"The good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dung. The rich refuse to eat it, and the poor do not know how to cook it."

Su Dongpo used this poem to express his firm opposition to Wang Anshi's advocacy. He was demoted to Huangzhou due to the Wutai Shi case. He used poetry to express his dissatisfaction at that time.

Now when we are enjoying the delicious food contentedly, it seems that we can travel through thousands of years and see Su Dongpo's unyielding soul, just like he was wearing bamboo sticks and mango shoes in the wind and rain beating leaves in the forest, singing loudly "You can live your whole life under the mist and rain." Dongpo Pork is a traditional and famous dish in the Jiangnan area. It uses fat and lean pork. The appearance of the dish looks like neatly arranged mahjong pieces. ?

Su Shi’s official career was quite unsatisfactory when he was demoted. At that time, he spent a very difficult time in Su Dongpo, Huangzhou. In those difficult days, what could alleviate his plight was the beauty of poetry on the one hand, and delicious food on the other.

Making food is just like being a human being. Some things take time. Don’t rush for success, but wait slowly. Although there is some suffering during the waiting time, there is also happiness in it.

When he was demoted to Huangzhou, Su Shi showed his true nature as a foodie, and he showed it to the fullest.

After he was demoted, he had enough time to study food. He ate mainly meat, and even wrote a lot of poems, and he was quite experienced in what he did. When Dongpo's meat is cooked, there is little water, and the flame of the firewood cannot rise. Finally, it will be cooked by itself, and it will be beautiful when the fire is sufficient. In the morning, I will make two bowls and feel content.