According to the records in Water Margin, many of the heroes in 108 are butchers or restaurants, so these people naturally have some cooking experience. Among these people, Sun Erniang is the most famous.
Before going to Liangshan, Sun Erniang ran a hotel in Shizipo to provide wine and meat for passing guests. However, the food provided is not authentic, because it often contains antiperspirant to seek the money and life of passers-by. There is only one paragraph describing Sun Erniang's cooking in Water Margin: "The woman went in with a smile and brought out a big barrel of wine; Put down three big bowls, three pairs of chopsticks and cut out two plates of meat; I sifted four or five rounds of wine in a row, took a cage of steamed bread from the stove and put it on the table. " As you can see, the technology is very skilled.
Another great advantage of doing business in Sun Erniang is that the grade of ingredients is clear, and it will not be inferior. "If you are obese, you can sell beef. Those two skinny Man Zi only sell buffaloes. " Divide fat and thin carefully. What a conscientious businessman. No wonder business is doing so well. The gold-lettered signboard of "Meng Zhou Lu Da Shu Heng Po" is not worthy of the name.
In addition to Sun Erniang, death warrant judges Li Li, Zhu Fu, Xiao Weichi, Sun Xin, Gu Dasao and Wang all had cooking experience before going to Liangshan. After going to Liangshan, these people continued to play their specialty and were responsible for the banquet and food supply in Liangshan.
In addition, Cao Zheng, a knife ghost, was originally a butcher and was good at slaughtering. Through the Water Margin, we can find that Cao Zheng, a ghost by the sword, has the same effect as the ox who is good at this. When Cao introduced himself, he said that "ancestors were butchers, and villains liked to kill animals, so they were called ghosts under the sword", which shows that his superb slaughtering skills were obtained.