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Where is the lion's head a specialty?
Lion's head is a special dish in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Braised lion's head, a famous dish in China, is a dish that China often eats on holidays. It is also called four-happiness meeting, which means auspiciousness. This is a famous dish.

The lion's head first appeared in the Yang Di era, and Yang Di tasted it when he traveled to Yangzhou. At that time, this dish was called sunflower ribs and sunflower balls. It was in the Tang Dynasty that Wei Li, Duke of Xi, renamed the chopped meat of sunflower the lion's head at a banquet.

The history of dishes

The lion head of Gonghetang has a history of 100 years. At that time, Li Hongzhang returned to his relatives' home in Hefei Province and wandered in the street. He was recognized by his great-grandfather Li Guocheng. Please go to the restaurant. The host presented homemade lion head tea. After nave tasted it, he was full of praise and improvised in the banquet: "Public music; Harmony is a gathering of thousands of businessmen. " .

"Gonghetang Restaurant" got its name from this. Nave took a few pounds of lion's head before returning to Beijing, which made Gonghetang famous. In order to promote the essence of China's traditional food culture, Gong Jin and the fifth generation of descendants sincerely invite guests from all over the world to taste Gonghetang cuisine.