Du Fu has a song "Drinking Eight Immortals", which describes eight Brewmaster in Tang Dynasty, among which the image of Li Bai is particularly prominent. "One hundred poems by Li Bai, Chang 'an went to a restaurant to sleep, and the son of heaven didn't get on the boat, calling himself Brewmaster. "Li liquor after the heroic, wild unruly.
According to legend, "Taibai Duck" began in the Tang Dynasty and was related to the poet Li Bai. When Li Bai was young, he moved with his father to Changlong, Mian County, Sichuan Province, and left Sichuan at the age of 25. Li Bai has lived in Sichuan for nearly 20 years. He likes to eat stewed and steamed ducks made locally.
Later, in order to realize his ambition, Li Bai tried to get close to Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. He even remembered the delicious duck he had eaten in Sichuan when he was young, so he steamed it with fat duck, medlar, notoginseng and seasoning and presented it to Xuanzong. After eating it, Xuanzong thought this dish was delicious and memorable, and praised it greatly. It was named "Taibai Duck". "Taibai Duck" has been handed down from generation to generation and has become a famous dish in Sichuan.
"Hanlin Chicken" is one of Taibai series dishes cooked by bei chu Anlu Taibai Restaurant. This dish is named after Li Bai as an academician. According to relevant historical records, Li Bai always likes to eat chicken, duck, goose, fish, vegetables, beef and mutton, but he doesn't eat pork. Friends all know the poet's hobbies, so they often entertain themselves with dishes such as chickens, ducks and geese. Among many kinds of wine and vegetables, Li Baiyou is most interested in "cooking chicken". He once wrote a poem: "White wine will return in the mountains when it is newly cooked. Yellow chicken pecks millet and autumn fat, and tells children to roast chicken and drink white wine. The child smiled and led people to the clothes. " Later, people named "cooked chicken" Hanlin chicken.
It can be seen that the poet Li Bai loved food all his life.