"A Bite of China" connects Chinese food culture with delicacies, making foodies full of eyes and salivating. As the saying goes: Food is the most important thing for people. Chinese people attach great importance to eating, and literati are not exempt from eating habits. Confucius once said, "You never tire of fine food, and you never tire of fine food." This means that "there is no best food, only better food." He can be said to be the earliest spokesperson for foodies. Su Dongpo in the Northern Song Dynasty and Yuan Mei in the Qing Dynasty are all famous gourmets in the history of Chinese literature. They all used words to cook a feast. So, among these Chinese literati on the tip of their tongues, which one is the biggest foodie?

1. Su Dongpo

Su Dongpo called himself an old gourmet and wrote "Ode to the Old Taoist" and "Ode to the Vegetable Soup". His love for food was well-known, and he once "ate three lychees a day." Hundreds". It is said that everyone who loves to eat is a good cook, and Su Dongpo is a representative of this type of person. This bachelor did not follow the "gentleman cooks far away", but often studied the dishes personally. He was once demoted to Huangzhou. The conditions in Huangzhou were difficult and there were no poultry such as cattle and sheep to eat. This was a hardship for Su Dongpo, who loved meat. He had no choice but to start cooking pork, which was regarded as "as cheap as mud" by literati at the time. He also wrote an "Ode to Pork" with great interest, recording the cooking method: "Wash the pan cleanly, use less water, and use firewood." Don't rush it until it's cooked. The pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dirt. The rich don't want to eat it, but the poor don't know how to cook it. Get up in the morning and get two bowls. "Don't worry about it when you're full." This is the famous "Dongpo Pork" recipe, which pays attention to "add less water, cook slowly, and heat enough."

2. Yuan Mei

Unlike Su Dongpo, who uses local ingredients and eats whatever he wants, Yuan Mei is quite picky about food. He wrote a poem "Taste":

Tasting in life is like reviewing poetry, but there are sour and salty things that the world does not know. The first thing to look at is the good color and fragrance, when Pearl Fairy Dew is on the market.

Eating is not just about being full, it must be full of color, flavor and taste to be truly delicious. Yuan Mei’s reputation as a food critic is by no means unearned. Yuan Mei visited recipes all over the world, recorded them in books, and compiled them into a "Suiyuan Food List". The "Suiyuan Food List" contains a total of 326 kinds of dishes, snacks, etc., which is simply a complete collection of recipes from the Qing Dynasty. In this book, Yuan Mei recorded the ingredients, cooking methods, and taste of each delicacy. It really cannot be more detailed! Yuan Mei can be said to be a model for all foodies and an "Internet celebrity" that all foodies chase.

3. Li Yu

Li Yu was a famous dramatist in the Qing Dynasty. He wrote about his love for food in his famous work "Xian Qing Ou Ji". Li Yu does not like to eat meat but prefers vegetables. He is a vegetarian. He said: "In the way of sound, silk is not as good as bamboo, and bamboo is not as good as meat, because it is gradually approaching nature. I call the way of eating, meat is not as good as meat, and meat is not as good as vegetables, because it is gradually approaching nature..." What does it mean? To put it simply, Li Yu believes that the value of vegetables is higher than meat. Among all vegetables, his favorite is bamboo shoots. The reason is that vegetables are purely natural plants and are closer to nature. Li Yu’s recipes are quite healthy! This is really a "foodie" who advocates nature.

4. Liang Shiqiu

Liang Shiqiu once wrote a book called "Yashe Talks about Eating". It can be said to be a road map for "foodies". Mr. Liang Shiqiu Write down the delicacies wherever you go, which will make your mouth water when you read them. In the article "Fried Wontons", he described fried wontons like this: "Each wonton is wrapped in a very cute way, and the thin skin is straight and straight, like a white cloth hat of a Catholic nun." What a delicate and unique metaphor. ! In the article "Ham", he wrote: "Soak the whole ham in water for three days, change the water once or twice a day, then scrape off the oil stains on the surface, and then use a chisel to dig out the bones (this procedure is not easy) , then tie it tightly with hemp rope, put it in a pot and boil it for twenty minutes, then simmer it on low heat for two hours, then boil it on high heat, take it out and cool it, and it is ready to eat. "The ham production process is recorded in detail. If you are not a real foodie, you can't. So detailed?

5. Wang Zengqi

Wang Zengqi is known as the first contemporary Chinese prose writer. He has beautiful writing style and always reveals a love for life in his articles. Most of the delicacies he writes about are delicacies from his hometown. His article "Duck Eggs on the Dragon Boat Festival" was selected into Chinese textbooks. "The characteristics of Gaoyou salted eggs are that they are fine in texture and rich in oil. The protein is soft and not dry or powdery like those elsewhere. Like chewing lime." In just a few strokes, the characteristics of duck eggs are described: smooth texture, rich fat, and white color. Regarding his attitude towards life, Wang Zengqi once said: "When I arrive in a new place, some people like to visit department stores and some people like to visit bookstores. I would rather go to the vegetable market. Look at the raw chickens and ducks, fresh melons and vegetables, and the red Chili, bustling and crowded, makes people feel a sense of joy in life. "Mr. Wang Zengqi's favorite place is the vegetable market. With his passion for cooking, isn't he a complete foodie? ?

It can be said that people who love food are people who love life. Literati love to eat is their nature. Compared with ordinary people, they have more delicate emotions and more detailed observations of life. They are more comfortable in using language, so they can use words to accurately describe the color and taste of food. Describe it. Literati are immersed in the charm of food, describing it in words, adding their own taste, and making each delicacy romantic and charming.

So, who is the biggest foodie among literati in your eyes?