According to legend, during the Ming Dynasty, Jiangxi people were not only oppressed by the feudal emperor, but also brutally ravaged by Nanchang Wang Zhu and Ning Xian. Ning Xian is an extremely cruel and corrupt bureaucrat. His family employs a large number of thugs and chefs and lives a luxurious life. He has a big banquet every three days and a small banquet every two days, and the dishes are renovated every day. If the cook is not careful, he will be beaten up or beheaded. On one occasion, on a whim, King Ning suddenly proposed to eat hot frozen eggs in the dog days of June. Many chefs were killed and driven out of the palace because they couldn't cook this dish, and the rest were terrified and put off again and again. One of the old chefs was also scared to bed by this incident. My son learned that his father was ill in Ning County, Wang Fu, and specially brought some fresh eggs from home to visit his father. The son was very sad when he saw that his father was seriously ill, so he gave his father a bowl of water soup. Just after the water was poured, several chefs suddenly came to visit his father. He put unwashed eggs on the rice bed to keep warm, and then he came to the bed to entertain guests. When they talked about Ning Xian killing the chef to eat a bowl of hot frozen eggs, everyone was sad and angry. The old father said sadly, "I am nothing at my age, but you and this child …" The old man couldn't go on and fainted for a while. Everyone is busy calling for water. The younger son remembered the soup and eggs he had just washed and hurried to the kitchen. He saw that the bowl of water for washing eggs had solidified. He took it out strangely for everyone to see. When the chefs saw that the eggs were frozen like hibiscus, they all said that God had eyes and the Hibiscus Queen came to save the poor. The old man also opened his eyes and sighed, "What a disaster, don't die …". Then they steam eggs in this way. After eating it, Ning felt fresh and tender, and said happily, "The hot frozen eggs are really delicious, and the chef's flesh and blood are spared!" "
Since then, "Steamed Eggs with Hibiscus" has spread among the people in Wang Fu, becoming a popular egg dish for all ages. After the continuous improvement of the chef, the steamed eggs of hibiscus were changed to steamed eggs.