Su Shi was a famous gourmet in Song Dynasty. He has traveled all over the country all his life. He once said, "All people in the world like beautiful food, beautiful clothes and good manners." He also ridiculed himself as a "glutton", that is, a person who loves to eat and is greedy.
In Song Dynasty, Su Shi also wrote "Gourmet Fu": "Cover the beauty of polymers to support my gourmets". Tofu is white as jade, soft and tender, refreshing and palatable. It is the main raw material of vegetarian dishes in China, and has always been welcomed by people. Su Dongpo once wrote the poem "Boiled Bean Cream Crisp" for tofu, visualized the production of tofu with refined language, and accurately stated that tofu is the essence of food.
Introduction of delicious food related to Su Shi;
1, steamed mutton with apricot cheese
Steamed mutton with apricot and cheese is a "big dish" highly praised by Su Shi. Zhu Bian wrote in the Southern Song Dynasty that this dish is to steam mutton first, and then pour apricot cheese (apricot cheese refers to grinding almonds into pulp).
2. Dongpo meat
Pork belly is used as raw material, with bright red color, thin skin and tender meat. It was originally written by Su Shi in Huangzhou, hence the name.
3. Dongpo fish
Fish is Su Shi's favorite food, so he also has a lot of research on fish. Fish is salty and delicious, with unique flavor and is well received.
4. Dongpo elbow
According to legend, it was created by Su Shi's wife, because when cooking elbows, the paste in the pot was covered with spices, and the cooked products were found to be crispy and delicious, so it has been passed down to this day.