Longjing shrimp

This is a famous traditional dish that reflects the beautiful temperament of West Lake. It has a strong local color. This dish has elegant color, tender taste, and unique flavor!

Legend has it that Longjing shrimp is related to Emperor Qianlong. Once Qianlong traveled to Hangzhou under Jiangnan. He dressed in casual clothes and traveled around the West Lake. It was Qingming Festival. When he came to Longjing Tea Township, it suddenly rained heavily. He had to take shelter from the rain at a nearby village girl's house. The village girl was hospitable and asked her to make tea. The tea was brewed from newly harvested Longjing and a mountain spring made from charcoal fire. Qianlong was overjoyed when he drank such a fragrant and mellow tea, so he wanted to take some back to taste it, but it was difficult to say it, and he was unwilling to reveal his identity. So he took advantage of the fact that the village girl was not paying attention, so he grabbed a handful and hid it in the dragon robe in her civilian dress. After the rain and sunny weather passed, I bid farewell to the village girl, and continued to tour the mountains and rivers until sunset. I was thirsty and hungry. I sat down at a small wine shop by the West Lake and ordered several dishes, one of which was fried shrimp. After ordering, he suddenly remembered the Longjing tea leaves he had brought, and wanted to soak them to quench his thirst. So he called the waiter and picked up his casual clothes to fetch tea. When the waiter was receiving tea, he saw Qianlong's dragon robe and was startled. He quickly ran into the kitchen and told the shopkeeper who was cooking it. The shop owner was frying shrimps. When he heard that the Emperor was here, he was extremely panicked. He made a mistake in his rush and sprinkled the Longjing tea leaves brought in by the waiter as spring onions into the fried shrimps. Unexpectedly, when this dish was served in front of Qianlong, it was fragrant and fragrant. After tasting it, I suddenly felt tender and delicious. Looking at the dishes on the plate, I saw that Longjing was green and dripping, and the shrimps were white and crystal clear. I couldn't help but praise him repeatedly,"Good dish! Good food!"