Before liberation, there were eight nang shops in Linyi, among which the chicken nang in Huangjia and Liu Jia and the beef nang in Chen Yushan were the most famous. During the period of 1946, when Comrade Chen Yi was stationed in Linyi, he was a frequent visitor to Huangjiasanpu. At present, there are dozens of scattered shops in Linyi city, and Linyi Museum has also been opened in Shanghai and Qingdao. Shanghai International Hotel and Jinan Xiaonan Hotel hired technicians from Linyi respectively, which made them famous far and wide.
There are many stories, two of which are the most popular.
Story 1:
The name "three" is related to Emperor Qianlong. It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River and passed by the present Tancheng Wharf Town, he wanted to taste the local famous food. Local officials provided this unique breakfast. When Master Qianlong tasted it, he had never tasted such delicious food. He casually asked, "What is this?" The local official nodded: "What is this? What is this? " So, the son of heaven casually asked, and it became its current name-three.
Story 2:
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, a poor couple from other places fled to Linyi. Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher at that time, saw that they were poor and often helped them. The couple are very touched and have nothing to repay. Once, when Wang Xizhi was ill, they thought it was time to pay off their debts, so they killed the only hen in the family to make soup, and added some common Chinese herbal medicines to the soup. I really want to cook the chicken, but my husband who watched the fire fell asleep and cooked all night without thinking about soup. The next day, looking at the cooked chicken soup, my wife was very angry, but there was nothing else at home, so I had to give the cooked chicken soup to Wang Xizhi. Besides, Wang Xizhi was ill in bed, and his condition improved slightly after taking Chinese medicine, but he had a bitter taste and no appetite. He looked at the chicken soup delivered and was embarrassed to brush others' good, so he put it in a bowl and tasted it. Unexpectedly, after drinking it, he felt refreshed and recovered more than half. On a whim, he casually wrote down the word "Mi Shen", which was later called "Mi Shen" by later generations. The source of the original food is uncertain, who can know the offspring?
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