West Lake vinegar fish story
West Lake fish in vinegar is the most famous West Lake dish in Hangzhou. It was first prepared in the time of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty. According to ancient records, West Lake fish in vinegar comes from "uncle and sister-in-law passed on treasure".
According to legend, in the Southern Song Dynasty, there are two Song brothers, quite learned, but do not want to be an official, and thus seclusive rivers and lakes, by fishing for a living. There is a local bully, named Zhao Da Guan people, he saw Sister Song young and beautiful, then plot to kill Brother Song, want to occupy sister Song. So far, the Song family uncle and sister-in-law disaster fell from the sky, heartbroken. In order to avenge my brother, uncle and sister-in-law went to the yamen to complain, which knew that the government at that time and the evil forces a nostril out of the air, complain, was beaten, they were driven out of the yamen. After returning home, the sister-in-law had to let her brother flee far away. When uncle and sister-in-law broke up, Sister Song cooked a bowl of grass carp with sugar and vinegar, and said to her brother: "This dish has sour and sweet, hope you have a good day, don't forget today's bitterness." Later, Song Di went out to fight against Jin and defend the country, made a contribution, returned to Hangzhou, and punished the villain, but he could not find the whereabouts of his sister-in-law. Go out for a dinner, during the dinner that this dish, by asking the party know sister-in-law incognito here as a chef, from this reunion. As a result, this beautiful dish, "Uncle and sister-in-law pass on Zhen", is also spread among the people like the legend.
Qing Fang Hengtai has "West Lake" poem chanting, cloud: "Small lake lake five willow, when the banquet lift net to get fresh fish. Sour love silver knife juniper, river carp river gurnard is not as good." The West Lake vinegar fish cooking and delicious. West Lake vinegar fish to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the West Lake building outside the building restaurant cook the most famous, and still today.