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According to legend, meat floss was invented by an official chef in Fuzhou to make up for a mistake. In 1856 (the sixth year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty), Lin Dingding, the chef of Liu Buxi, the Fuzhou Salt Transport Commissioner, accidentally overcooked the pork while cooking. At this time, the Salt Transport Commissioner was entertaining the guests and urging them to deliver the food. Lin Dingding had an idea and hurriedly added various ingredients, fried it into shredded pork noodles and served it to the table. Unexpectedly, the guests were full of praise after tasting it. From now on, the salt transport envoy would ask Lin Dingding to specially cook this dish every time he entertained guests. Later, Lin Dingding quit his job as an official cook and went home to open a shop, specializing in making crispy pork floss. He also held the sign Ding Ri You, which means Ding Zhong Ri Ri You, which became popular in Rongcheng. Fuzhou officials also used it as tribute or gift when they came to Beijing, so it became famous all over the country.
