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Royal Feast: A Thread of Named Dishes

Ep 35

Dish 182: Stuffed Rice Rolls

"It's said that when Yuan Dynasty's army retreated from Na'an prefecture in Jiangxi, the food in the city were looted. A quick-witted and nimble-fingered woman collected broken rice on the ground and made a gruel. She steamed it in a winnowing basket and brushed tea-seed oil on them."

Dish 183: Crab Roe Soup Dumplings

"During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan married off his sister to Liu Bei. Away from her native land, she craved crab, hence this was created. It should be eaten hot, it has a crab smell when it cools."

Dish 184: Juntun Stuffed Flatbread

"A military ration handed down from the Three Kingdoms period by General Jiang Wei."

Dish 185: Sheep's Head Meat Roll

"Wang Anshi, counsellor-in-chief of Song Dynasty, considered fame and wealth as floating clouds. When he was studying at night he craved this."

Dish 186: Sha ("What") Soup

Dish 187: Steamed Sponge Cake

Dish 188: Fried Sangza

Dish 189: Puff Pastry with Three Kindes of Shreds

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