shabby hut. Helpless, except for the pig bone soup to be eaten during the Chinese New Year, there is really no decent food to entertain the visiting guests. In desperation, I had to take out the sweet potato vermicelli to eat in winter and go to the butcher's shop next door for chop suey, so I used my quick wits to make a steaming bowl of sweet potato pork vermicelli soup to entertain my guests. The old couple only knew that the newcomer was either rich or expensive, but they didn't know that the distinguished guest today was the son of heaven. At this moment, Emperor Qianlong was cold and hungry, and he didn't care if he was decent or not. He took a swig from the bowl at once. Unexpectedly, a bowl of this seemingly ordinary sweet potato vermicelli is instant in the mouth and delicious. The somersault of sweet potato vermicelli and the rich smell of pork bone soup instantly made Ganlong's appetite open and he ate three bowls in a row. After eating, Emperor Qianlong was full of praise for this bowl of sweet potato vermicelli, and his gratitude to the old couple was beyond words. After the rain cleared, Emperor Qianlong drove back to Beijing. Although I tasted the delicious food all over the place along the way, I felt that the food was tasteless, but I still remembered the delicious vermicelli I had eaten at the old couple's house in Haining from time to time.

After returning to Beijing, Ganlong asked the chefs to make sweet potato vermicelli over and over again, imitating the old couple in Haining. How do you know that thousands of north and south chefs can't cook the flavor that the old couple cooked that day? In order to taste this "delicious food on earth", Emperor Qianlong took the opportunity to inspect the people in the south of the Yangtze River again and came to the home of the old couple in Haining again, and named the sweet potato vermicelli invented by the kind couple Yang Asan as "refined powder". From then on, Yang Asan and his wife started this snack business called "refined powder". Therefore, sweet potato vermicelli is called "refined powder", which has been passed down from generation to generation in Haining and is still in use today.

Nowadays, "Jingfen" has become the most distinctive local ethnic snack in Haining. Speaking of Haining, we have to say that Qian Jiangchao, Haining, is a "first-line river, a wonder of the world". Anyone who goes to Haining must see the famous Qian Jiangchao water. After watching the world-famous Beijing powder in Haining, a bowl of steaming and delicious Beijing powder has become a must for foodies, because only in Haining can the whole world eat authentic "Yang's" Beijing powder. As the most distinctive local ethnic snack in Haining, Jingfen not only embodies its permanent vitality, but also embodies the food culture connotation of Haining people. This small bowl of Beijing powder not only contains Haining's rich food culture, but also contains the rich humanistic atmosphere contained in the ancient town of Haining, which is really memorable.