Yuanyang chicken

Mandarin ducks, also known as positive birds, live together and fly wing to wing, which has always been a symbol of lovesickness and love. The ancients said: If you win, why not die? You'd rather be a mandarin duck than a fairy. It is the golden autumn season when rice is ripe and chicken is fat. If a traditional famous dish-Yuanyang chicken with good color, smell and shape appears on the table, it will definitely bring infinite joy to your family. The familiar Farewell My Concubine is a well-known historical tragedy. When Xiang Yu was besieged by the Han army and lamented that the general trend had gone, Yu Ji sang a song, saying, "The Han army has been slightly, and the four sides are singing; Your majesty's spirit is exhausted, and you can't live with your concubine! " After singing, he drew his sword and committed suicide. He died in his twenties. The plot is sad and makes people cry. However, the love between Xiang Yu and Yu Ji, especially the beautiful legend of conveying love through cooking, is little known. Originally, Xiang Yu was a native of Suqian, Jiangsu Province. In the first year of Qin Ershi, Xiang Yu was 23 years old. He came to Wudi (Suzhou) with his uncle Xiang Liang and led the peasant uprising. One day, he practiced martial arts in front of the temple. I saw him burly, imposing and powerful, with a red face. He raised the tripod in front of the temple with one hand, and the onlookers made a sensation, including Yu Ji's father and daughter. Yu Ji is beautiful, good at singing and dancing, and good at cooking, so she can be called a beauty with both talents and looks. She had secretly vowed that non-heroes would not marry. Today, I saw Xiang Yu's good looks, holding a tripod with one arm and admiring himself. So he told his father to invite Xiang Yu to his home. She cooked with her own hands, and made two chickens into different colors, one red and one white, which were served in one plate, just like Yuanyang playing in the water, so she named Yuanyang Chicken. When the father saw the message, he readily agreed to marry his daughter to Xiang Yu, so the legend of one dish for marriage spread.
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