What foods Su Shi, the gourmet of the Song Dynasty, tasted are as follows:

1. Dongpo Pork

Su Dongpo was a wise official when he was the magistrate of Hangzhou, and the local people heard about him When he was in Xuzhou and Huangzhou, he liked to eat pork the most, so during the Chinese New Year, everyone would carry pigs and wine to pay him New Year greetings. After Su Dongpo received it, he instructed his family to cut the meat into cubes, cook it until it was red and crispy, and then distributed it to the migrant workers who participated in dredging the West Lake. Everyone was amazed after eating it, and they affectionately called the meat he sent "Dongpo Pork".

2. Dongpo Fish

Dongpo Fish is a famous traditional dish with full color, fragrance and flavor. Spread salt on the fish first and stuff it with cabbage leaves. Heat the oil in a pan, fry the fish and green onions until half-cooked, add ginger slices, pour salty soy sauce (soy sauce) and wine and cook until cooked. Before serving, sprinkle finely chopped orange peel on the fish and serve. Su Dongpo loved fish most in his life. In those days, he often cooked fish by himself, so he learned the secrets of making various fish dishes.

3. Dongpo elbow

During the Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo visited the Yongxiu area of ??Jiangxi and cured the disease of a local farmer's child. The farmer expressed his gratitude and specially allowed him to eat. During the dinner, Su Dongpo recited a poem: "Grass pearls are fragrant to the heart." The farmer who was cooking in the stove heard this and thought that Su Dongpo was teaching him how to cook meat, so he quickly put the pork and the straw holding the meat into the pot and cooked it. Later generations called it Dongpo Pork Pork.

4. Dongpo Geng

Dongpo Geng is a traditional snack that is delicious and delicious. It refers to a kind of vegetable soup cooked by Su Dongpo. Song Su Shi's "Ode to Dongpo Soup" quotes: "Dongpo Soup is similar to the vegetable soup cooked by lay people in Dongpo." It does not use the five flavors of fish and meat, but has a natural sweetness. The method is to knead and wash the cucumbers, vines, reeds, and water chestnuts several times to remove the hard juice. Apply a little raw oil to the rim of the cauldron and a porcelain bowl in the vegetable soup, and add uncooked rice to make grits.

5. Dongpo jelly

It is said that when Su Dongpo was a signing judge in Fengxiang Mansion, he went to Fengxiang East Lake to escape the summer heat. The summer was hot and the weather was sultry. Su Dongpo wanted to eat something cool and refreshing.

So he asked his servants to buy some lentils, then grind the beans into powder, then boil them into a paste, put them into stone vessels, wait for them to cool, cut them into strips, and serve with them. It is served cold with seasonings such as salt, vinegar, chili, etc. Because of its refreshing, smooth taste and cooling effect, it has been widely spread throughout Fengxiang. In order to commemorate Su Dongpo, people at the time named this dish "Dongpo jelly" .

6. Tofu

Tofu is a nutritious ingredient with a long history. The public’s love for tofu has promoted the advancement and development of tofu making technology. The main production process of tofu is pulping, that is, soybeans are made into soy milk; second, solidification, that is, the soy milk solidifies into a gel containing a large amount of water under the combined action of heat and coagulant, that is, tofu.

Tofu contains a variety of trace elements necessary for the human body, and is also rich in high-quality protein. It is known as "plant meat". The digestion and absorption rate of tofu is over 95%. This kind of healthy food has always been loved by everyone, but if you want to better utilize the nutritional value of tofu, you need to pay attention to the combination.