First, Dongpo elbow
Su Dongpo's hometown is Meishan, Sichuan, where the traditional famous dish "Dongpo elbow" was created by Su Dongpo. But Su Dongpo actually created similar dishes in Huangzhou and Hangzhou.
When he was in Huangzhou, he did it himself and tried to cook local pork. In the poem "Eating Pork", he described the cooking process: "Good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dirt. The rich refuse to eat, and the poor don't know how to cook. Slow fire, less water, good-looking when the fire is enough. " This poem shows that he found that slow fire and less water are the key to cooking pork.
Second, litchi
Su Dongpo likes litchi very much. When he was demoted, he walked into the local litchi village when passing through Zhanjiang, Guangdong. Unfortunately, litchi is not in the mature season, so Su Shi didn't eat it. Later, Su Dongpo met her and returned to the north. It happened in May when he passed Suixi, and he stepped into Litchi Village again. The elders in the village held out the best litchi king-"double bag" to entertain him.
Su Shi was overjoyed, so he wrote a poem "Eating Litchi at the Beginning of April 11th" to express his joy: "Litchi is the pioneer in the misty rain in Rayna Sue. The seamount is crimson, and the white jade skin is in the red yarn. Don't wait for the princess to laugh, the character is beautiful. " .
Third, oysters.
In the fourth year of Shaosheng (1097), 62-year-old Su Shi was demoted to Danzhou (now Danzhou, Hainan). Danzhou was an extremely remote place at that time, with difficult conditions and poor life. However, Su Shi was not discouraged. He made many friends in the local area and actively searched for delicious food.
Once, he went to a friend's house for dinner, and his friend entertained him with oysters. At that time, many mainlanders didn't know much about seafood, while Su Shi was from Sichuan, and many Sichuanese didn't eat seafood. But Su Shi is not picky. He tasted the oyster and found it delicious, so he fell in love with this delicious food.
Su Shi not only tasted oysters, but also shared the cooking methods and feelings of eating oysters with his friends. He wrote in the letter: "Every time I bid farewell, I should be careful not to say anything, lest the gentlemen in the north hear about it, argue about Dongpo's actions, and ask Hainan to share my beauty." This shows Su Shi's love for oysters.