According to legend, Su Dongpo came to Aicheng at the time of collecting wind and saved a child suffering from heatstroke. My parents bought two Jin of pork, brought it back with straw and asked him about his taste.
It happened that Su Dongpo was writing a poem and said, "Hehe, grass, pearls, heartfelt fragrance ..."
As it happens, Su Dongpo was writing a poem, and he read: "Wo, Cao, Zhu, absolutely fragrant ..."
After listening to this, the farmer thought it was telling him to put the meat and straw aside and cook them thoroughly.
When the farmer heard this, he thought it was telling him to put the meat and straw aside and cook them together until they were thoroughly cooked.
When it was time for dinner, Dongpo was surprised to find that the meat was a whole piece and had not been cut. It turned out that what the farmer saw and heard in the morning was "cooking the grass thoroughly and fragrant".
When eating, Dongpo was surprised to find that the meat was a whole piece and had not been cut. It turns out that what the farmer saw and heard in the morning was "cooking with grass makes your heart fragrant".
He thought he liked cooking like this, so he made a dish mixed with the aroma of straw. Unexpectedly, he was wrong. Later generations called this dish "Dongpo Meat".
I thought he liked cooking like this, so I did it. Unexpectedly, I cooked a dish mixed with straw aroma by mistake. Later generations called this dish "Dongpo Meat".
Another legend about Dongpo meat in Yancai;
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. Seeing that Su Dongpo did not forget the migrant workers, the people became more and more fond of him and called the meat he sent "Dongpo Meat". Dongpo meat tastes more delicious.
At that time, there was a big restaurant in Hangzhou. When the restaurant owner saw that Dongpo meat was praised as good, he discussed with the chef, cut the meat into squares, burned it red and crisp, and hung up the "Dongpo meat" brand.
As soon as the sign was put up, the business of that restaurant was booming, and customers kept coming from morning till night. Killing ten big fat pigs every day is not enough to sell. Other restaurants are jealous and learn to do it. At one time, Dongpo meat was listed in every restaurant.
Besides, Su Dongpo is honest and not afraid of powerful people. A bunch of court traitors hated him and gnashed their teeth. When they heard that he was loved by Hangzhou people, it was even worse. One of them, Shi Yu, went to Hangzhou in disguise and deliberately came to find fault with Su Dongpo. Shi Yu went to Hangzhou and ate in a restaurant. The waiter handed him the menu and asked him to order.
He took it and saw that the first course was "Dongpo Meat". So he frowned and thought about it, but he patted the table happily and shouted, "I'll take this dish." He ate Dongpo meat and thought it was delicious. He asked the waiter and knew that Dongpo meat was available in every restaurant. So, I collected all the menus of all the restaurants in Hangzhou, and then returned to Beijing excitedly.
After Shi Yu returned to Beijing, he immediately went to see the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Su Dongpo took bribes in Hangzhou and perverted the law. The people can't wait to eat his flesh!" The emperor asked, "How do you know? What evidence can there be? "
The Imperial Hotel offers a lot of greasy menus. The emperor is a fool. When he saw the menu, it was also indiscriminate. He immediately issued an imperial edict to remove Su Dongpo from his post and sent him to Hainan.
After Su Dongpo was dismissed from office and exiled to the army, people in Hangzhou could not forget his benefits and praised him. They called him "Su Causeway" for dredging the dam of the West Lake and promoted Dongpo pork as the first famous dish in Hangzhou.