The origin of hot soup

Hu spicy soup is said to have appeared in Song Dynasty, and pepper was introduced to China in Tang Dynasty. Hot soup is a combination of hot and sour soup and broth, which has gradually become a folk classic snack. Hu spicy soup was born by accident.

According to legend, during the period of Song Huizong, all kinds of special snacks spread all over the country. Song Huizong was surrounded by a little eunuch who was very good at reading imperial edicts, so he was deeply loved by the emperor. On one occasion, the little eunuch was chartered to go home to visit relatives. The little eunuch passed by Songshan Shaolin Temple in Nanyang today. The abbot of Shaolin Temple saw the red man around the emperor and warmly entertained him. Seeing the little eunuch flushed and thirsty, he offered a bowl of hangover soup. After drinking it, the little eunuch felt refreshed and refreshed, and he liked it very much.

On the way back to the palace, the little eunuch passed Wudang Mountain. The abbot of Wudang Mountain saw that the little eunuch was thin, ate too much, and his stool was dry and smelly, so he gave the little eunuch a bowl of Xiaoshi tea. After drinking for several days, the little eunuch felt better. After the little eunuch returned to the palace, based on the secret recipe of two bowls of soup, he made a bowl of "longevity soup" for the emperor, which could not only sober up and refresh himself, but also stimulate the appetite and strengthen the spleen. The emperor was very happy.

Later, after the "Jingkang Rebellion", Kaifeng City was breached, Song Huizong was exiled, and the little eunuch lived a vagrant life. In order to fill his stomach, the little eunuch opened a breakfast shop on the dock and sold "longevity soup" for a living. The little eunuch added a lot of minced meat on the basis of the original soup. The reason is that people in the palace like to drink soup for nourishment, and folk people need porridge to make up for it. Once, a northerner accidentally knocked over the pepper, and the little eunuch stirred the pepper into the pot. After the guests drank it, they felt good and refreshed. Hu spicy soup was born.