The history of braised pork can be traced back to the 5th century. Jia Sixie's Book of Qi Yao Min in the Northern Wei Dynasty recorded the specific method of braising pork, which is the earliest record in handed down literature.
Second, the story
It is said that when Su Dongpo was an official in Hangzhou, he organized migrant workers to build dikes in the West Lake and did a good thing for the people. In order to thank Su Dongpo, men, women and children in the city were carrying pigs and carrying wine to pay New Year greetings to him during the Spring Festival that year. Su Dongpo accepted the pork out of kindness.
Later, he had the pork cut into squares, burned it red and crisp, and then distributed it door to door to migrant workers for the New Year. When people see Su Dongpo, they don't forget migrant workers, and they like him more and more. They call the meat he sent "Dongpo pork" (braised pork). Dongpo meat tastes more delicious.
Extended information story 2
Su Dongpo, a writer in the Song Dynasty, traveled all over the world and came to a place called Aicheng in Yongxiu. In dog days, Su Dongpo saved a child suffering from heatstroke. As a farmer's parents, I bought two Jin of pork, tied it with a pile of straw, and took it back to ask Mr. Su about his taste. It happened that Su Dongpo was writing poems and lyrics, and he was reading: "Harmony-Grass-Truth-Bamboo-Head and Heart ……".
The farmer listened blankly, thought carefully, and thought it was to let him cook the meat with straw and cook it thoroughly. At dinner time, the food was served. Su Dongpo saw a whole piece of meat, not cut, tied with straw. For some reason, he was embarrassed to speak.
The farmer was quite surprised, so he said to Su Dongpo, "I'll ask you in the morning. Didn't you say' cooking with grass is delicious'? I did what you wanted. Why don't you eat it, sir? " Su Dongpo suddenly realized that he was going downhill. I didn't expect the pork to be mixed with straw, which was delicious. After supper, the farmer and his wife went out.
Dongpo thought: I'm very sorry for the host's kindness, which has disturbed me for several days. I wanted to go several times, but the host refused. I'd better go today I'm sure of my idea. I took out five taels of silver from my bag and put it on the table, leaving a note that said, "The host refused warmly and Dongpo left without saying goodbye."
When the farmer and his wife came back, they were surprised to see the police. It turned out that the benefactor who saved their children was the famous Mr. Su Dongpo. The story spread from one story to ten, and everyone learned to glue the meat with straw and cook it. It's really crispy and delicious. The villagers call this kind of meat "Dongpo Meat". Because of its delicious taste and unique practice, it has been passed down to this day.
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