Li Hongzhang Salmagundi

Li Hongzhang Salmagundi is the famous cuisine of Hefei. It is said that during the American visit of Li Hongzhang, he invited American guests to have dinner, because the delicious food of China. The food was widely welcomed. Li Hongzhang asked the kitcheners to add more dishes, but the courses had been over, the kitcheners had to mixed the rest sea fresh products with the ingredients and cooked them together. The guests tasted and highly praised and questioned the name of the cuisine. Li Hongzhang answered them this was mixed food, and after that this food was rapidly spread in America. The kitcheners in Hefei also learned from it and this food fastly became the famous dish. The major ingredients include: sea cucumber, sleeve fish, chicken, ham, pig liver, spinach and chicken soup.