Su Shi's poems about food are as follows:
1. "Ode to Pork"
The good pork in Huangzhou is as cheap as dirt.
The rich refuse to eat, and the poor do not know how to cook.
Get up in the morning and make two bowls. You will be so full that you don’t care.
Analysis: This poem was written by Su Shi during his time in Huangzhou and describes his love for local pork. Su Shi was full of praise for Huangzhou's pork because of its low price and delicious taste. He advocates that food is not only a kind of enjoyment, but also an attitude towards life and should be integrated into daily life.
2. "Poem of Cold Tools"
The jade was rubbed with delicate hands for several times, and the green oil was fried to a tender yellow color.
When the night comes and spring sleeps, it is not important, and the gold wrapped around the arms of the beautiful woman is crushed.
Analysis: This poem describes Su Shi's love for cold utensils (铓子). The poet uses delicate brushstrokes to describe the scene of a beautiful woman making steamed buns, coupled with the golden steamed buns fried in green oil, which makes people salivate. The last sentence compares the rice dumplings to a beauty's armbands, expressing Su Shi's unique appreciation of food.
3. "Old Taoist Fu"
Try one of the claws on the item and chew the two claws in front of the frost.
When Dongpo is old and happy, the world is full.
Sitting opposite Cao, they recited Chinese characters and cooked pork and yams.
Analysis: This is a long poem by Su Shi, describing his love for food and his optimistic attitude towards life. In this poem, Su Shi praised the deliciousness of food in his own tone, and at the same time expressed his satisfaction with a simple life. He advocates that food is a part of life and does not have to be too luxurious, as long as it is delicious.
4. "First Arrival in Huangzhou"
I laugh at myself for having been busy with my mouth all my life, but my career has turned ridiculous as I grow older.
As the Yangtze River flows around Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and the mountains with good bamboos will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots.
When chasing guests, you might as well put people outside. The poet is Shui Cao Lang.
It's just shameful that it can't help anything, it's still a waste of money for the officials.
Analysis: This poem was written by Su Shi when he first arrived in Huangzhou, expressing his love for Huangzhou food. When the Yangtze River flows around Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and when the mountains are full of bamboos, you will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots. "In this sentence, "the Yangtze River surrounds Guo" and "good bamboo mountains" are Huangzhou's geographical environment, while "knowing the beauty of fish" and "feeling the fragrance of bamboo shoots" are Su Shi's praise of Huangzhou's food. He uses a relaxed style of writing It expresses the love for life and the pursuit of delicious food.
5. "Evening View of the Spring River in Huichong"
Three or two branches of peach blossoms outside the bamboo are the prophets of the warmth of the spring river.
The ground is covered with wormwood and the reed buds are short, which is when pufferfish are about to come out.
Analysis: This poem was written by Su Shi for the painting "Evening Scene on the Spring River" by the monk Hui Chong. The poem describes the river scene in spring, and the sentence "Duck Prophet in Spring River Water Warmth" expresses the author's love for spring and praise for life. Natural elements such as peach blossoms, bamboos, ducks, wormwood and reed buds constitute the beauty of this poem. The picture expresses the author's love and yearning for nature.