Back in the Qing dynasty, Ke Shaomin of Rizhao in Shandong was appointed an official in Beijing. Whenever friends brought him hairtail from home, though rich banquets beckoned, he preferred to stay in and feast on steamed fish.
清末山東日照人柯劭忞入京供職，只要有鄉人從山東攜帶家鄉味入京，此時雖有盛筵相招，柯太史寧願在家中大快朵頤蒸帶魚。