Cai Ji steamed dumplings is a traditional specialty snack in Henan Province and belongs to Henan cuisine. The founder of Cai Ji steamed dumplings is Mr. Cai Shijun from Changchun County, Henan Province. Mr. Cai Lao helped the kitchen in the Beijing Imperial Palace in his early years. After the Revolution of 1911, Cai Shijun took his family to Zhengzhou. The steamed dumplings are also very elaborate. Each finished steamed dumpling is full of transparency and bright color, which makes the product beautiful and delicious.

Cai Ji steamed dumplings was first created by Cai Shijun, a native of Changchun County, Henan Province. Changchun County is a famous cooking town in China. There have been many famous chefs in history. The Emperor Guangxu and the Empress Dowager Cixi were all Changchun people. After the liberation, the founding fathers Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De, Dong Biwu, etc. have all used the chefs of Changchun, the head chef of the Central Office Restaurant and the head chef of the Great Hall of the People have been served by Changchun, and now the overseas chef As many as a thousand people. In 1923, during the administration of Feng Yuxiang, a famous general in Henan, he repeatedly tasted Cai Kee steamed dumplings and gave him a high evaluation. He also took the initiative to “escort” Lao Caiji and ordered no officers and soldiers to harass the store. The well-known Cai Ji steamed dumplings are flourishing. During the anti-Japanese period, Cai Ji steamed dumplings no longer have a bleak business. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Lao Cai’s stores expanded a lot, and the number of employees increased to more than 10, but the three-year civil war immediately cast a shadow over business. Until the liberation, "Lao Cai Ji" re-established foothold in Dehua Street. The index has come from the old Cai family's sale of steamed dumplings and chicken chops in Qianmen, Beijing in 1912. It has been a hundred years since then, and now its branch has blossomed everywhere. Cai Ji steamed dumplings have won the reputation of “a hundred years old shop” for their superb taste, and they have also been praised by people from all walks of life. Mao Zedong, Zhu De, Chen Yi and other national leaders have tasted Cai Kee steamed dumplings and praised them when they visited Zhengzhou.