Has Su Shi tasted potatoes?

Su Shi was a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. Potatoes were introduced to China in the16th century. Therefore, in the era when Su Shi lived, potatoes had not been introduced to China. So Su Shi has never tasted potatoes.

1, brief introduction of Su Shi

Su Shi (1037-11year), Zi Zhan, was a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. Born in Meishan, Sichuan Province, he was one of the important representatives of literary prosperity in the Song Dynasty. Su Shi was brilliant, and he was called "Su Huang" with Huang Tingjian, and "Four Great Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties" with Han Yu, Huang Tingjian and Du Fu.

Su Shi's poems are fresh and bold, unique, and his prose is also very individual, full of boldness, passion and humor. His ci works are even more original, creating a bold style of ci, which is also called "Su Xin" with Xin Qiji. In calligraphy, he is good at running script, regular script, especially cursive script, and is known as the "father of weeds".

Su Shi's career was bumpy and he was demoted many times, but he was still optimistic, entertaining himself with poems and books and enjoying his life to the fullest. His outstanding achievements in literature and art made him an outstanding figure in the cultural history of China.

2. Introduction to potatoes

Potato, also known as potato and potato, is a solanaceae plant. Potatoes are native to the Andes region of South America and are the main food crops in this region. /kloc-In the 6th century, potatoes were introduced to Europe and gradually spread all over the world.

Potato is a nutritious food, rich in carbohydrates, dietary fiber, protein, vitamins and minerals. It is low in calories and contains a lot of water, which helps to increase satiety. Potatoes have a unique taste and can be cooked in many ways, such as stewing, frying, frying and baking, so they have become the staple food or ingredients in many countries and regions in the world.

In China, potatoes are widely planted and are one of the five staple foods. Potatoes can not only be used as staple food, but also be made into various dishes, such as hot and sour shredded potatoes and stewed beef with potatoes. In addition, potatoes can also be used to produce industrial raw materials such as starch and alcohol. Generally speaking, potato is a plant with strong adaptability, rich nutrition and high edible value.

The delicious food that Su Shi tasted.

1, tofu:

Su Shi likes tofu very much. He once cooked delicious tofu himself and recorded the making method in his poems. The famous Dongpo tofu was named after him.

2. Vegetables:

Su Shi also likes to taste various vegetables, such as bamboo shoots, mushrooms and celery. You can find many beautiful poems describing vegetables in his poems.

3. Fish:

Fish is often mentioned in Su Shi's poems. He likes to make fish into various delicious dishes. One of his poems "Hunting in Jiangchengzi Mizhou" mentioned "perch", which shows his love for perch.

4. Elbow:

Su Shi's wife, Wang Fu, once cooked an elbow and inadvertently cooked a good dish. Su Shi likes this dish very much and named it Dongpo elbow.

5, wine:

Su Shi likes drinking and once wrote a poem "Wine Asks the Moon". When he was demoted to Huangzhou, he drank with his friends and wrote many poems.

6. Coconut:

When Su Shi was in Danzhou, Hainan, he once tasted tropical fruits such as coconuts. Although potatoes were not introduced to China in Su Shi's time, he mentioned foods similar to potatoes in his poems, such as yam and taro. These foods were cooked at a high level in the Song Dynasty and were widely eaten.