舌尖上的美食 第6期:弥渡卷蹄 Midu Pork Roll

Midu Pork Roll

弥渡卷蹄

Legend has it that in the Qing Dynasty, a student from Midu(a county in Yunnan Province) went to Beijing for the national examination, bringing with him a small jar of Midu Pork Roll, which was highly praised by some scholars after tasting. At the news, the owner of a local restaurant inquired the student of the recipe and succeeded in cooking the dish after many failures. Mesmerized by the delicate food, scholars and chancellors in the capital soon became the frequent of this restaurant. One day the emperor overheard the conversation between two chancellors about the food and decided to visit the restaurant. After enjoying the pork roll, he was deeply impressed by its unique flavor—sour but with a slight trace of sweet taste. Hearing of this, people flooded to this restaurant, even willing to wait in line for hours, just for a bite of the legendary food.

相传在清朝年间，弥渡一位赴京赶考的学子，带了一罐卷蹄到京城，被一些学者有幸品尝后倍加赞赏，后来竟惊动了皇上，并降旨御口亲尝弥渡卷蹄，从此弥渡卷蹄就名声大振，传扬四方。