中国李凤姐百花烧麦Li Fengjie's Hundred-Flower Shumai, China

百花烧麦是中国山西的名吃,传于中国经典戏曲《游龙戏凤》。讲述的是中国明朝山西有一位李凤姐,她有闭月羞花的美貌,开有一间饭店,做得一手好菜,这个百花烧麦相传出自她的手。明朝正德皇帝喜欢李凤姐的美貌,吃了她做的这个百花烧麦,大赞其美味。并把李凤姐与百花烧麦一起带入了宫中,从此百花烧麦流传于中国。与中国其它烧麦不同的是,百花烧麦制作成各种鲜花的形状,不同的馅料,配以花蕊装潢,像一朵朵绽开的鲜花,所以称为百花烧麦。

Hundred-Flower Shumai is a famous delicacy from Shanxi, China, passed down through the classic Chinese opera A Wandering Dragon Teases the Phoenix. The story goes that during the Ming Dynasty in China, there was a woman named Li Fengjie in Shanxi. She possessed a beauty that would outshine the moon and shame the flowers. She ran a restaurant and was an excellent cook, and this Hundred-Flower Shumai is said to have been created by her hands. The Zhengde Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was enchanted by Li Fengjie's beauty. After tasting her Hundred-Flower Shumai, he highly praised its delicious flavor. He brought both Li Fengjie and the Hundred-Flower Shumai into the imperial palace, and from then on, Hundred-Flower Shumai spread throughout China. Unlike other types of shumai in China, Hundred-Flower Shumai is crafted into the shapes of various fresh flowers, featuring different fillings and decorated with flower stamens. Because they resemble blooming flowers, they are called Hundred-Flower Shumai.