Steamed chicken is the most famous, and nothing is more delicious than fish and turtles.

Source: The original text is from Lu You's "The Story of a Rice Bowl"

Lu You is a gourmet with a literary temperament, and his food emotions are no less than those of his predecessor, the foodie Su Dongpo. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were many delicacies in Chengdu, which made the poet full of food and developed a strong interest in Sichuan cuisine. He ate all kinds of soft-shell turtles, river dumplings, and river fresh cave fish. Roasted pork, steamed chicken, fruits and vegetables, etc. all left him with delicious memories. This article talks about the steamed chicken that Lu You ate in Sichuan at that time.

Most methods of steaming chicken are to use whole chickens or cut them into large pieces and steam them in jars. The main thing is chicken soup. Lu You is different. After cleaning the chicken, he cuts a slit in the waist, stuffs mushrooms, green onions and other condiments into the belly of the chicken, and then steams it over slow fire. The aroma is fragrant, and the soup has a good color and meat quality. Extended information

Lu You was born when the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed, and he was deeply influenced by his family's patriotism when he was young. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, he participated in the examination of the Ministry of Rites, but his official career was not smooth because he was rejected by Qin Hui. After Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he was granted a Jinshi background and served successively as the registrar of Ningde County in Fuzhou, the official of the imperial edict, and the general magistrate of Longxing Prefecture. Because of his persistence in resisting the Jin Dynasty, he was repeatedly rejected by the Zhuhe faction. In the seventh year of Qiandao (1171), at the invitation of Sichuan Xuanfu envoy Wang Yan, he joined the army and served in the Nanzheng shogunate. The following year, the shogunate was dissolved, and Lu You was ordered to enter Shu, where he became acquainted with Fan Chengda.

After Song Guangzong succeeded to the throne, he was promoted to be a doctor in the Ministry of Rites and a reviewer of the Record Academy. Soon after, he was dismissed from office and returned to his hometown for "mocking and chanting the wind and moon". In the second year of Jiatai (1202), Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty ordered Lu You to go to Beijing and preside over the compilation of Xiaozong's and Guangzong's "Records of the Two Dynasties" and "History of the Three Dynasties". After the book was completed, Lu You lived in seclusion in Shanyin for a long time. He passed away in the second year of Jiading (1210) and left his last work "Shi'er".