In "Water Margin," Song Jiang asks for "three-part spicy fish soup with red and white." Fish tail sliced fine,…
In "Water Margin," Song Jiang asks for "three-part spicy fish soup with red and white." Fish tail sliced fine, cooked with peppercorns in a boiling broth. In Song times, such soups often relied on Sichuan pepper, ginger, and dogwood for heat. Chili had not yet arrived.