After the West Lake was harnessed, the surrounding fields were not afraid of waterlogging or drought. This year, the weather was favorable, and the crops in the four townships of Hangzhou had a bumper harvest. The people thanked Su Dongpo for the benefits of managing the West Lake. By the time of the New Year, everyone would carry pigs and carry wine to pay a New Year call to him.
Su Dongpo accepted a lot of pork, had it cut into squares and burned red, and then distributed the meat to them for the New Year according to the roster of migrant workers who managed the West Lake.
In the peaceful years, every household had a good time. This time, Guang Chen was even happier when he saw Su Dongpo send someone to deliver meat. Everyone laughed and jumped, and everyone praised Su Dongpo as a wise official, calling the pork he sent "Dongpo Meat".
At that time, there was a big restaurant in Hangzhou. When the owner of the restaurant saw that people boasted about "Dongpo pork", he discussed with the chef and cut the pork into squares and burned it red and crisp. Hang out the brand, also named "Dongpo Meat".
As soon as this new dish came out, the business of that restaurant was booming. Customers kept coming from morning till night. Killing ten pigs every day was not enough. Other restaurant owners were jealous and learned to do it. For a time, regardless of the size of the restaurant, every family had "Dongpo Meat". Later, after being recognized by peers, "Dongpo Meat" was designated as the first famous dish in Hangzhou.
Su Dongpo is honest and not afraid of power. The treacherous court officials in the imperial court hated him very much. At this time, I was even more uncomfortable to see him loved by the people. One of them, Yushi, disguised himself and came to Hangzhou to find faults, with the intention of framing Su Dongpo.
On the first day of his arrival in Hangzhou, Yu Shi had lunch in a restaurant. The waiter handed the menu and asked him to order. When he received the menu, the first thing he saw was "Dongpo Meat"! He frowned, thought for a moment, and clapped his hands on the table and shouted, "I'll take this first dish!" "
He had eaten Dongpo Meat and thought it was really delicious. He asked the waiter that Dongpo Meat was the first famous dish recognized by his peers, so he collected the menus of all the restaurants in Hangzhou and went back to Beijing excitedly.
When the suggestion returned to Beijing, he immediately went to see the emperor. He said, "Your Majesty, Su Dongpo is a secretariat in Hangzhou, taking bribes and perverting the law, and doing all evil things! The people can't wait to eat his meat. "
The emperor said, "How do you know? Is there any evidence? "
The empire presented the pile of greasy menus. The emperor was a fool. As soon as he saw the menu, he was indiscriminate. He immediately handed down the imperial edict, dismissed Su Dongpo and sent him away to Hainan to banish troops.
After Su Dongpo was transferred to the army, the people in Hangzhou could not forget his benefits and praised him as before. In this way, "Dongpo Meat" has been handed down from generation to generation, and it is still a famous dish in Hangzhou until today.