The origin of Xiushui whistle

The origin of the Xiushui whistle is as follows:

According to legend, during the Xia Yu era, Dayu came to Jiujiang to repair water and organized the masses to cure floods. The local people were very grateful to Dayu, but in the famine years In the calamity month, there will be no good things to contribute.

So the villagers turned their attention to the high mountains and dense forests. They dug wild yams to make skins, beat wild animals and used their meat to make stuffing, and wrapped them into a kind of food. The shape was pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom. They named it whistle. Serve Dayu. After Dayu and everyone ate it, they thought it tasted very good. From then on, Shuishui people knew how to make and eat whistles, which was passed down from generation to generation.

Later, he was granted a banquet in the palace of King Aihou of the Shang Dynasty in this county. The family banquet of the country sage Huang Tingjian of the Song Dynasty was highly praised by Su Dongpo and Ouyang Xiu. The emperor's teacher Wan Chengfeng brought it to the Qing palace. Emperor Daoguang tasted it. That is, it is listed as a tribute.

To this day, the smooth, soft, fragrant and delicious Xiushui whistle is the first thing that Xiushui people put on the table during every festive occasion. Xiushui people who travel far away often regard the whistle as a specialty of their hometown. As gifts to relatives and friends, Xiushui whistle gradually became famous far and wide and became a unique delicacy in Xiushui.

Introduction to Xiushui Whistle:

Xiushui Whistle is a long-standing and distinctive local traditional snack in Xiushui County, Jiujiang City, Jiangxi Province. It has been selected as a provincial-level non-profit snack in Jiangxi Province. Leftover food. Xiushui Shaozi uses the local high mountain specialty potato and Xixiang sweet potato flour as raw materials, and the filling is made from local special ingredients and refined according to traditional techniques. It is purely natural, fragrant and soft, rich in nutrients, and melts in your mouth.