Anecdotes in China's Food Culture

There are countless stories about diet in China's 5,000-year history. Let's share the story about "brushing mutton" and "ham":

Brush mutton

"Instant-boiled mutton" is a special flavor. But it has something to do with Kublai Khan. 700 years ago, when Kublai Khan led the army in Yuan Shizu, he wanted to eat delicious "stewed mutton" on the grassland. The army chef immediately slaughtered the sheep and picked the meat. Unexpectedly, the enemy suddenly broke out and it was too late to make "stewed mutton". The cook sliced the mutton, put it in the pot, fished it out and sent it up with some seasoning. Kublai Khan was hungry and ate to meet the enemy and won. He also ordered the chef to do the same thing, and suggested putting a lot of condiments, which was full of praise after eating. Kublai Khan named it "instant-boiled mutton"

ham

"Ham" was invented by Zong Ze, a famous singer in Song Dynasty. Zong Ze is an eagle. Because he won many wars, people carried pigs to express their condolences. At that time, there was too much pork to eat, so Zong Ze ordered people to cut off the leg of the pig and pickle it. Because the pickled pork leg is wet and heavy, it is not convenient to carry in March, so it is often dried in the sun for a few days, and then hung in the wind to dry. After a long time, my legs are red as fire, and everyone calls it "ham".

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