Du Fu has vivid descriptions in his poems, from palace dinners to peasant drinks. The situation of eating sashimi in "Jiang Qi Shao Fu in Ganxiang, a play for Long song", the routine in "I met Wang Yi after illness and gave a song", and the simple midnight snack in the wartime in "Give Wei Ba Chu Shi" ... Needless to say, he is a super gourmet.

Su Shi is the most famous gourmet in the history of China, because he invented Dongpo meat, a popular delicacy. Su Shi's favorite dishes include all kinds of fish, the most famous of which is about puffer fish, and there is a poem saying, "It is the time when puffer fish want to go up." In his later years, Su Shi turned to vegetarianism, especially vegetables and fruits. During my stay in Hainan, Guangdong, I tasted all kinds of fruits in the south, especially lychees. "There are 311 lychees a day, and I don't want to grow up to be a Lingnan person!"

Li Yu Li Yu's gourmet accomplishment can be seen from the Drinking Department in Casual Love. The Drinking Department is divided into three sections, including vegetable food, cereal food and meat, that is to say, from vegetables and rice noodles to land, sea, birds, animals, fish and shrimp, he has studied the production and consumption of all kinds of materials needed for food, and often has his own unique views.

After Yuan Mei resigned at the age of 33, he bought Suiyuan in Nanjing and spent his whole life in leisure. During this period, he wrote an important book, Suiyuan Menu, which systematically discussed cooking techniques and dishes in the north and south. The book describes in detail more than 311 kinds of dim sum dishes popular in China from the 4th century to the 8th century, covering everything from material selection to tasting. Although Yuan Mei has written a special book on cooking, he himself adheres to the old adage that "a gentleman cooks far away" and does not cook.