Su Shi's character is honest and frank, and he has repeatedly hit a wall in the court. At that time, the emperor particularly disliked him, so he was demoted many times. 1089, Su Shi went to Hangzhou to be an official. At that time, most of the West Lake had been silted up and was in danger of flooding at any time. In his second year in office, he immediately mobilized the people to dredge the West Lake and build Su Causeway with the soil dug by the people. Moreover, in order to facilitate people's daily life, he also built six bridges to connect Su Causeway. Today, Su Shi also presided over the construction of the famous landscape we saw-reflecting the moon in three springs.
At that time, people in Hangzhou knew that Su Shi loved braised pork, so people invariably sent large pieces of pork to Su Shi on holidays to express their gratitude to Su Shi. Su Shi was embarrassed to enjoy pork alone, so he wanted to make it in his own way and share it with everyone. Ordinary people didn't expect the braised pork sent by Su Shi to be so delicious. Later, the people called the braised pork sent by Su Shi "Dongpo Meat". Word of mouth, word of mouth, Dongpo meat is becoming more and more famous and has been passed down to this day.
Su Shi likes pork very much. He once wrote a "pork ode" to praise pork. Not only that, he also introduced the cooking method of "Dongpo Meat" with lyrics. "Slow fire, less water, good-looking when the fire is full." In fact, no matter who invented Dongpo meat, it represents people's praise for Su Shi.