1. "Eating Lychees" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty

It is spring at the foot of Luofu Mountain, and the oranges and red bayberries are fresh every time. He eats three hundred lychees a day and grows up to be a Lingnan native.

Translation: There is spring all year round under Luofu Mountain, and loquats and yellow plums are fresh every day. If I could eat 300 lychees every day, I would be willing to live in Lingnan forever.

2. "Visiting Shanxi Village" by Lu You, Song Dynasty

Mo Xiao's farmhouse is full of wax and wine, and in good years there are enough chickens and dolphins for visitors.

Translation: Don’t laugh at the turbid wine brewed by farmers in the twelfth lunar month. In the harvest year, the dishes served to guests are rich and delicious, and the chicken and fish are rich and delicious.

3. "Accompanying Zheng Guangwen on a Tour of General He's Mountains and Forests" by Du Fu in the Tang Dynasty

Fresh crucian carp, silver-threaded clams, parsley and green soup. Looking through the doubts at the bottom of the building, I went to the middle of the night for dinner.

Translation: Cut the live crucian carp into silver-threaded pot and cook it into a fragrant soup with parsley from the clear water. This is obviously dinner in Yuezhong. Where can we have dinner under the tower in Shaanxi?

4. "The Fisherman on the River" Fan Zhongyan, Song Dynasty

People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of sea bass. You see, a boat is in and out of the storm.

Translation: People coming and going on the river only like the delicious taste of sea bass. Look at those poor fishermen, driving their boats up and down in the strong wind and waves.

5. "Sending Hu Cake to Yang Wanzhou" by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty

Hu Ma The cakes are similar to Kyoto, and the noodles are crispy and fragrant.

Translation: The sesame cakes here are made in the same style as those in Beijing. The freshly baked noodles are crispy and fragrant.