Shaoquan, Alias Xiagong, Jiang Taishi

Place: Nanhai

Born: 1865

Death: 1952

Biography:

Jiang Kongyin (1865-1952), courtesy name Shaoquan, alias Xiagong, was born in Nanhai, Guangdong (now Guangzhou). Jiang was one of the final civil service examination jinshi in the late Qing Dynasty and entered the Taishi Academy, thus he was also known as Jiang Taishi. Jiang is most well-known by later generations for his status as a gourmet. The recipes in Jiang family are known as 'Taishi Recipes', among which the snake feast is the most famous.