Su Shi, a gourmet in the Song Dynasty, tasted Dongpo meat, Dongpo tofu, Dongpo fish, Dongpo elbow, Dongpo jelly, and Dongpo soup. The relevant content is as follows: 1. Introduction Su Shi (1037-1101), courtesy name Zizhan

, also named Hezhong, named Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman, and known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian and Po Xian in the world.

A native of Meishan, Meizhou (now part of Meishan City, Sichuan Province), his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province. He was a writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, and a famous figure in water control in history.

His father is Su Xun and his younger brother is Su Zhe. The three father and son are collectively called "Three Su".

2. Early life experience Su Shi was born in Meishan, Meizhou, on December 19, the third year of Jingyou's reign (January 8, 1037), the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. He was the successor of Su Weiwei, a minister of the early Tang Dynasty.

Su Shi's father, Su Xun, is the "Su Laoquan" mentioned in the "Three Character Classic" who "started to work hard at twenty-seven."

Su Shi's name "Shi" originally means the armrest in front of the car, which means that he is unknown but indispensable in helping people in danger and rescue people.

In the eighth year of Qingli, Su Xun lost his father at home, so he studied in isolation and taught his knowledge and conduct to Su Shi and his youngest son Su Zhe.

Su Shi was open-minded and straightforward by nature, and was deeply influenced by Taoism.

Good friends, good food, many delicious food products, good tea, and elegant travels in the mountains and forests.

3. Going to Beijing to take the imperial examination In the first year of Jiayou's reign (1056), Su Shi left Sichuan for the first time and went to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination.

Su Xun took the 21-year-old Su Shi and the 19-year-old Su Che from the remote Xishu area eastward along the Yangtze River, and went to Beijing to take the exam in the second year of Jiayou (1057).

The policy topic of the exam that year was "The Theory of Honesty and Honesty in Punishments and Rewards."

Su Shi's policy was appreciated by the then chief examiner Ouyang Xiu and the junior examiner Mei Yaochen.

Su Shi wrote in the article: "Gaotao was a scholar who would kill people. Gao Tao said to kill three, Yao said to forgive three." Neither Ou nor Mei knew the origin of this sentence, so they demoted him from first to second (1

It is said that Ouyang Xiu mistakenly believed that it was his disciple Zeng Gong, and in order to avoid suspicion, he had to take second place).

After the results were released, Su Shi paid his respects. Mei Yaochen asked Su Shi the source of this sentence. Su Shi replied that it was an annotation in "Three Kingdoms·Biography of Kong Rong". Ouyang Xiu and others went back to check, but could not find it.

Su Shi said that he was taking Kong Rong's "taken for granted" meaning.

Ouyang Xiu couldn't help but admire Su Shi's heroism and foresee Su Shi's future: "This person is good at reading and using books, and his articles will be unique in the world in the future."