The reason Su Shi is a gourmet is that he invented many delicacies.

Su Shi was a phenomenal literati in Chinese history. He was proficient in chess, calligraphy, painting, clothing, food, housing and transportation, and made great achievements in each of them. In addition to extraordinary achievements in literary and artistic fields such as literature, poetry, poetry, calligraphy, and painting, he has also made extraordinary achievements in food production, clothing design and other fields. The famous delicacies include Dongpo soup, Dongpo meat, Dongpo elbow, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo fish, etc.

It is precisely because Su Shi invented so many delicacies that he is called a gourmet by the world. And Su Shi not only invented many delicacies, he also often tasted delicacies from all over the world, from searching for delicacies to homemade delicacies, making him a true gourmet.

Su Shi's historical evaluation:

Su Shi has achieved extremely high attainments in literature, poetry and Ci, and can be called the representative of the highest achievement of literature in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, Su Shi's creative activities were not limited to literature. He made outstanding achievements in calligraphy, painting and other fields, and also contributed to medicine, cooking, water conservancy and other skills. Su Shi typically embodies the cultural spirit of the Song Dynasty.

Su Shi enjoyed a huge reputation in the literary world at that time. He inherited Ouyang Xiu's spirit and attached great importance to discovering and cultivating literary talents. At that time, there were many young writers surrounding him like stars and the moon. Among them, Huang Tingjian, Zhang Lei, Chao Buzhi and Qin Guan, who had greater achievements, were collectively known as the "Four Scholars of the Su School".

Together with Chen Shidao and Li Lao, they are collectively known as the "Six Gentlemen of Su Clan"