Every Spring Festival, every family will eat dim sum. However, while enjoying the food, did you not expect that why dim sum is called "dim sum"? #Folktales ##美食 #
Speaking of which, there is such an interesting folk tale.
It is said that when Su Shi (Su Dongpo) was not yet an official when he was young, he once happened to meet an old man with white hair who was selling fruits at a stall in the market, and the wind and sun worked hard all day, and the money earned was not enough to live.
Su Shi was very sympathetic to the old man, so he suggested that he change his business to selling something else and not have to work so hard.
The old man said that when he was young, he also learned to make some candy food, and the business was good, but then he encountered a series of famines, so he closed the door at a loss. Now even if you return to the old business, you don't have the cost to open a store.
Without saying a word, Su Shi immediately funded the old man with a sum of money, saying that when he opened the store, he would write a signboard at his door in order to attract customers.
Not long after, the old man's sugar noodle shop opened, and a blank sign was set up at the door waiting for Su Shi to write an inscription.
Su Shi lifted the brush, brushed it a few times, and wrote a big "heart" on the signboard, but for some reason, there was no dot in the middle.
Although the old man did not know what Su Shi's intentions were, he still respectfully hung it up.
People see the strange words on the signboard, they talk about it, they all say that the pen is thick, absolutely everyone writes, but why there is a little less in the middle, no one can say clearly.
In this way, this matter was passed on ten times, ten times a hundred, everyone came in groups to see the strange words, the bustle was abnormal, and the old man's sugar noodle shop was bustling with traffic in front of the market.
A few days later, Su Shi came to the store and asked how the business was.
The old man said excitedly:
"Thanks to the good writing on the signboard, people are praising the strength of the pen, the spirit is soaring, attracting many people to watch, making the business prosperous, the old man I am really grateful!" It's just that people are strange about the words on the signboard, why is there less in the middle of the heart word? I also hope to teach the church! ”
Su Shi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you are a little less, just take the pen and ink and let me make up for it." ”
The old man took the pen and ink, and Su Shi dipped enough ink and threw it gently, making up a little in the middle of the word "heart" impartially.
Since then, people have called the old man's sugar noodle shop "dim sum shop" and the sugar cake food inside as "dim sum". Sweets have also been called "pastries" and "dim sum" since then.
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