The legend of Zhang Shiyi

The imperial chef Zhang Shiyi in the Ming Dynasty

In the early Ming Dynasty, the palace catering management was divided into two yamen, one was Guanglu Temple and the other was Taichang Temple,

In the first month of the first year of Hongwu (1368), Zhu Yuanzhang unified the world. He wanted to thank Ma Xiuying (repaying his wife), organize a make-up wedding for the two of them, and then canonize Ma Xiuying as queen. If Ma Xiuying hadn't secretly delivered steamed buns to the army prison, he would have died long ago. Of course, Ma Xiuying saved Zhu Yuanzhang more than once. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has proclaimed himself emperor, he will formally invite Ma Xiuying to a meal. He also has requirements for this meal. He has been frugal in his life. It is required that while not being extravagant, his wife should understand how much he values ??this matter. This matter was left to Guanglu Temple.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma

(Zhang Shiyi) was from Shanxi. He served Zhu Yuanzhang after Guo Zixing died of illness in 1355. After Zhu Yuanzhang unified the world, he worked in Guanglu Temple. At that time, he His official position was Zheng Liupin. Combining the dining preferences of Ma Xiuying and Zhu Yuanzhang, he worked hard on the staple food. With his superb noodle skills, he finally made the thousand-layer steamed buns that Zhu Yuanzhang praised repeatedly. From then on (Zhang Shiyi) was promoted to the fifth rank.

The appearance of the steamed buns is as white as snow, and you can smell the rich aroma of wheat and the long-lasting sweetness from a distance. When you break it open, you can see the layers of waves inside like the depths of the ocean. The first aroma inside is different from the smell. When you chew it again, the slightly sweet fragrance immediately fills your mouth. Although it is not thick, it is not greasy either. Chew it carefully and you will feel the elasticity between your lips and teeth. The original fragrance of the steamed buns. The original wheat aroma is elegant and refreshing, it is natural and you don’t want to mix any other ingredients into it. It makes people want to stop and whet their appetite!

While eating, Zhu Yuanzhang was commenting on the steamed buns with Liu Bowen. In an instant, he had eaten more than half of the buns. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he felt indecent, so he put it down reluctantly, and then said that the steamed buns were delicious. , it would be even better if there are beautiful accessories to set it off, it tastes delicious and looks good!

(Zhang Shiyi) thought after thinking that since Zhu Yuanzhang’s purpose was to entertain Ma Xiuying and hold a new wedding to thank his wife for saving her life, then he should combine the traditional royal wedding customs and the queen’s crown As a breakthrough, he then used his extraordinary noodle skills and ingredients from Guanglu Temple to improve and streamline the traditional Han-style phoenix crown, which further highlighted the grandeur of the phoenix crown. Such a phoenix crown not only symbolizes happiness and contentment in life, but also independence. Some aesthetic arts can make the queen more elegant and extraordinary. After the work came out, both Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were very satisfied.

Improved phoenix crown and red makeup

Empress Ma asked (Zhang Shiyi) to use ingredients to make a gift in return for Zhu Yuanzhang, (Zhang Shiyi) made one, which means women The rich dowry "Red Dress" was shown to Empress Ma. Empress Ma liked it very much. Zhu Yuanzhang was also very happy. He asked the craftsmen to make a phoenix crown in gold according to the actual size and gave it to Empress Ma. He promised that Ma Xiuying would be the only empress in the Ming Dynasty. , Ma Xiuying also asked craftsmen to make a red makeup according to the size made by (Zhang Shiyi), and gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang. In 1425 AD, the first year of Hongxi reign of Emperor Renzong of the Ming Dynasty, (Zhang Shiyi) died of illness at the age of 97.< /p>

The second Zhang who is famous in the imperial dining room of the Qing Dynasty is the descendant (Zhang Tianshou) of (Zhang Shiyi). He and Zhang Dongguan of Suzhou worked in the imperial dining room of the Qing Dynasty in the same year.

(Zhang Tianshou) was born in 1759 (the 24th year of Qianlong) and died in 1835 at the age of 76.

Zhang Tianshou

(Zhang Shiyi)’s 22nd generation grandson ~ Zhang Yihong, has been operating noodle arts in Beijing for more than 20 years, and applied in July 2015 (Zhang Shiyi) Trademark, from February 2021 to August 2021 (Zhang Yihong) successively established "Creative Family Vocational Training School" and "Zhang Shiyi Vocational Training School Co., Ltd." In 2022, preparations will be made to establish "Zhang Shiyi Herbal (Liaocheng) Food Co., Ltd."

Phoenix crown with red makeup

Zhang Shiyi’s 22nd generation grandson~Zhang Yihong