Huainan beef soup， one of the representatives of Anhui cuisine， is a well-known snack in Jiangsu， Henan， Shandong， Anhui and Shanghai.
There are two theories about the origin of Huainan beef soup: Zhao Kuangyin in the Song Dynasty and Liu'an， the king of Huainan.
In the Western Han Dynasty， "Huainan Zi · Qi Kuxun" records: "Today， cattle are slaughtered and cooked for their meat， either because it is sour or sweet， and they are tormented and scorched.
During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (1736-1796)， Zhang Zheng， a master of Hanlin and a native of Huainan， deeply studied herbs and was good at food. After returning home， he passed on the secret recipe of the Qing Palace to future generations.
