Cured meat sausages

Cured meat sausages

　　   Cured meat sausages

　　   Cured meat is originally a specialty of central and western regions such as Sichuan, Hunan, and Hubei, with a history of several thousand years. According to records, over two thousand years ago, when Zhang Lu declared himself King of Han’ning and was defeated, he retreated southward toward Bazhong. When passing through Hongmiaotang in Hanzhong, the locals served him premium cured meat. It is also said that in the 26th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu sought refuge in Xi’an. Local officials from southern Shaanxi presented cured meat as an imperial tribute. After tasting it, Cixi praised it profusely.

　　   Later, it spread to the northern regions. People then created other cured meat products, among which cured meat sausages are one.