According to Chinese culinary legend, the dish was invented by accident in Shunde, Guangdong.
To make it palatable, she heated up some fresh water buffalo milk and poured it into her bowl of ginger juice. milkandginger_0098.jpg
Knowing the medicinal properties of ginger, she wanted to drink fresh ginger juice to soothe her throat, but it was far too spicy and bitter to drink on its own. According to Chinese culinary legend, the dish was