Su Dongpo had eaten tofu.

Su Shi felt unwell when he first arrived in Huangzhou. Fortunately, not long after, the arrival of his family and visits from friends gave him some spiritual comfort, allowing him to cheer up again and face the current life. With the help of friends, Su Shi got a piece of land in the east of Huangzhou City, reclaimed it and planted some fruits and vegetables to make a living. After solving the problem of food and clothing, Su Shi, who had no official position and was young, began a leisurely life of working hard every day. Besides reading and painting, his greatest pleasure was eating.

"The Yangtze River surrounds Guo to know the beauty of fish, and the mountains with good bamboos feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots." He wrote such a poem when he first arrived in Huangzhou, which is worthy of his title of "old gourmet". Whenever friends came to visit, he would personally cook dishes such as Dongpo meat, fish soup, Erhong rice, etc. Among them, because Su Dongpo often loved to make tofu dishes, his cooking method was quite personal, and people around the world regarded his preparations as the tofu dishes. Tofu is called "Dongpo Tofu".

Introduction to Su Dongpo Food:

1. Dongpo Pork

Su Shi invented Dongpo Pork in Huangzhou, which is a fatty dish made from pork belly. Delicious food that is not greasy, thin but not too bad. When Su Shi was in Xuzhou and Huangzhou, people cooked meat until it was red and crispy and distributed it to the migrant workers who participated in dredging the West Lake. They called it "Dongpo meat". This dish is bright red in color, with thin skin and tender meat. It has a mellow aroma, thick juice, and is sweet, soft and glutinous but you won’t get tired of it after eating it for a long time.

2. Dongpo Fish

Dongpo Fish is a traditional dish with full color, fragrance and flavor. When Su Dongpo was in Huangzhou, he used sesame oil, watercress, onions, ginger, garlic and other seasonings to make "Dongpo cuttlefish" by frying, cooking and collecting the juice. Its taste was "incomparably fragrant and wonderful". Now, the cooking method of Dongpo Fish is widely praised in various places. The most authentic method is the "Dongpo Fish" created by Su Dongpo. After removing the scales and guts of the carp, wash them clean, and then make a few slits on the back of the fish to ensure that it is delicious.