The poem says: Cherry (also known as Han Tao) is the best fruit produced in Wudong (then called Wu Dong in Jiangsu and Zhejiang), with rich aroma, bright color and excellent taste. When the fruit is ripe, a year later, thousands of fruits are densely covered with branches (qiaqia: dense appearance), which makes the branches droop and sway and sweep people's faces. Birds fly like burning flames to steal bright red fruits, and people scramble to pick them. The fruits that fall to the ground are like broken pearls. Unfortunately, in the face of wind and rain, after three or two days, I am afraid that such a good fruit will be gone. Bai Juyi's poem describes the cherry quite vividly, which makes you seem to see the cherry tree full of eyes and suddenly realize its fragrance. As for the profound meaning of poetry, I won't mention its affection and implication here.
China has a long history of cutting and eating cherries. According to legend, from the Tang Dynasty, every year, the emperor also distributed cherries to ministers and held a cherry banquet for newly recruited scholars. Therefore, many poets have been chanting cherries and think that cherries are very precious fruits. Even Li Shangyin said in a poem: "The more fragrant a bird is, the more famous it is." That is to say, cherries are as famous as lychees, but they are not sweet. Of course, Li Shangyin wrote poems to hint, not actually judge the competition between cherry and Guo Li. But cherries are also delicious and beneficial fruits. According to the medical book "Records of Famous Doctors", cherry is sweet and non-toxic, which can regulate middle energizer, invigorate qi, beauty beauty, stop the diarrhea of essence and qi, and make people feel good. The Handbook of Contemporary Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicine also points out that cherries can clear blood heat, replenish blood and kidney, and prevent laryngitis. According to the analysis, the nutritional components of cherries are also good, rich in carotene, vitamins C, E, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and iron, so people like to eat cherries.
Cherry can be eaten as fresh fruit or used as medicine. Cherry can be processed into delicious food. According to Gong Deling, a woman who worked beside Empress Dowager Cixi, one of the favorite dishes of Empress Dowager Cixi in her later years was "cherry meat", which was the favorite dish of Empress Dowager Cixi. Deling said that the production method of cherry meat is to cut the good pork into small pieces like chess pieces, add seasonings, and then put them in a white magnetic altar with fresh cherries (not fresh, but also preserved or prepared cherries, soaked in warm water until they look as beautiful and tender as fresh), add water, and simmer on a warm fire for about 10 hour. The author also saw in Jin Yong's Tian Long Ba Bu that he mentioned "cherry ham" blindly. Jin Yong didn't write the formula, but said it was delicate and red, with bright color and natural fragrance. Cherry meat, cherry ham, I wonder which restaurant cooked these delicious foods today?
The poem "Cherry" by Yang Wanli, a poet in the Song Dynasty, said: "This fruit is not too much, and it is delicious."