Do you know the origin of fish cake?

Fish cake is famous for its delicious meat, tender white meat and plenty of fish. And it will last for a long time. It has a unique flavor in China's food culture. Eating it will definitely make you want to forget it. Although I haven't tasted it either, my mouth watered after seeing the photos. Are you also moved? Come and learn the truth of fish cake!

Fish cake is white, fresh and delicious, and is regarded as the first dish in the banquet in Jingzhou area. There is a saying that "no cake, no rice, no cake." Fish cake originated from an interesting story. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a hotel in the capital of Chu. One summer, in order to grab business and make more money, the restaurant owner bought hundreds of pounds of fresh fish in one breath. Unexpectedly, the weather suddenly changed and it rained heavily.

There are no pedestrians in the street, and no guests come to his hotel to drink. At night, I saw that the fish had left the thorn and was going to rot. The shopkeeper was so anxious that he couldn't help sighing. Just then, his son came over and cried for rice cakes. The shopkeeper shouted impatiently, "I haven't sold any fish and can't afford to buy rice cakes." I'll tell you to eat stinky fish later! Seeing that his father's face was so bad, his son was so scared that he changed his tune and said, "Well, let's eat fish and fish cakes instead of rice cakes. "The words sound just fell, the shopkeeper shine at the moment, in the heart had an idea.

He picked up a kitchen knife, removed the fishbone, washed and chopped the fish with clear water, mixed some bean flour, poured a little white wine to remove the fishy smell, and then steamed it in a steamer. After a while, it was steamed into a white and fragrant fish cake. The next day, the shopkeeper cut the fish cake into pieces and put it on the counter for sale. It happened that Chu Zhuangwang came back from hunting and passed by here. When he saw what was in the counter, he asked the shopkeeper for a piece to taste, even saying it was delicious, and simply asked for some more and took it back to the court.

At this time, the fish cake is worth a hundred times and sold out. The shopkeeper made money and has been in the fish cake business ever since. Because only the capital city of Chu had this kind of cake at that time, fish cake was also called "Chu cake".