The origin of the nine-turn large intestine, do you know it

Nine-turn large intestine is a traditional dish in Shandong culture, belonging to the eight cuisines of the Lu cuisine. At the beginning of the name for the braised large intestine, to the end of the change to the nine-turn large intestine. The color of nine-turned large intestine is red, and the intestine is soft and tender. It can be said to be full of color and flavor. Although the fat, but eaten for a long time do not get tired. The origin of such a famous dish do you know what it is? Let's take a look at it!

Nine-turn large intestine is one of the traditional Han dishes in Shandong, belonging to the Lu cuisine. This dish is the early years of the Qing Dynasty Guangxu, Jinan Jiuhua Lin restaurant owner first created, the beginning of the name "braised large intestine", after many times after many improvements, braised large intestine flavor further improved. Many famous people in the store banquet are prepared "braised large intestine" a dish.

Allusion:

"Nine-turned large intestine" was created in the early Guangxu year of the Qing Dynasty by Jinan "Jiuhua Lou" hotel, which was opened by Du and Tai, a rich merchant in Jinan. The Du family was a huge merchant with nine stores in Jinan, of which the hotel was one. The shopkeeper has a special love for the word "nine", everything has to take a nine number, so he opened the store name are crowned with the word "nine".

"Jiuhua House" in Jinan County, at the north end of the East Lane, not large, but the chef are masters of masters, cooking pig under the goods is more concerned about the dishes, "braised sausage" (nine turns of the former name of the large intestine) is very famous, and the practice is also unique: under the material is ruthless, with all the ingredients, all the flavors. With all the ingredients, all five flavors, the production of the first boiled, then fried, then burned, out of the spoon into the pot several times until the burn simmering to cooked. The seasonings used are valuable Chinese medicine sand nuts, cinnamon, cardamom, and Shandong's spicy products: green onions, ginger, garlic, as well as wine, broth, sesame oil and so on.

Taste sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty and both, burned and then sprinkled with coriander (cilantro) end, adding the flavor of fragrance, served on the plate red and bright, fat and not greasy. Once Du's banquet, the banquet on this dish, the crowd tasted this delicacy are full of praise. There is a scribe said, such a good dish when the beautiful name, Du said welcome.

This guest, on the one hand, to cater to the owner of the favorite "nine" of the fetish, in addition, but also to praise the high chef's skills, immediately named "nine-turned large intestine", the same seat are asked what the dictionary? He said that his family is good at alchemy, there are "nine turns of the elixir" of the name, eat this dish, such as serving "nine turns", comparable to the elixir, the table are for the great. From then on, "nine turns of the large intestine" name reputation, passed down to this day.