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The origin of this dish is said to be related to the character Dou E written by Yuan playwright Guan Hanqing.

Scholar Dou Tianzhang responded to the court and gave his daughter Dou E to her creditor Grandma Cai as a child bride before leaving for Chuzhou. Dou E was filial to her mother-in-law in the Cai family and waited on her husband. Her life was relatively decent. Unexpectedly, shortly after she married her husband, her husband died of illness, and her mother-in-law fell ill in bed.

While seeking medical treatment for her mother-in-law, she also tried every means to change her ways to cook some delicious meals to recuperate her mother-in-law's body. Her mother-in-law gradually got better. However, due to the lack of money and the economy became tense, Dou E had to bite the bullet and go for credit. Before the meat case, Dou E made a soft plea, but the meat seller couldn't be pestered and cut a small piece of meat for Dou E.

She took out the vermicelli, soaked it in boiling water to soften it, then cut the meat into pieces, added onions and ginger, and stir-fry it in the pan. She added soy sauce and vermicelli and stir-fry it for a while. Finally, she added shredded green garlic and pepper and started the pan.

The mother-in-law lying on the bed asked,"Dou E, what dish did you cook so fragrant? "" It's to fry fans. "Following her words, Dou E brought the vegetables to the bed. Before her mother-in-law moved the chopsticks, she found that there were many black ideas on the fans. She asked with her presbyopic eyes," Why are there so many ants on it? "When she knew the whole story and took a bite with her chopsticks, she couldn't help but praise it again and again, saying that this dish should be called 'Ants on the Tree'!

Ants climbing trees, this dish continues to this day, with many more versions. It's just that everyone uses their favorite vegetables and mixes them at will, but fans and pork are indispensable.••••