1. It is spring at all times under Luofu Mountain, and oranges and bayberries are fresh every time. He eats three hundred lychees a day and grows up to be a Lingnan native. ——Su Shi of the Song Dynasty, "One of the Best Things to Do in Huizhou"
Translation: Pipa, Yangmei, and lychees sent by fellow villagers! It was so fresh that I ate hundreds of lychees a day and couldn’t stop eating them.
2. Mo Xiao’s farmhouse is full of cured wine, and in good years only chickens and dolphins are enough for visitors. ——"Visit to Shanxi Village" by Song Dynasty poet Lu You
Translation: Don't laugh at the turbid wine made by farmers in the twelfth lunar month. In the harvest year, the dishes for entertaining guests are very rich.
3. When the Yangtze River surrounds Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and the mountains with good bamboos will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots. ——"First Arrival in Huangzhou" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Translation: I feel sad to be demoted, but it doesn't seem that bad: The fish in the Yangtze River is so fat. Should it be steamed or braised? This mountain of crispy bamboo shoots is so fresh, I seem to have smelled the aroma of roasted bamboo shoots. Ah, Huangzhou is such a good place!
4. 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·Part 2"
Translation: Cut the live crucian carp into silver threads and cook it in a pot, and use the parsley from the clear water to make a fragrant soup. This is obviously dinner in Yuezhong. Where can we have dinner under the tower in Shaanxi?
5. Clean the pan, use less water, and there will be no smoke or flames from the firewood. Don't rush him until he matures. When the heat is sufficient, he will be beautiful.
——"Ode to Pork" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty
Translation: Wash the pot, put less water, remember, be sure to use low heat, stew slowly and slowly, and wait for it to slowly simmer The ground is ripe, don't rush it, the heat is enough, it will be delicious and delicious!