Su Shi, a gourmet in the Song Dynasty, once tasted tofu.

Su Shi was a famous gourmet in ancient times. He traveled all over the country throughout his life. He once said: "The only things that people in the world love are good food, fine clothes, and good looks." He also called himself "an old gourmet"

, that is, a person who loves to eat and is gluttonous. He also wrote "Lao Tao Fu" which says: "I gather the beauty of things to nourish my old glutton."

There are many records of Su Shi's invention of delicious food in the Song Dynasty's notes. When Su Shi learned about Hangzhou, in May and June of the fifth year of Yuanyou, there was heavy rain in western Zhejiang and Taihu Lake flooded.

Su Shi directed the dredging of the West Lake and the construction of Su Di, and the people of Hangzhou thanked him.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone would carry pigs and wine to pay him New Year greetings.

Su Shi instructed his family to cut the pork into cubes, cook it until red and crispy, and then distribute it to everyone. This is the origin of Dongpo Pork.

He has written more than 400 works on food themes, including more than 100 food poems, tea poems, and wine poems each.

Introduction to Su Shi Su Shi (1037-1101), also known as Zizhan and Hezhong, was also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman. He was 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".

In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), he passed the second subject in the palace examination and was awarded the rank of Jinshi (one theory is that he was given a Jinshi origin).

In the sixth year of Jiayou's reign (1061), he took the imperial examination and was awarded the title of judge of Dali and the judge of Fengxiang Mansion.

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places.

In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case".

Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty and made great achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting.