The origin of roasted pig

Fourteen hundred years ago, Shandong Jia Si Fo compiled the "Qimin Essentials" more than the selection of materials, slaughtering and processing of roasted pig, barbecue and other matters are written in detail, and called the "sizzling method". From its record of 22 sizzling method, can be seen before the North and South Dynasties barbecue production technology has reached a high level.

Roasted pig has a long history.

Without mentioning British writer Charles Lamb's joke about the origin of roast pig from ancient fires, the history of the belief and evidence can be traced back to the early Western Han Dynasty. Guangzhou excavations in the tomb of the King of South Vietnam unearthed a stove, cast on both sides of the stove wall with four piglets, near a copper tripod found in the remains of the suckling pig, proving that this stove was used to burn the suckling pig. North and South Dynasties, Jia Si Fo in the "Qimin Yaojutsu" recorded "hot dolphin method", and described the roasted suckling pig "color with amber, but also similar to the real gold, the entrance is eliminated, like Lingxue, with pulp paste moist, special unusual". Qing Dynasty, roasted suckling pig is indispensable barbecue feast. After the Qing Dynasty, roasted suckling pig seems to have disappeared in other places, but only in Guangdong is still popular, it is said to be related to the 1920s Guangzhou Xiguan eighteen Fu's "Xishi" restaurant's vigorous promotion. In order to enhance the competitiveness of the store, in front of the store set up a rectangular iron furnace, two barbecue chef public roast suckling pig, and that is roasted that slice on the table, when the diners to taste the full Manchu dishes and running around. Afterwards, restaurants competed with each other to follow suit, roasted suckling pig became the first dish of the "eight pieces" of the early Republic of Guangdong feasts, and became the first plate of the traditional Cantonese feasts, the first piece of roasted pig can be eaten by the first block of chopsticks can be borrowed from the official start of the banquet.