Lotte Duck is related to Bai Juyi.

Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was also known as Lotte and Xiangshan Jushi. It is said that "Lotte Duck" is a delicacy that Bai Juyi loved to eat when his father was the magistrate of Pengcheng County.

Han Yu, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, was good at eating and had many poems and articles about the dishes alone. When he was the general magistrate of Xuzhou, he once cooked fish by himself, which was later called "Moxibustion Fish". Bai Juyi, who has lived in Xuzhou for more than 10 years with his father (his father Bai Jigeng is the magistrate of Pengcheng County), likes to eat a kind of duck, which makes his family happy, so he calls it "Lotte duck".

Su Dongpo, who calls himself an "old gourmet", has been serving as state pastor in Xuzhou for two years. His four dishes are known as the "Four Treasures of Dongpo" and have been passed down through the ages. There is a poem praising it, saying, "A scholar is known as a gourmand, and his skill in cooking makes him worthy of being a wealthy person. The four delicacies have been passed down for thousands of years, and a gentleman has no reason to praise his restaurant from afar."

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, poets Han Yu, Bai Juyi, Li Shangyin, Su Dongpo, etc. traveled and lived in Xuzhou. They were not only famous for their poetry, but also created many famous dishes that were popular in Xuzhou. Han Yu, one of the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, was good at food and wrote many poems about dishes. When he was the general magistrate of Xuzhou, he once cooked fish by himself, which was later called "Moxibustion Fish".

Bai Juyi, who has lived in Xuzhou with his father for more than 10 years (his father Bai Jigeng was the magistrate of Pengcheng County), likes to eat a kind of duck, which is the reason why his family is happy, so he calls it "Lotte Duck"; Su Dongpo, who calls himself "Gourmet" During his second year as Xuzhou's governor, his four dishes were known as the "Four Treasures of Dongpo" and have been passed down through the ages. There is a poem praising: "The bachelor is a romantic gourmand, and his skill in cooking makes him worthy of being rich.

The four treasures have been passed down for thousands of years, and a gentleman has no reason to praise his restaurant from afar." Thanks to the encouragement of these literati, the The dietary history of this period was even more developed. In the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917), Kang Youwei once said in Xuzhou: "There is no Song style in cooking in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and today's people follow the ancient style." During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Xuzhou, which was located at the transportation hub, experienced unprecedented prosperity. At that time, Buddhism flourished. There is a vegetarian restaurant "Cihangyuan" run by monks; Buddhist-style "Tianhua Banquet", "Chrysanthemum Banquet", "Su Bazhen" and other famous dishes are also on the market from time to time.