Watermelon cup

:"Watermelon Cup" is a famous summer dish in the Qing Dynasty. Watermelon is a good choice for cooling off heat and quenching thirst in my country during the summer season. It is known as the "Natural White Tiger Soup". Every summer in the Qing Dynasty, the imperial dining room must make a "watermelon cup". The watermelon pulp is dug out, and the cut ham, chicken diced, fresh lotus seeds, longan, walnut, pine nut kernels, almonds, etc. are put in, covered again, and stewed over slow fire over water for 2 to 3 hours. Its taste is clear, mellow and delicious, and both Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu loved it very much. It later became a famous banquet in the Qing Dynasty. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, this dish was also popular among local governments, and then became a famous summer dish in Beijing, Guangzhou, Jiangsu and other places. When these restaurants first started serving this dish, they steamed it according to the traditional method of the Qing Dynasty. However, after the 1920s, with the emergence of frozen cold drinks, the method of making watermelon cups was no longer steamed through fire, but instead took watermelon and added other ingredients. Serve it on ice in the refrigerator. This method is more complete and scientific than traditional methods. Because watermelon is a fresh and tender thing with sufficient water content, it loses its nutrition when heated and steamed. Using ice can keep the moisture and nutrition of watermelon unaffected, and its taste will be sweeter and cooler after cooking. Nowadays, every household has a refrigerator, which is easier to make.
Dishes characteristics: This product is cool, sweet, refreshing, fruity, and can relieve grease. It is a good summer product and is a favorite for children.