Cao Cao is. In fact, Cao Cao really has a food monograph, Cao Caoji Four Seasons Food System. I think this book has a very important influence on the future generations of Henan cuisine and the four distinct seasons of Henan cuisine. Later generations also recognized Cao Cao's achievements in food. According to Cao Cao's artistic conception of "talent is the best" and singing "Duke Zhou spits and feeds, and the world returns to the heart", a dish called "the world returns to the heart" was created to commemorate him. This dish is a symbol of heroes and heroes with shrimp festival in Dazhu. The shrimp is pasted, the bread crumbs are glued evenly, fried and set on the plate. Set the plate around the heart-shaped cake made of egg white, dried starch and flour. "Cao Cao Ji Four Seasons Food System" records that a famous dish is "thick catfish", that is, the broth made of catfish. Catfish, called Catfish Turtle in ancient times, is delicious in summer and has the function of food supplement. There is also a dish called Tuoti Soup, which was not created by Cao Cao himself in a strict sense, but by his son, Chen Liuwang Tsao Zhi, a famous wit. This dish was originally called "Seven Treasures Soup". Camels often walk in the desert, and their hoofs are fleshy and very muscular. Then "camel's hoof soup" is delicious and delicious, and it was once famous in Wei and Jin Dynasties. "Camel hoof soup" will become a rare delicacy in the future, which is mostly enjoyed by the royal family and nobles. In Ming Dynasty, Min Wenzhen's "Foreign Body Huiyuan" recorded that "Ou is worth a thousand dollars, and its name is Qibaotang". Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a sentence in his famous poem "From Beijing to Fengxian County, chanting 511 words", saying that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei were having fun at the Huaqing Palace in Lishan Mountain, and the food they ate was "camel's hoof soup". It seems that this dish was still popular at least in the Tang Dynasty. Although the ingredients are rare, there are still "camel's hoof soup" for sale. The specific method is to take camel's hoof, wash it, remove the odor, and cut it into diced meat. The key is to put the diced camel's hoof into the local hen soup and simmer slowly for 12 hours until it is soft and rotten. In fact, many high-grade tonics and hamstrings are stewed with broth and chicken soup, such as pig's trotters. If you simmer with chicken soup, the taste will be very delicious. Cao Cao's title as a gourmet is not illusory. According to my statistics, in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao is the one who appears in the dinner most frequently. Although this can't stand historical research, it at least shows that Cao Cao is a person who loves to eat and will eat very much. Today's cooking masters in Xuchang, such as Taoyuan Hotel, have created more than 61 famous dishes of the Three Kingdoms according to the history of the Three Kingdoms, of which more than 41 dishes are related to Cao Cao, so it is not an exaggeration to call them "Cao Cao's famous dishes", such as Huatuo Yuanzi, Xutian Hunting, Weidu Lianfang, The Story Of Diu Sim Yue Bai and so on. "Cao Cao Ji Four Seasons Food System" records that Cao Cao loves chicken very much, and he is very professional about which part of chicken tastes, and even goes deep into his marching wine order, such as the familiar story of "chicken ribs". When Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, he could not attack for a long time and was ready to withdraw his troops, but he was unwilling and hesitant. One night, the chef sent chicken soup to Cao Cao, and there were chicken ribs in the soup. At this time, it happened that Xia Houdun came to ask the military slogan that night. Cao Cao felt something and then said, "Chicken ribs." People don't understand its meaning, only the main book Yang Xiu understand, let the men pack their bags, and said, "chicken ribs, chicken ribs, it's a pity to abandon, tasteless food. Wang Wei will soon be a teacher. " Cao Cao was guessed by Yang Xiu, became angry from embarrassment, and killed Yang Xiu in the name of disturbing the morale of the army. But after a while, Banshi returned to the Central Plains. Cao Cao said that what he ate was not ordinary native chicken, but "black-bone chicken" presented to him by Hua Tuo, with hairy feet and five claws, black skin and bones, white meat, green ears, etc., and was called "white phoenix". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that black-bone chicken is very beneficial to human body by nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and it has been a royal tribute for generations. Modern folk also use black-bone chicken to supplement the body of the parturient and to send milk. There is also a dish named by Cao Cao himself, called "Guandu Loach". When confronted with Yuan Shu in Guandu, there was a shortage of rations. A foot soldier who was so hungry caught loach and burned it in Shui Ze, and was caught in the name of violating military discipline and handed it over to Cao Cao for punishment. Cao Cao asked the foot soldier to burn two pieces again, which was very delicious. Instead of punishing the foot soldier, he was promoted to the whole army and relieved the temporary famine. After the great victory in the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao rewarded the foot soldier again and named the dish "Guandu Loach". When we were young, we cooked loach ourselves, wrapped the loach caught in the river ditch with lotus leaves and mud, and cooked it in the woodpile. It was really delicious and still very memorable. Now there is a dish called "loach tofu", which is probably the most famous loach dish. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus has a strong earthy smell, so it should be added with sesame oil in water to induce vomiting before eating, and half a fish head should be subtracted when eating. More importantly, it is necessary to gut the loach and choose to wash it. In fact, there are many ways to make loach. Besides boiling and frying, it can also be sliced to make soup, stir-fry and stir-fry. Cao Cao recruited talents from all directions, feasted his ministers in Tongquetai, and a famous dish was later included in Cao Cao's official dishes. At that time, Cao Cao ordered the chef in the mansion to make a "bronze sparrow spreading its wings", symbolizing Cao Cao's hegemony expansion. There is also a story that everyone is familiar with. The Xiongnu presented snacks, and Cao Cao was very happy. He wrote "One Crisp", which was interpreted by Yang Xiu as "One Crisp for One Person" and called on everyone to share it. This time, he was praised by Cao Cao, and later entered Cao Cao's official dishes. According to my research, this snack named by Cao Cao should be made of noodles. Before the Tang Dynasty, dim sum was also called Biluo. Generally, flour was first sliced, then rolled or pressed, steamed or baked. Gu Yewang, a Liang man in the Southern Dynasties, said in Jade Pieces that "the cake is ripe when it is finished". But unfortunately, this snack has been lost. I guess this kind of thing is very similar to crispy beef cakes or horseshoe biscuits. I have eaten the crispy beef cake they are making in the mall, which is the best I have ever eaten. Limited by historical data, we can only spell out the broken back of Cao Cao as a gourmet. I hope interested people can study and explore more Cao Cao delicacies together.