Dongpo Pork belongs to Sichuan cuisine, as well as Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine, because it was made and created by Su Dongpo, a native of Meishan, Sichuan, in Xuzhou, and later spread to Hangzhou, where it became famous all over the world. Therefore, Dongpo Pork is found in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Sichuan cuisine, and the cooking methods are slightly different in different places. But no matter which way you cook it, the pork is soft but not rotten, fat but not greasy, and tastes particularly delicious.

1. Originated in Meishan Su Dongpo was a famous writer in the Northern Song Dynasty and one of the very famous poets in the Song Dynasty. In addition, Su Dongpo himself was also a gourmet. He especially liked to make various snacks. There are records of Su Dongpo's invention of delicacies in many books, and Dongpo Pork is one of them. Because Su Dongpo is from Meishan, Sichuan, everyone thinks that Dongpo meat comes from Meishan, Sichuan.

2. Created in Xuzhou In 1077 AD, Su Dongpo went to Xuzhou to serve as magistrate. In July, the Yellow River overflowed in the Xuzhou area. Su Dongpo used many methods to personally fight the flood. He led the imperial army and the people of the city to fight the flood. After many days of hard work, he finally saved the city of Xuzhou. In order to thank Su Dongpo, the people in the city killed pigs one after another and brought a lot of pork to Su Dongpo's home to comfort him. Su Dongpo couldn't refuse. After accepting it, he personally instructed his family to make braised pork and gave it back to the local people. After the people ate it, they felt that the meat was fat but not greasy and delicious, so it spread in Xuzhou and called it reward meat.

3. Famous in Hangzhou In 1080, Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou as deputy envoy of Tuanlian. He cultivated land here, cooked a lot of Dongpo Pork himself, and wrote his experience in the book. In 1089, Su Dongpo came to Hangzhou for the second time to serve as the magistrate. Since Su Dongpo had experience in flood control in his early years, he once again fought floods for the people of Hangzhou. The people in Hangzhou were very grateful to Su Dongpo. They heard that he liked to eat pork when he was in Xuzhou, so they brought a lot of pork to him. After Su Dongpo accepted it, he made the meat into Dongpo meat and gave it back to everyone. After everyone ate it, they thought it was very delicious, so they called this meat Dongpo meat.

So, Dongpo Pork originated in Sichuan and is famous in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so it can be regarded as both Sichuan cuisine and Jiangsu and Zhejiang cuisine. Dear classmates, do you understand?