1. Fresh crucian carp, silver-threaded clams, parsley and green soup.
——Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty, "Accompanying Zheng Guangwen on a Tour of General He's Mountains and Forests" Definition: Cut the live crucian carp into silver-threaded pot and cook it into a fragrant soup with parsley from the clear water.
2. Huangzhou’s good pork is as cheap as dirt.
——Explanation of "Ode to Pork" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty: There is such good pork in Huangzhou, but the price is as cheap as dirt.
3. Snow foam and milk flowers float on the afternoon cup, and polygonum antler and artemisia bamboo shoots are served on the spring plate.
The taste of the world is pure joy.
——Song Dynasty Su Shi's "Huanxi Sha·Dry rain and slanting wind make the dawn cold" explanation: Make a cup of tea with floating snow foam and milk flowers, and taste the spring vegetables of green polygonum buds and artemisia bamboo shoots in the mountains.
The real taste in the world is pure joy.
4. Walnuts are wrapped in sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing, and glutinous rice is like pearls washed out of a well.
——Fu Zeng, Qing Dynasty, "Shangyuan Zhuzhi Ci" Definition: The sweet osmanthus stuffing is wrapped with walnut kernels, and the well water is used to wash the pearl-like rice.
5. There is no leek in Xinjin in the world, the color is as yellow as goose for more than three feet; Dongmen pork is even more amazing, and the fatness of the Huyang crisp is not reduced.
——Interpretation from "Vegetarian and Food Play Book" by Lu You of the Song Dynasty: There is nothing like the leek from Xinjin, which is goose yellow in color and three feet long; the pork from Dongmen is even more exquisite, and is no less plump than Hu Yangsu.