2. The origin of steamed bread comes from the Three Kingdoms period. At that time, Meng Huo, the owner of Nanman Cave in southern Sichuan, often attacked and harassed, so Zhuge Liang personally led troops to conquer Meng Huo. Lushui area is vast and sparsely populated, miasma is heavy, and Lushui is toxic. Zhuge Liang's men put forward a superstitious idea: kill some "Na Man" prisoners and give their heads to the river god of Lushui. Of course, Zhuge Liang couldn't promise to kill the prisoners of "Nan Man", but in order to boost morale, he came up with a way: knead the flour and dough brought by the army into a head and steam it as a sacrifice instead of "Nan Man" to worship the river god. Since then, this kind of pasta has been handed down and spread to the north. But being called "human head" is really scary. People change the word "person" into "person" and write it as "steamed bread". Over time, steamed bread has become the staple food of northerners.
3. Wangmu Cake "Wangmu Cake" is a famous snack in Guanzhong. Brown, crisp and delicious, oily but not greasy, it is a favorite snack of Guanzhong people. The cake of the Queen Mother has been put on state banquets for many times as a delicacy for foreign heads of state, which makes international friends feast their eyes. It is said that the Queen Mother Cake has a history of two thousand years.
Legend has it that Liu Heng, the grandmother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, was a southerner and lived in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River since childhood. Since I came to Chang 'an, Shaanxi, I have lived in pavilions, eaten delicacies and dressed children in silks and satins. When you go out, you are crowding around, and when you travel, you are in the Forbidden City. However, the old man is used to being free in the water town. He always thinks the palace is very reserved and boring. He often misses his hometown in Jiangnan. Over time, he thought of the disease. Emperor Wendi is a dutiful son. Hearing that his grandmother was ill, he quickly invited too many doctors, but he took a lot of medicine and it didn't work. Emperor Wen of Han was also worried about this.
Spring is coming, and the breeze slowly sweeps over the palace wall; The flowers are blooming and the fragrance is everywhere; Butterflies are flying, bees are in a hurry, willows are lingering, and people are heartbroken. Touching the scene, Mrs. Ling Wenhou remembered her hometown in the south of the Yangtze River again, and she was so worried that she wanted to go out for a walk. Emperor Wendi was worried about his grandmother's old age and infirmity. He didn't want to agree, and he was afraid that his grandmother would be angry, so he had to agree. He just repeatedly told the accompanying imperial secretary to be more careful. The old man left the palace wall, just like a bird flying out of an embroidered cage. He felt that the world was much bigger, his heart was much brighter and his illness was much relieved. All the way is full of flowers and beautiful scenery, with men plowing and women weaving, chickens crowing and dogs barking, springs tinkling and streams gurgling. The old man seems to have returned to his hometown in Jiangnan, and he is very happy. In a hurry, the mountains move and the water turns, and unconsciously, with the scenery, I came to the garden of Huaide County (now Huaiyang Village). The old man put up the arbor with his hands, looked up and looked far away, and unconsciously shed a few turbid tears. When the entourage saw it, they quickly asked, "Why is the old lady still sad when the sky is crisp, birds are contending and flowers are blooming?" The old man sighed, felt tears flow down again, and said in a trembling voice, "How much like my hometown!" " "The attendants knew that the old lady was moved by this scene and thought of her hometown. Everyone can't help but comfort a few words and leave quickly.
After returning to the palace, the old man's condition became more serious and he soon fell ill. Emperor Wen of Han heard that his grandmother's illness was getting worse and worse, and he hurried to say hello. Asked how her grandmother got sick and whether she felt cold when she went out, the attendants hurriedly replied, "Tell your majesty that since that spring outing, the Queen Mother saw the plateau in Huaide County and missed her homesickness. Who knows, she will be restless and bedridden when she comes back. " Knowing that grandma was homesick, Emperor Wen of Qi quickly comforted her and said, "Don't worry, grandma, your grandson will definitely satisfy you." So Emperor Wendi immediately ordered a garden to be built in Huaide County for his grandmother to live in. The old man was very happy and soon recovered.
Since the old lady moved to Baishi Town, she can see the scenery of the countryside every day when she goes out. She naturally likes it and never wants to go back to the palace again. Emperor Wen of Han was not reluctant. Since then, Empress Bo, the mother of Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, has visited her every year, bringing some palace delicacies every time to show filial piety. Once, Queen Mother Bo brought some scones to her mother. When she tasted them, they were crisp and fragrant, and she was very happy. She even said, "Delicious, delicious." Seeing that her mother liked it, Empress Bo was naturally very happy and sent a chef to cook "scones" for her mother. Over time, this "scone" technology spread to the people.
Because scones are cakes for the emaciated Queen Mother to respect her mother, people call them "Queen Mother Cake", which has been passed down to this day.