Fried dough sticks are called "fried ghosts" in Hong Kong and "fried dumplings" in Minnan-speaking areas, which are indispensable food for Chinese breakfast. I like to eat with soybean milk. But do you know the origin of fried dough sticks? It is said to be related to a legend in the Song Dynasty, that is, Qin Gui.

Qin Gui, a famous anti-Jin righteous man, was taken into exile to the State of Jin with Hui and Qin, and fled back to the Southern Song Dynasty in the fourth year of Jianyan (1 130). Since then, Qin Gui assisted Song Gaozong as prime minister. On the other hand, Qin Gui belonged to the main peace faction in the Southern Song Dynasty, trying to reconcile with the rulers and opposing the forces of the main war faction.

In the 11th year of Shaoxing (111), Song Gaozong, with the help of Qin Gui, relieved Yue Fei and Han Shizhong of their military power and killed Yue Fei and his son on trumped-up charges of rebellion. Later, he signed a controversial Shaoxing Peace Conference with the rulers, which was widely hated by the people and regarded as traitors and traitors.

It is said that in a biscuit shop near the West Lake, there was a man named Wang who kneaded the appearance of his wife Wang into a cake, stuck it back to back and fried it in a frying pan. While frying, he shouted, "Look at fried noodles! It attracted many people to join in the fun.