"The first two claws of chewing frost" refers to the two thighs of mature crabs before the early frost in autumn; "Crab is slightly born and bad" refers to the drunken crab that has existed for thousands of years; Life loves six dishes, two of which are crabs.
Su Shi admitted more than once that he was "sexually addicted to crabs and clams". All this shows that this is not a whim, but actually reflects the temptation and charm of cricket. Su Shi was born in Meishan, Sichuan, but he likes to eat fish, shrimp and crabs in Jiangnan water town. It seems unreasonable.
But on second thought, Su Shi left his hometown for a long time, was demoted several times in his official career, and was exiled to Hainan Island as far as possible. In order to survive, his stomach has already adapted to all kinds of food in all directions.
Su Shi often says to his friends, "I was born for my mouth" and "I have laughed for my mouth all my life". Of course, he is not a casual person, but a gourmet with a taste like a ruler and a tongue like a scale.
Extended information China has a very long history of eating crabs, which has been recorded since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. For example, there is a record of "Qingzhou Crab" in the article "Zhou Li" annotated by Zheng Xuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The crab here is crab sauce. In Biography of Bi Zhuo in the Book of Jin, literati with Wei and Jin demeanor described eating crabs as a great blessing in life. Holding a glass in your right hand, eating crab claws in your left hand and patting a floating wine boat is enough for a lifetime!
The Song Dynasty was the peak of China's ancient food development, and the variety and development of snacks were once rated as one of the 100 major events affecting the world by American lifestyle magazine. As foodies, we should thank people who also loved to eat in Song Dynasty, because since Song Dynasty, the eating habit has officially changed from two meals a day to three meals a day. "When the autumn wind starts, the crab's feet itch." Today, I will give you a guide to eating crabs in the Song Dynasty, and see if I can catch you across the screen.