It is said that Su Dongpo came to Aicheng at the time of collecting wind and saved a child from heatstroke. The parents bought two kilograms of pork and returned with straw to inquire about his taste. The parents bought two kilograms of pork and returned with straw to inquire about his taste.

It is said that Su Dongpo came to Aicheng at the time of collecting wind and saved a child from heatstroke. The parents then bought two catties of pork and returned with straw to inquire about his taste.

It happened that Su Dongpo was writing poems and saying, "Hehe, grass, pearls, heartfelt fragrance..."

It happened that Su Dongpo was writing poems and saying, "Hehe, grass, pearls, heartfelt fragrance..."

After listening, the farmer thought he was telling him to put the meat and straw aside and cook them thoroughly.

After listening, the farmer thought he was exhorting him to put the meat and straw aside and cook them thoroughly.

At the time of the meal, Dongpo was surprised to see that the meat was a whole piece and not cut. Originally, what the farmer saw and heard in the Originally, what the farmer saw and heard in the morning was "cook the grass thoroughly and fragrantly".

During the meal, Dongpo was surprised to see that the meat was a whole piece and not cut. It turned out that the farmer saw and heard in the morning was "cook the grass thoroughly and fragrantly".

He thought that he liked cooking like this, so he made a dish mixed with straw aroma, unexpectedly, by mistake. Later generations called this dish " Dongpo meat". Dongpo meat".

He thought that he liked cooking like this, so he made a dish mixed with straw aroma, unexpectedly, by mistake. Later generations called this dish "Dongpo Pork".

Another legend about Dongpo meat:

According to legend, when Su Dongpo was an official in Hangzhou, he organized the workers to build a dike in the West Lake, and did a good thing for the people. In order to thank Su Dongpo, that year in the Spring Festival, men, women and children in the city to carry pigs and wine to pay tribute to him.

Su Dongpo accepted the pork as a token of his appreciation. Later, he asked people to cut the pork into squares, burned red crispy, and then according to the roster of the people's laborers, door to door to give the meat to them for the New Year. The people saw Su Dongpo not forget the workers, more and more love him, the meat he sent called "Dongpo meat". Eating Dongpo meat to feel more flavorful.

Then there is a big restaurant in Hangzhou, the restaurant owner saw people boasted that the Dongpo meat is good, and the chef to discuss, but also cut the meat into squares, burned red and crispy, hanging out the "Dongpo meat" sign.

The sign was hung out, the restaurant's business is booming, from morning to night, customers constantly. Every day to kill ten big fat pigs are not enough to sell. The other restaurants see red, also learn to do up. For a while, the size of the restaurant listing Dongpo meat.

Again, Su Dongpo is upright, not afraid of power, the court in a group of treacherous ministers hate his teeth, heard that he was loved by the people of Hangzhou, the heart is more uncomfortable. Among them, there is a royal historian, disguise to Hangzhou, deliberately to find Su Dongpo's fault. When he arrived at Hangzhou, he ate at a restaurant. The waiter handed him a menu and asked him to order.

He took the menu and saw that the first dish was "Dongpo Pork". So he furrowed his brow and thought about it, but he was so happy that he slapped the table and shouted, "I'm going to order this dish." He had eaten Dongpo meat, think the flavor is really good, to the hall keeper a inquire, know Dongpo meat every restaurant have. So, the menu of all the food halls in Hangzhou, collect them all, and after that, he went back to the capital in a hurry.

The royal historian returned to the capital, immediately went to see the emperor, said: "Emperor ah, Su Dongpo in Hangzhou corruption, bad things to do, the people hate to eat his meat!" The emperor asked, "How do you know? Do you have any evidence?"

The imperial historian then presented the large pile of greasy menu. The emperor was a muddle-headed, he took a look at the menu, and indiscriminate, immediately passed down a decree, will Su Dongpo dismissed from his official position, sent to Hainan.

Su Dongpo dismissed after the army, the people of Hangzhou can not forget the benefits of him, still like the past as praised him, he dredged the West Lake to build the dike known as the "Su Causeway", but also the meat of the East Slope publicized as the first Hangzhou famous dish.