This is a kind of craftsman spirit, and craftsman spirit can create art.
1. The Art of Cooking and Solving the Cow.
As the saying goes, all roads lead to Rome.
As long as you do well, you will always be famous.
In the world of butchery and food, Chef Ding and Su Shi are two great gods.
The story of Pao Ding dissecting a cow comes from "Zhuangzi". It is said that King Hui of Liang had a chef named Pao Ding. When the chef dissected a cow, he would make a sound wherever it came into contact with the body. The knife would also make a sound when it entered the cow's body.
The combination of the two is a wonderful concert.
King Liang Hui was shocked and quickly asked the cook Ding what was going on. I was very confused.
Cook Ding said that I often study the laws of all things, so in my eyes this cow is no longer a cow, it has long been scattered in my eyes.
I already knew when to cut and where to go. As for the sound caused by the collision of bones and the knife.
This is the story of Chef Ding Jie Niu. This is of course not just a story about Jie Niu, but also an artistic creation.
Chef Ding turned cattle cutting into an art form.
2. When Su Shi cooks fish, they are all accessories of the craftsman spirit.
Su Dongpo was a famous writer, politician and gourmet in the Song Dynasty.
Su Shi was demoted from Beijing because of political disagreements with Wang Anshi, a political boss.
Su Shi stayed in many places outside Beijing, such as Hangzhou and Huangzhou.
Su Shi began to study gourmet food after he was demoted. Of course, he studied gourmet food not just because he was greedy, but mainly because the food eaten by the common people was unpalatable.
So he wanted to make those unpalatable ingredients more delicious, so that at least the people would not suffer so much.
Su Shi was very accomplished in gourmet food. For example, he made Dongpo meat, Dongpo fish, and Dongpo tofu.
Su Shi's cooking of fish is one of the allusions. It is said that there were relatively few fish cooking methods at that time. The story of Su Shi's cooking of fish came about due to Su Shi's research.
Su Shi was a famous talent, so it was normal for him to turn fish cooking into an art form.
Personally, I think both stories illustrate a kind of spirit, that is, the spirit of craftsman, which can create art.