Where did steamed bread originate?

It originated from Lushui River in the Three Kingdoms period. Zhuge Liang marched into the southwest to stabilize the rear. When crossing the Lushui River, the weak soldiers who crossed the river touched the water and died, so it was difficult for the army to advance. Zhuge Liang was worried about this scene, so he had to pay homage to the river god, pray for God's blessing, punish evil and promote good, and bless all beings. So he ordered the cows and pigs to be slaughtered, wrapped into dough and thrown into the water as sacrifices. Later, people learned this custom. This is the origin of "steamed bread".

Steamed bread is a kind of food made by mixing flour with yeast (old noodles), water, or edible alkali, kneading flour and steaming. The shape of the finished product is hemispherical or rectangular. Soft, delicious and nutritious, it is one of the most intimate foods in China.

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The main value of steamed bread

Steamed bread contains yeast, which can be divided into fresh yeast and dry yeast. It is an edible and nutrient-rich single-celled microorganism, which is called "inexhaustible nutrient source" in nutrition. Besides protein, carbohydrates and lipids, yeast is also rich in vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

China has a vast territory, many nationalities, different tastes and different practices, thus developing a variety of steamed bread, such as white flour steamed bread, corn flour steamed bread, vegetable steamed bread, meat steamed bread, fried steamed bread, fried steamed bread and so on, with different names.

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