红烧狮子头曾是开国第一宴的主菜,也是周恩来最喜欢吃的一道菜。那时候的中国人生活水平较低,副食要凭票供应,能吃到一道像红烧狮子头这样的肉菜,已是相当难得的事情。周恩来素来生活节俭,但也是一个名副其实的美食家,尤其对于狮子头这道源自家乡的淮扬菜情有独钟。平时一有空闲,他甚至会自己下厨,亲自给大家做上一大盘的狮子头尝鲜。而每次他做的狮子头都会被众人一扫而光,连块肉渣都不剩。但凡吃过总理这道拿手菜的人,都说永远也不会忘掉 Braised lion head was the first course of the founding of the main course, but also a favorite dish of Zhou Enlai. At that time, the Chinese people had a lower standard of living and the non-staple food provided by the vote. It was quite a rare thing to eat a meat dish like a braised lion’s head. Zhou Enlai has always been frugal living, but also a veritable gourmet, especially for the lion head of the Huaiyang cuisine originating from his hometown. As usual, he will even cook himself and give himself a lion’s share of the market. And every time he made the lion head will be swept away by the crowd, not even pieces of meat left. Whenever eaten by the Prime Minister this dish, they say they will never forget