Do you know all the delicious restaurants in Beijing’s Fourth Ring Road? Are you proficient in pairing steak with red wine? Have you dedicated yourself to writing about eating for 100 years? Have you traveled around and eaten all over the country? Come on! Look at these diners , do you still dare to call yourself a senior foodie?

10. Young Master Song: He moved his index finger and then touched the tripod

It is said that this young master of the Zheng Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Song, was envied by everyone. The special ability of foodies is that every time they move their index fingers, they will surely be able to eat something delicious after a while.

One day, Young Master Song and Young Master Guisheng went to see King Zheng. As soon as they walked to the entrance of the palace, the omen of Young Master Song came and he moved his index finger. Young Master Song then told Young Master Guisheng, "Look, we will have something delicious to eat soon." When they entered the palace, they saw that Prince Zheng was actually making soup for the king's eight kings. The two of them looked at each other and smiled. King Zheng looked at it and asked, "Why are you so happy to be in such good company?" When Young Master Song mentioned the twitching of his index finger, when King Zheng heard this, the two of them started to fight. King Zheng said: Don’t you have special powers? I won’t give them to you, I won’t give them to you! Your special powers don’t work. Young Master Song took a look and said, "My lord, don't you mean to tease me? I insist on eating, I insist on eating!" So he dipped his fingers in the soup and ate it, then walked away.

When he returned home, Young Master Song Yi thought, I am seeking death! It would be strange if the king didn’t kill me, so he acted first and killed King Zheng. The two idioms of moving the index finger and touching the tripod come from this. Dear readers, I have heard that people who are motivated by sex, money, or stuttering can kill the king. Young Master Song is really the best in the world! He has gained knowledge again.

9. Zhang Han: Don’t say that the perch is worthy of being eaten. When the west wind blows, the eagle of the season has not returned.

"Book of Jin" records that Han saw the autumn wind blowing. He was thinking about the wild vegetables, water shield soup, and seabass clams in Wuzhong, and said: Life is so precious that you have to have the right ambition. How can you lead an official for thousands of miles to become a noble? So he ordered to drive back.

This is the Ji Ying himself in "Xin Qiji stopped saying that the perch is worthy of praise, the wind blows from the west, and Ji Ying returns to the end". At that time, Ji Ying's official position was that of Da Sima Dongcao, which was also the title of King Sima Jiong of Qi. He was an official. Although his official position was not high, he was still an official. At that time, one autumn, he saw the autumn wind blowing, and he was greedy for a moment. He remembered that it was the time to eat seabass and clams in his hometown, so he went home to eat vegetables without doing anything. Went. In the eyes of foodies, food is really the most important thing!

Oh, I know some people want to say: This is to express the feeling of seclusion, and the seabass is just an excuse! The same is true. To return to seclusion, why did Tao Yuanming refuse to return to his hometown? Li Mi also resigned because his mother and grandson were inseparate, so they couldn't just go away. Alas, Zhang Han was really a foodie, and his excuse for going into seclusion was the same. Special, how should I describe him?

8. Emperor Qianlong: Fried Shrimp with Longjing

We know that Emperor Qianlong is famous for being an emperor who likes to visit privately. How could he not take a casual tour of the mountains and rivers when he was observing the sentiments of the people from afar? Although he was an emperor, he was still a man of flesh and blood, and traveling was nothing more than shopping and eating. Therefore, the places Qianlong visited were basically just that. He ate them all, and there are countless food stories related to Qianlong, such as Qianlong and crucian carp soup, Qianlong and squirrel mandarin fish, Qianlong and fish head tofu. If you are interested, you can research it. I am afraid I will tell you. I'm going to publish a book.

It's great to be a powerful, wealthy and dignified foodie. Not only can you name dishes, fund a restaurant, put up a plaque, etc., but you may also unintentionally contribute to it. New dishes, such as Longjing fried shrimps.

Legend has it that once Qianlong traveled to Hangzhou in the south of the Yangtze River. When he came to the Longjing tea village, it suddenly rained heavily and he had to stay close to him. The village girl's house is sheltered from the rain. The village girl is hospitable and offers her a seat to make tea. The tea is brewed from the newly picked Longjing mountain spring and is fragrant and mellow.

Qianlong's foodie temper broke out immediately, and he made a small calculation in his mind: Oh, it would be nice if I could take this tea home to drink, but it is inappropriate to ask for someone else's tea after I just drank it! If I say that I am the emperor, she will definitely give it to her. , but it’s even more inappropriate to reveal your identity just after coming out for a private interview! (Hey! Why didn’t you think of buying some, Your Majesty? Do you have any money on you?) So Qianlong, a foodie, grabbed a handful of the village girl when she wasn’t paying attention. , hidden in the dragon robe under casual clothes.

After the rain and the sky cleared, I said goodbye to the village girl and continued to travel around the mountains and rivers. I got hungry while playing, so I ordered a few dishes at a small restaurant by the West Lake, one of which was fried shrimp. After ordering the food, Qianlong suddenly slapped his thigh: Ouch! I also have Longjing tea here. "Come on, waiter, make me some tea." He lifted up his casual clothes and got the tea. The waiter took a look: Oh my God! Isn’t this a dragon robe? He took the tea and hurried into the kitchen to tell the waiter. The man in charge was frying shrimps. When he heard the arrival of the Holy Spirit, he got confused and actually sprinkled the Longjing tea leaves brought in by the waiter like scallions into the fried shrimps.

Emperor Qianlong's Longjing Stir-fried Shrimp

Who would have thought that this dish would be more fragrant, tender and delicious than usual. Looking at the dishes on the plate again, the Longjing is emerald green and the shrimps are *** crystal clear . Qianlong repeatedly praised "Good food! Good food!" From then on, this dish, which was made during the busy work, was continuously summarized and improved by generations of cooking experts. It was officially named Longjing Shrimp and became a famous delicacy. This is the story of Longjing Shrimp. Whether he has it or not, many dishes like to regard Qianlong as their spokesperson. Qianlong is really one of the most influential foodies.

7. Su Dongpo: Dongpo elbow

Su Dongpo is also a foodie who has eaten all over the country. However, Qianlong's travels were spontaneous, while Su Dongpo's travels were forced. Su Dongpo wrote in "Self-Inscribed Portrait of Jinshan": The heart is like a gray tree, and the body is like an untied boat. Ask you about your life achievements, Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou.

Look, Su Shi was sent to so many places throughout his life, and he probably ate a lot of local delicacies. Su Dongpo not only knew how to eat, but also invented and wrote about dishes. It is said that there are more than 60 kinds of dishes named after "Dongpo". The most famous one is probably Dongpo elbow. Su Dongpo also wrote a poem for him

If there is little water when washing the pot, the firewood stick will not smoke or burn. Don't rush him until he matures. When the fire 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. For such a talented foodie, although his life is a bit rough, it does not affect his love for food. He can be described as a twin treasure in the world of literature and food. Su Dongpo is really the pride of us foodies.

6. Liang Shiqiu: Eat in his hometown, eat everywhere, eat all over the world

Su Shi just wrote a few poems about eating, but this person was even more powerful. He wrote A whole book talks about food! "Yashe Talks about Food" is a collection of articles written by Liang Shiqiu specifically about food. It is divided into three parts: Eating in Hometown, Eating Around the World, and Eating East and West. It talks about roast duck, pickles, crystal shrimp cakes, soup dumplings, duck feet mixed with walnut cheese, fish balls, bacon, and other delicacies. Warm reminder: read carefully late at night!

Not only that! Is my wife Ji Shu also a good cook? In the early 1930s, when Liang Shiqiu was teaching at Shandong University, the Liang family often invited family dinners. And these are all managed by Mrs. Liang. Once, Zang Ke's family went to Wen Yiduo's office and saw a small note from Mr. Liang on the table, which read: Yiduo, come to my house to eat dumplings after class. In fact, it’s not just dumplings, the Liang family also serves barbecue to entertain guests in winter. The braised oxtail cooked by Ji Shu is even more outstanding and often wins applause from the whole house. In midsummer, we serve cold sea cucumbers to entertain friends. As a foodie, I am truly lucky to have a lover like this.

Wang Zengqi

5. Wang Zengqi: Is bitter melon a melon?

Among all the foodies, I like Wang Zengqi the most. The articles he writes are all very "delicious" ".

The most important thing is that other people’s food articles have been selected into the textbooks. Isn’t it amazing? Who says they haven’t learned “Butter Pancakes” and “Duck Eggs at the Dragon Boat Festival”? Come on, let’s talk about how you learned Chinese in junior high school?

Moreover, Wang Zengqi was an optimist. When he was sent to labor reform, he happily drew pictures for Tudou and kept a diary for Putao. I don’t know if you have studied "Grape Moon Order", but it seems to be another article related to eating included in the textbook. But this article is more focused on the process of raising grapes. Our Mr. Wang can not only eat but also raise grapes, which is awesome!

Mr. Wang is not only a happy foodie, but also an academic foodie. For example, in "Eating Food" In the article "Is Bitter Melon a Melon?" in "He Literary Literature", Wang Lao traces the history of bitter melon, explores people's likes and dislikes of bitter melon, and talks about how Beijingers went from not accepting bitter melon to accepting it, and finally sublimated it to the issue of literary creation:

Don’t easily deny or reject works that you are not used to seeing. A work can be considered realist or modernist, as long as it is truly a work. The work is the work. Just like bitter melon, it doesn’t matter if it is a melon or a gourd, as long as it is edible. I have been taught, I have been taught, from eating to literary creation, I am worthy of being a master in the foodie world.

4. Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng: Food and Sex in "Jin Ping Mei"

Reading "Jin Ping Mei" can be said to be a matter of taking what you need. "Plum in the Golden Vase" Those who have a heart of compassion are like Bodhisattvas; those who have a heart of fear are like gentlemen; those who have a heart of joy are like villains; those who have a mind of effective Dharma are like beasts. Well, like us foodies, it’s better to take a look at the dazzling array of food inside.

The so-called food and color nature, in "Jin Ping Mei", "food" is more fascinating than "color". Steamed and sun-dried chicken, deep-fried roasted bones, phoenix marrow, roasted offal meat stuffed with intestines, fried whitebait, silver seedling bean sprouts, spring fried winter bamboo shoots, yellow buds, leek and sea cushion, pie, rose cake, Pretzel cakes with fruit fillings, diced skin cakes, sugar crisps, white sugar Wanshou cakes, snowflake cakes with fruit fillings bearing longevity characters, rose Yuanxiao cakes, fragrant tea osmanthus cakes, and rose Eight Immortals cakes. It is said that more than 100 kinds of dishes are mentioned in it, and they all have names. To be able to remember so many dish names, one must either be a foodie or a cross talker. Wow! I wouldn’t believe it if the author wasn’t a foodie.

3. Li Yu: Vegetarian foodie.

Li Yu not only enjoys the beauty of food, but also follows the way of eating. The "Drinking and Food Part" in Li Yu's "Xian Qing Ou Ji" is his monograph on the art of eating. Enlightenment is gained through food and drink, and tranquility and nature are sought in each basket. Li Yu can be called the Taoist among foodies.

In the way of sound, silk is not as good as bamboo, and bamboo is not as good as meat, because it is asymptotically natural. What I call the way of eating is that meat is not as good as meat, and meat is not as good as vegetables. It is also a gradual approach to nature. Eating grass, clothing, and wood is the custom of ancient times. People can stay away from greasy food. They can eat vegetables and ferns and enjoy them. They have a vegetable garden in their belly that sheep will not trample. This is like being a citizen of Emperor Xi. Consistent. Those who blame it on the world abandon its good name and do not live in it, so they are heretical and say that the Buddha Dharma is like this, which is wrong. I have compiled a volume of "Drinking and Food", in which I eat meat first and vegetables first. One is to respect frugality and the other is to be old-fashioned. The most important thing is to slaughter and cherish life, and I remember it very much and cannot bear or forget it.

This is the opening paragraph of Li Yu in the Food and Beverage Department. As everyone has seen, Li Yu is a vegetarian foodie. Well, next time I feel like eating food, I'll read "Xian Qing Ou Ji".

2. Jin Shengtan: Chewing peanuts and dried tofu together gives a strong taste of walnuts

Jin Shengtan is really good at eating. The most ridiculous thing is that he returned to the execution ground. The foodie nature is not lost.

Jin Shengtan was imprisoned and was about to be beheaded. Seeing that his time was short, he called the jailer and said: Come here, I have something important to tell you! What happened when the jailer heard that the master had something important to tell you? Is it also the secret of a treasure passed down from generation to generation or some earth-shattering event? Come on, come on! Serve with pen and ink! The golden saint sighed, lying next to the jailer’s ear, pointing at the food given by the jailer and saying: Chewing peanuts and dried beans together, it tastes like walnuts.

If you learn this skill and pass it on, you will die without regrets!

Master! Can you be more foodie? The jailer's ink has been sharpened, so just tell others this! But the master is really too good I know how to eat, but I am almost dead and still studying food here. However, I haven’t tried it yet whether peanuts and dried tofu taste like walnuts when eaten together.

1. Yuan Mei: Foodie and Cooking Expert

It goes without saying that Yuan Mei’s "Suiyuan Food List" is a complete collection of daily dietary recipes in the Qing Dynasty. Foodies who can cook are the cutest, not to mention Yuan Mei is also a cooking expert.

The book "Suiyuan Food List" not only describes 326 kinds of northern and southern dishes in detail, but also introduces various cooking techniques. From ingredient selection to tasting, every aspect of delicacies is covered in this book. What's even more interesting is that Yuan Mei also clearly writes how a certain dish is made and which family it comes from. Foodies with handicapped hands can cheer, because this recipe is simple and easy to follow, and ordinary people can learn it.

It must be mentioned that "Suiyuan Food List" is also recognized as a guiding historical book for improving cooking techniques and studying traditional dishes and cooking methods. Since its publication, this book has long been regarded as a classic by cooks, with translations in English, French, Japanese and other major languages. He loves food and has influenced the culinary world. He is the most cultivated person in the foodie world. "Suiyuan Food List" is also a must-have item for foodies to improve their self-cultivation.