It is true that although Su Shi has made great achievements in literature and art, his life is bumpy and his career is not smooth. From Huangzhou to Huizhou, to Danzhou, from north to south, from mainland to island, he became more and more depraved and desolate.
This peace of mind is my hometown? For Su Shi, this is not a slogan, but an attitude towards life. The frustration of officialdom did not ruin Su Shi's life. On the contrary, most of his masterpieces were created during his demotion. More importantly, Su Shi also enjoyed his life in exile. Wherever I go, where I eat, I am happy when I eat delicious food (Su Shi is really from Sichuan), but I fell in love with the relegated place and could not bear to leave.
During his relegation to Huangzhou, Su Shi invented Dongpo Meat and wrote Ode to Pork.
The first stop of Su Shi's relegation was Huangzhou, which is now Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Just from? Wutai poetry case? He survived, but he didn't lose heart. When he first arrived in Huangzhou, he wrote an article "When he first arrived in Huangzhou" (a bit like a sick sentence, but not a sick sentence, haha), saying:
Laughing all your life will be ridiculous when you get old.
All over the Yangtze River, fish is beautiful, bamboo is good, mountain is fragrant.
Not as good as a foreigner, the poet is an example of Shui Caolang.
Unfortunately, it didn't help at all, and it was still a waste of time for the housekeeper to press the wine bag.
When he came to Huangzhou relegation court, what Su Shi saw was neither poverty nor desolation, but? The Mermaid? And then what? Bamboo shoots? . This is Su Shi, who loves food and life and never loses his enthusiasm and love.
Huangzhou four years is the blowout period of Su Shi's creation, and most of his masterpieces were born here, such as Nian Nu Jiao, which we are familiar with. "Red Cliff Nostalgia" and "Set off a Storm? Don't listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest, thousand chibi fu, post-chibi fu, Chengtian temple night tour, etc. There are also many excellent food works, among which Ode to Pork is a typical example:
Clean the pot, no water, no firewood. Don't rush him when he is ripe, he will be beautiful when the heat is enough. Huangzhou good pork, the price is as cheap as dirt. If you refuse to eat, the poor can't cook. When you get up in the morning, you make two bowls, which are full, and you can't care.
Su Shi was poor during his stay in Huangzhou, but as a foodie, he had no meat to eat and was unhappy. Because you can't afford mutton, you can only eat it? Cheap as dirt? Pork. At that time, the rich refused to eat pork, and the poor could not cook pork. In order to satisfy his thirst, Su Shi actually came up with a unique cooking method. The pork he made was soft and delicious, which is what we now call Dongpo meat. From ode to pork? Clean the pot, no water, no firewood. Don't rush him when he is ripe, and he will be beautiful when the heat is enough? I'm talking about the core essentials of cooking Dongpo meat.
Thanks to Su Shi's trip to Huangzhou, he contributed delicious Dongpo meat to us.
During his relegation to Huizhou, Su Shi fell in love with litchi and wrote "Huizhou is a must".
The second stop of Su Shi's relegation was Huizhou in Lingnan area of Guangdong Province. During the Song Dynasty, Lingnan and Guangdong were still wild places, so many guilty ministers were exiled here. Other officials were demoted to Lingnan, and all they felt was miasma and climate discomfort, but Su Shi found his beloved here? Litchi.
Su Shi really loves litchi. He wrote many works about litchi. For example, the first time he ate litchi, he wrote "eat litchi at the beginning of April 11", and then it got out of hand. He expressed his love for litchi many times in his poems, such as Five Poems about the Spring Festival, A Gift to Tan Xiu, Returning to the Garden with Tao, and Two Poems about Eating Litchi. Among them, the most popular is the song "A Unique Skill in Huizhou" in Chinese textbooks:
It's spring at four o'clock in Luofu Mountain, and tangerines and bayberries are new.
300 lychees a day, I will grow up to be a Lingnan person without hesitation.
Lingnan litchi became an instant hit because of Su Shi's masterpiece, which has been circulated for more than 900 years. After Su Shi, no one can write such a litchi hymn that is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Besides, Su Shi also invented a famous Huizhou dish. Roasted sheep scorpion. (Su Shi: Please call me? Father of sheep and scorpion? ! )
During Su Shi's relegation to Huizhou, he still couldn't afford mutton. In order to satisfy his desire, he had to buy the rest of the sheep spine home. Although there is no meat in the sheep's spine, Su Shi is good at cooking good food. In the book Ziyou, Su Shi taught his younger brother Su Zhe the exclusive secret recipe of roasted sheep scorpions. Probably, he cooked the sheep spine, soaked it in water, sprinkled it with wine, smeared it with salt, and roasted it until it was slightly burnt. Although there is little meat, it tastes good and tastes like crabs.
During his relegation to Danzhou, Su Shi fell in love with oysters and wrote Eat Oysters.
The third stop of Su Shi's relegation was Danzhou, now Hainan Island. Eating seafood has only prevailed in the southeast coastal areas since ancient times. As an inland person, Su Shi could not have eaten such a delicious meal if he had not been demoted. When Su Shi was demoted to Danzhou, seafood was delicious, among which oyster was his favorite. We Dalian people called oyster? Jellyfish .
Su Shi wrote an article "Eat Oysters", the content is very simple: sea people offer oysters, cut them, and get several liters. Meat and pulp are cooked with wine, and the food is beautiful.
It is not difficult to see that Su Shi invented a fresh way to eat oysters? Meat and pulp are mixed with wine and cooked. Another delicious food was born!
According to Xialue, Su Shi also wrote a letter to his third son, Su Guo, which said: I don't want Chinese and Korean scholars to know, so I'm afraid I'll try to move south to share this taste. ? Don't tell North Korean officials that Danzhou oysters are so delicious. I'm afraid they're all rushing to get demoted and come and grab my delicious food. Su Shi's remarks, of course, have ridicule elements, but they still show his love for oysters.
In Danzhou, Huizhou and Huangzhou, Su Shi was demoted three times and invented three dishes. For Su Shi, no matter in Huangzhou, Huizhou or Danzhou, the place where there is food is paradise, and there is no doubt that he eats standard food.