Suanmeitang - History

History

Suanmeitang has existed in some form for over 1,000 years, at least since the Song Dynasty (960–1279 CE); there are also reports of a variation called "white suanmeitang" (白酸梅汤) during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368 CE). The recipe used today is thought to have been developed at the request of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty during the early 18th century, at which time it was first common in the imperial courts, and was later popularized among common folk when a Hebei citizen created and produced the Xinyuanzhai (信远斋) brand. By the 1980s, companies had begun to use industrial methods and technology to mass-produce suanmeitang.

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