Li Bai is not only known as the "Poetic Immortal", but also a gourmet.

Du Fu has a poem "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking", which describes the eight wine immortals in the Tang Dynasty, among which Li Bai's image is particularly prominent.

"Li Bai wrote hundreds of poems in one battle. He went to sleep in a restaurant in Chang'an City, but the emperor called him and could not get on the ship. He claimed that he was a wine immortal." After drinking, Li Bai was bold, unruly and unruly.

"Taibai Duck" is said to have originated in the Tang Dynasty and is related to the poet Li Bai.

Li Bai moved to Changlong, Mianzhou, Sichuan with his father when he was young, and did not leave Sichuan until he was 25 years old.

During his nearly 20 years of living in Sichuan, Li Bai loved eating locally made braised and steamed duck.

Later, in order to realize his ambition, Li Bai tried to get close to Tang Xuanzong. He actually remembered the delicious duck he had eaten in Sichuan when he was young, so he steamed the fat duck with wolfberry, Panax notoginseng and seasonings, and presented it to Xuanzong.

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After Xuanzong ate it, he felt that the dish tasted great and had an endless aftertaste. He praised it and named the stewed and steamed duck "Taibai Duck".

"Taibai Duck" has been passed down from generation to generation and has become a famous dish in Sichuan.

"Hanlin Chicken" is one of a series of Taibai dishes cooked at Taibai Restaurant in Anlu City, Northern Chu. The name of this dish comes from the fact that Li Bai served as a Hanlin official.

According to relevant historical records, Li Bai was always fond of wine and food, and his favorite food was chicken, duck, goose, fish and vegetable and fruit dishes. He also ate beef and mutton, but not pork.

Friends are aware of the poet's life habits, so he often uses chicken, duck, goose, etc. as side dishes.

Among the many wines and dishes, Li Bai was particularly interested in "cooking chicken".

He once wrote a poem that said: "The white wine is freshly ripe and returns from the mountains. The yellow chickens peck at the millet and it is getting fat in autumn. I call the children to cook the chickens and drink the white wine. The children are laughing and holding people's clothes."

Later, people named the "cooked chicken" "Hanlin Chicken".

It can be seen that the poet Li Bai loved food throughout his life.