Su Shi wrote in "Self-Inscribed Portrait of Jinshan": "The heart is like a gray tree, and the body is like a boat without ties." Ask you about your life achievements, Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou. ?

It is true that although Su Shi had high achievements in literature and art, his life was bumpy and his official career was not smooth. From Huangzhou, to Huizhou, to Danzhou, from north to south, From the mainland to the island, the farther you go, the farther you go and the more desolate you go. This peace of mind is my hometown?, for Su Shi, this is not a slogan, but an attitude towards life. The frustration in officialdom did not destroy Su Shi's life. On the contrary, most of his famous works were written during his demotion. More importantly, Su Shi also lived a pleasant life in exile. He went and ate wherever he went. When he ate delicious food, he would not miss Shu (Su Shi was really from Sichuan). He actually fell in love with the place where he was relegated and couldn't bear to leave.

While being demoted to Huangzhou, Su Shi invented Dongpo Pork and wrote "Ode to Pork".

Su Shi’s first stop for being demoted was Huangzhou, which is now Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Having just escaped from death in the "Wutai Poetry Case", he did not lose his elegance at all. When he first arrived in Huangzhou, he wrote a poem "First Arrival in Huangzhou" (a bit like a sick sentence, but not a sick sentence, haha). The poem said:

I laugh at myself because I have been busy with my mouth all my life, and my career has become ridiculous as I grow older.

When the Yangtze River goes around Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and the mountains with good bamboos will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots

It is better to leave the people outside when chasing guests. The poet is an example of Shui Cao Lang.

It's just shameful that it can't help anything, it's still a waste of money for the officials.

When he came to Huangzhou where he was demoted, what Su Shi saw was neither poverty nor desolation, but "beautiful fish" and "fragrant bamboo shoots". This is Su Shi, who loves food and life, and never loses his enthusiasm and love.

The fourth year of Huangzhou was Su Shi's creative spurt period. Most of his famous works were born here, such as the well-known "Niannujiao? Chibi Nostalgic", "Ding Fengbo? Don't listen to Lin Da" "Ye Sheng", "Previous Chibi Ode", "Later Chibi Ode", "Night Tour of Chengtian Temple", etc. Among them, there are also many delicious food masterpieces, the most typical of which is "Ode to Pork":

Washing the pan with less water will prevent the firewood from burning. Don't rush him until he matures. When the heat is sufficient, he will be beautiful. Huangzhou's good pork is as cheap as dirt. The rich don't want to eat, the poor don't know how to cook. They get up in the morning and take two bowls, so full that the king doesn't care.

Su Shi was very poor during the Huangzhou period, but as a foodie, he enjoyed all kinds of meat. Since he could not afford mutton, he could only eat pork that was as cheap as dirt. At that time, rich people refused to eat pork, and poor people did not know how to cook pork. In order to satisfy his greed, Su Shi even figured out a unique cooking method. The pork he made was soft, glutinous and delicious. This is what we call Dongpo Pork today. In "Ode to Pork", when you clean the pan, if there is less water, the firewood stick will not produce smoke. Don't rush it until it's cooked. When the heat is sufficient, it'll be perfect. This is the core method of cooking Dongpo Pork.

Thanks to Su Shi for his trip to Huangzhou and for providing us with the delicious Dongpo Pork.

While being demoted to Huizhou, Su Shi fell in love with litchi and wrote "Huizhou Unique".

The second stop for Su Shi's demotion was Huizhou, the Lingnan region of Guangdong Province. During the Song Dynasty, the Lingnan and Guangxi areas were still barbaric lands, so many criminal officials were exiled here. Other officials were demoted to Lingnan, where they experienced miasma and an uncomfortable climate, but Su Shi discovered his true love here? Lychee.

Su Shi really loved lychees. He wrote many works about lychees. For example, when he ate lychees for the first time, he wrote "Eating Lychees for the First Time on April 11th", and even more after that. He was out of control and expressed his love for lychees many times in poems and articles, such as "Five New Year Poems", "Gifts to Tanxiu", "He Tao Returns to the Garden and Lives in the Fields", "Two Poems on Eating Lychees", etc. Among them, the most popular one is undoubtedly the song "Huizhou's Unique" in Chinese textbooks:

It is spring under the Luofu Mountain, and the oranges and bayberries are fresh every time.

Eating three hundred lychees a day, he has grown up to be a Lingnan native.

Lingnan lychee became an instant hit due to Su Shi’s famous poem, and its popularity has lasted for more than 900 years and has not dissipated to this day. After Su Shi, no one could write such a deeply rooted hymn to lychees.

In addition, Su Shi also invented a famous dish in Huizhou? Roasted sheep and scorpions. (Su Shi: Please call me? The father of sheep and scorpions?!)

While being demoted to Huizhou, Su Shi still couldn't afford mutton. In order to satisfy his greed, he could only buy the remaining sheep spines home. Although there is no meat in the lamb spine, fortunately Su Shi is good at making delicacies. In "Yu Zi You Shu", Su Shi taught his younger brother Su Che the exclusive secret recipe for roasting lamb scorpions. The approximate method is to cook the lamb spine. Water, sprinkle with wine, sprinkle with salt, roast until slightly charred, although there is less meat, it tastes delicious, like crab.

While being demoted to Danzhou, Su Shi became obsessed with oysters and wrote "Eating Oysters".

The third stop where Su Shi was demoted was Danzhou, which is now Hainan Island. Eating seafood has only been popular in the southeastern coastal areas since ancient times. As an inland person, Su Shi would never have such a good taste if he had not been demoted. During his banishment to Danzhou, Su Shi enjoyed eating seafood, and his favorite was oysters, or oysters, which we Dalian people call "sea oysters".

Su Shi wrote an article "Eating Oysters". The content is very simple: Haiman offered oysters, cut them open, and obtained several liters. The meat and pulp were mixed with wine and cooked. The food was so delicious that it has never been seen before.

It is not difficult to see that Su Shi invented another way to eat fresh oysters? Add the meat and pulp and cook them with wine. Another delicacy has appeared!

According to "Bi Tan in the Summer Period of the Qing Dynasty", Su Shi wrote a letter to his third son, Su Guo, saying: "I don't want the scholar-bureaucrats in China and the DPRK to know about it, for fear that they might plot to move south to avoid this." ?The general idea is, don't tell those officials in the court that Danzhou oysters are so delicious. I'm afraid they will all rush to get demoted officials to come here and rob me of this delicious food in the world. Although Su Shi's words were ridiculing, it still shows his love for oysters.

In Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou, Su Shi was demoted three times and invented three dishes. For Su Shi, no matter Huangzhou, Huizhou or Danzhou, a place with delicious food is a paradise, and there is no doubt that it is a standard foodie.