The Origin of Hongze Lake Chili Sauce Legend

The origin of the legend of Hongze Lake Chili sauce is that there is a local county official who often goes to Hongze Lake to taste delicious food and orders people to buy "Chaotian pepper" in Hongze Lake and process it into sauce, which can be eaten and satisfy their own desires. After a long time, the county official simply called the "Chaotian pepper" sauce "Hongze Lake Chili sauce" and kept asking subordinates and ordinary people for it. The shopkeeper entertained Emperor Qianlong with Hongze Lake Chili sauce. After eating it, Emperor Qianlong appreciated this delicious dish and asked the shopkeeper, "What's the name of this delicious Chili sauce?" The host replied: "This is Hongze Lake Chili sauce made of Hongze Lake Chili!" " "Since then," Hongze Lake Chili Sauce "has become famous and has been passed down to this day. This answer is for reference only. Don't be blindly superstitious.