Xunzi in the Warring States Period said in "Persuasion": "The crab has six knees and two claws, but it is not in the cave of snakes and eels, and its heart is impatient." Crabs actually have eight knees (eight legs).
However, Xun lost a few inexplicably, perhaps because of his carelessness. The ancients in China always thought that crabs were animals without intestines. For example, Ge Hong (Bao Puzi) of the Jin Dynasty said: "Crabs are also sons without intestines.
In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai had a special liking for crabs, especially for mixing crabs with wine. "Crab pincers and golden liquid, bad mountains and Penglai, the platform next to the moon must be drunk." The poet Xian's attitude of grasping hands and claws is found in several poems.
Su Dongpo, a great writer in the Song Dynasty, was fond of crabs. He often exchanges poems for crabs: "You can laugh at Wu Zhong's gluttony and obedience, and one poem is exchanged for two sharp groups (crabs, called sharp groups in ancient times)." The writer exchanged a poem for two crabs, which made people proud. No wonder after eating crabs, I sighed, "You can't live up to the expectations of Lushan Mountain, and you can't live up to your stomach without eating crabs."
Huang Tingjian, a poet in Song Dynasty, likes to eat Yangzhou tribute crab, saying it is absolutely beautiful. There is a poem saying: "Ding Si spends 10,000 yuan, jade often eats, and I judge Yangzhou Gong. This thing is really unparalleled. " He is also familiar with the cooking methods of crabs, and thinks that crabs are cold and should be mixed with a little ginger. He wrote in "crab poems": "I can't bear to see ginger and orange after I have solved the flower pond."
In the Song Dynasty, Lu You loved to spit crabs, and wrote, "It's a pity that the crab is just ripe and its navel is broken. The crab fat drools temporarily, and the wine is green and old. " He said that his mouth watered when he first broke the fat crab, and his eyes shone when he held the wine with pliers. It's really the obsession of loving crabs.
Song Gao Rusun: "The west wind sends cold out of the lake field, and a dream falls in the spring;" Xiejia is as soft as jade, and the cream is still purple Xia Jian; The soul is fascinated by the willow beach and the moon, and the old Songjiang urn is in the sky; It is not greed without intestines, but to spread the taste to people. " It is not so much a poem as a wonderful riddle. Have you ever eaten drunken crabs? In the countryside of Ye Fu, a silly crab climbed into the wine jar. The drunken crab did a great thing and invented a rare dish for human beings-drunken crab, haha! "pass on the taste to people." The riddle poem about crabs is Pi Rixiu's poem about crabs. "Before you went swimming in the sea, you were already famous, but bones were born from meat. You don't care about lightning, and the sea dragon king is also crazy. " The rampage of crabs is vividly displayed on paper.
Xu Wei, a great painter in the Ming Dynasty, has a delicate observation of crabs, and the crabs in his works are lifelike and priceless. His poem "Painting a Crab" is vivid and vivid: "Jiangcun crabs are cooked and fat, and their claws are blue as mud. Turn it over on the paper and you should be able to see the navel of Tuan Tuan Dong Zhuo. "
Li Zhi, a philosopher in the late Ming Dynasty, was called "the crab fairy". Look at what this most affectionate person said to crabs: "crabs are fresh, tender and fat, sweet and greasy, as white as jade and as yellow as gold. They have achieved the ultimate in color, fragrance and taste, and nothing can be served." He once expressed such feelings for crabs. "I am addicted to this life. Every year when crabs don't come out, I will save money for them because my family laughs. It is worthy of being a "crab fairy"!
Zheng Banqiao, a painter in the Ming Dynasty, compared the crab in his eyes to "eight claws running in panic, two claws majestic, and nothing in his stomach, dipping in ginger vinegar and drinking wine." No matter how overbearing the crab is, it will only be something in the diners' stomachs.
Li Yu, a playwright in Ming Dynasty: Crabs are my life. I have been addicted to crabs all my life. Li Yu claims that crabs are my life, and I have been addicted to them all my life. Since the crab delisted from the market last year, I have saved money and called it "money for life". From the day crabs went on the market to the end of the market, his 749 vats were filled with crabs and fed with egg whites to fatten them up. He doesn't eat crabs every day because he is afraid.