Introduction of loquat meat

The "loquat meat" in Suzhou cuisine is a dish named after its shape. The appearance is vivid like loquat and the taste is moderate. At the table of Suzhou restaurant, it is favored by guests. Loquat is an evergreen tree of Rosaceae, also known as Lu Ju, also known as Golden Pill and Golden Bullet. It is round, and its leaves are thick and long like pipa, so the ancients also called it loquat pipa. Speaking of which, there is an interesting story. According to legend, a scholar received a basket of loquat from a friend, and when he saw the word "Pipa" written on the gift list, he mistakenly thought it was white, so he wrote a poem sarcastically: "Loquat is not that kind of pipa, only because of poor literacy in that year. If the pipa can bear fruit, all the silk tubes in the city will open. " Unexpectedly, people can't be ridiculed, but they are handed down as jokes by future generations. In fact, the ancient book Materia Medica Yi Yan has long explained that loquat is named after its leaves are as thick as pipa. We take pork and loquat as examples. It was totally irrelevant. However, the Suzhou chef actually combined them and gave a very elegant dish name "loquat meat", which was really innovative.