Where was Su Shi's Dongpo pork invented, and what kind of cuisine does it belong to now?
Satisfactory answer Su Dongpo (1036-101year) in Song Dynasty, a native of Meishan, Sichuan, was one of the eight famous people in Tang and Song Dynasties. Lyrics and Xin Qiji are unique; Calligraphy and painting are also unique. Even in the art of cooking, he is good at it. Dongpo meat is also called Dongpo meat appreciation in Xuzhou. According to legend, Dongpo's reward for meat was created by Su Dongpo when he was well known in Xuzhou. A.D. 1077 In the tenth year of Xining in Song Shenzong, Su Shi learned about Xuzhou in April. Su Dongpo, less than four months after taking office, encountered a breach of the Yellow River. As an official of Xuzhou, Su Shi resolutely led the people of the whole city to fight floods and waterlogging, regardless of his personal safety, and finally defeated the flood. In order to thank this "official" who gets along with the people day and night, he kills pigs and cows, leads the sheep and sends them to the well-known yamen. "Honest" Su Dongpo did not refuse, but accepted them one by one, and personally instructed the chef to cook these pigs, beef and mutton, and then gave them back to those who participated in the flood control, so people later called them "Dongpo gives back meat". When he violated the emperor and was demoted to Huangzhou, he often cooked in person and tasted it with his friends. Su Dongpo's best dish is braised pork. He once wrote a poem to introduce his cooking experience: "Slow fire, less water, enough fire, is beautiful." But it is said that it was an interesting thing that happened when he returned to Hangzhou for the second time as a local official cooked Dongpo meat named after him. Dongpo Meat At that time, the West Lake was basically submerged by aquatic plants. After he took office, he mobilized tens of thousands of migrant workers, cleared farmland, dredged lakes and harbors, piled up dredged silt, built long embankments, and built bridges to dredge the lake, thus reviving the West Lake and getting water irrigation. This piled long dike has improved the environment, not only brought water conservancy benefits to the masses, but also added the scenery of the West Lake. Later, "Su Causeway Xiao Chun" was formed, which was listed as the first of the ten scenic spots in the West Lake. At that time, ordinary people praised Su Dongpo for doing this good thing for the place. I heard that he likes to eat braised pork. During the Spring Festival, they all gave him pork as a token of their appreciation. Su Dongpo collected so much pork that he thought he should share it with tens of thousands of migrant workers dredging the West Lake. He asked his family to cut the meat into cubes, cook it with his cooking method, and distribute it to all households with wine according to the roster of migrant workers. When his family cooked it, he understood "sending it with wine" as "burning it with wine", and braised pork was more crispy and delicious. The foodies praised Su Dongpo for his unique cooking method and delicious taste. Everyone praised and anecdotes spread. At that time, among those who asked Su Dongpo for advice, in addition to learning calligraphy and writing articles, others came to learn to burn Dongpo meat. After the Lunar New Year's Eve, every household in the folk cooked Dongpo meat. As a custom, it is used to express the memory of him. Now it has become a traditional dish in Hangzhou. Louwailou restaurant imitated his method to cook this dish, supplied it to the world, and constantly improved it in practice, which has been passed down to this day.