According to loyalrecipe, the Babao Tofu was a former palace imperial dish, Emperor Kangxirewarded this dish to minister Xu, then handed down to Xu’s grandson SatrapWang. This dish is is a traditional dish of ethnic Han, do good in building upone’s health after an illness. Since the foundation of People’s Republic ofChina, chefs in Hangzhou has studied and imitated the cook method, thendeveloped it a distinctive Hangzhou dish.