What is the story of Fan Zhongyan and the Suzhou home-style dish of potherb bean soup?

There is a home-style dish in Suzhou folklore - potherb and bean soup. This soup is tasty and economical. To know the origin of this dish, you have to tell it slowly!

During the Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan was in the position of a minister, and because of the treachery of power, he was relegated to Yan'an as a general.

Yan'an is located at the border of the Northern Song Dynasty and Western Xia. The two countries have been conquering for years, fighting and talking together, talking and fighting together, and there is always no peace.

Yan'an all day yellow sand rolling, not to mention the crop growth is not good, even the water is difficult, not to mention the enemy constantly harassment. Fan Zhongyan to Yan'an, with four large bags, others thought it was the general's seasonal clothes, in fact, Fan Zhongyan is a person with a heart, four bags are loaded with vegetable seeds, bean seeds, ink, paper and books.

Fan Zhongyan arrived in Yan'an, while mobilizing soldiers to open up the land and planting, he brought the seeds sown in the loess, one side of the bitter training to kill the enemy, scattered in the ravines of the peasants gathered together, today's Ansai, Taipingzhai is established at that time.

Kung Fu is not to be ashamed of the hard work of the people, Lord Fan, after two years of hard work, not only the border consolidation, the people's lives have gradually improved, the Western Xia no longer dare to act rashly.

This year, it is the cattle and sheep fat and strong grain yellow time, the Western Xia state Lord to Lord Fan sent a letter, proposed to Yan'an to see the newly repaired Pagoda, the letter especially proposed, to bring their own dry food, never disturb the people. For the Lord of Western Xia to come to visit, Lord Fan can not wait, just take this opportunity to repair with Western Xia, so he replied to the letter to express his welcome.

When the Lord of Western Xia came to Yan'an as a guest, the whole city was decorated with lanterns, and Lord Fan himself went out to meet him.

The guest entered the city, and indeed did not even drink a mouthful of tea. Lord Fan went to the outside of the city to return to the camp, saw the tent is cooking, in addition to mutton, beef, there is a large green vegetables, asked to know, that is the Western Xia people's favorite potherb mustard.

Lord Fan and the Lord of Western Xia casual conversation, talking about his favorite broad beans, said broad beans out of Jiangnan, now Yan'an can also be planted. Green broad beans are tender and flavorful, the old broad beans can be fried and eaten, as food for food can be, the Western Xia Lord heard immediately asked to see what the broad beans are like.

The king looked at the broad beans, want to eat broad beans, but there are words in the first, it is inconvenient to say. Lord Fan saw through the other side of the mind, immediately called his men to bring a bucket of fava bean flaps, said with a smile: the king loves to eat potherb mustard, this marshal loves to eat fava beans, in order to combine your hobbies and my hobbies into one good, why not combine the two things into one dish to see how it tastes? Western Xia's lord was delighted: moncler jackets outlet online, please give it a try!

Lord Fan told his men to burn potherb mustard with broad bean petals, the aroma is overflowing. When eating, the Lord of Western Xia praised: wonderful wonderful, simply can be called the world's first dish! Lord Fan said: such a good dish, is the Han and the two families into one, so the taste is delicious! The Lord of Western Xia said happily: this is two good and one good, the Han family and the family can only live in harmony, there will be a happy day ah!

Lord Fan guarded Yan'an for many years, the border is peaceful, Western Xia to the Song Dynasty bowed down. Later, Fan Zhongyan returned to Suzhou to spend his twilight years because of his advanced age, and brought back the potherb mustard seed. Nowadays, the rural areas around Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, widely planted broad beans and potherb mustard. When people eat potherb mustard soup, they will miss Fan Zhongyan.