In the fifth year of Yuanfeng in the Northern Song Dynasty, our great poet Su Shi was exiled to Chibi, Huangzhou, Hubei Province on the bank of the Yangtze River. Facing the roaring river, he sighed, "The great river goes eastward, and the waves are washed away. A romantic figure, so he fortified the west side", which has become an eternal masterpiece. But many people may not know that this Chibi is not the ancient battlefield of Chibi during the Three Kingdoms period, and the famous poem "Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgia" that we are familiar with through the ages was precisely written during the most frustrated period of Su Shi's career.
Life is like chocolate beans, you never know what the next one will taste like. Three years ago, Su Shi, who was famous in the literary world and famous in Bianjing, once expressed his gratitude to the emperor when he was appointed as the magistrate of Huzhou. However, his words were taken out of context by Wang Anshi's reformists and slandered as a satire of the New Deal. Therefore, Su Shi was transferred back to Beijing and imprisoned in Yushitai awaiting investigation and disposal. The crow-filled Yushitai is also called "Wutai", from which the "Wutai Poetry Case" got its name. After being detained for 103 days, Su Shi saved his head because of the Song Dynasty's "Don't kill scholar-bureaucrats" training. , was demoted to Huangzhou, Hubei Province as deputy envoy for regiment training without any real power. Although the depression and unwillingness swept through his chest day and night, Su Shi knew how to adjust his mentality. He traveled around Red Cliff and wrote two poems: "Niannujiao Chibi Nostalgic", "Previous Chibi Ode", and "Later Chibi Ode" attracted countless likes, collections and coins. When I reclaimed the east slope of the city, I felt that farming was more suitable for me. From then on, the "Dongpo layman" became the Northern Song Dynasty A big IP in the history of literature, and more importantly, in addition to creating and being an official, Su Dongpo also unlocked his new skill, that is - eating.
In Xia Dongpo - a foodie (Dongpo doesn’t want to pay attention to you and throws a Dongpo meat at you)
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In Huangzhou, the foodie Dongpo entered a state of "laughing at himself all his life for being busy with food". He fished in the Yangtze River, made cakes in the Western Mountains, and ate wild vegetables on the outskirts of the city and vegetables in the market. He spared no pork, and even wrote poems and left recipes, from "Methods of Cooking Fish" for cooking Jiangxian to "Ode to Dongpo Soup" for preparing vegetable soup, the most famous of which is the record "Dongpo Pork" recipe "Ode to Pork", in the Song Dynasty, from the court to the people, mutton was the most important meat, and pork was not popular. In Su Shi's words, "the rich refused to eat it, and the poor refused to eat it. But with Su Shi's promotion, pork began to gain popularity. By the Ming Dynasty, Dongpo's favorite pork finally became the most commonly used meat in China. To this day, the famous dish of Dongpo pork is still It is famous throughout the East Asian world, but its cooking methods have been greatly improved.
Dongpo is like this (not imprisoned by heaven and earth, not limited by time. A full belly is enough, and it flows by itself in a moment. The proud shore is chasing delicious food, and the worldly affairs are not enough to disturb. On this day, the soul heals the spirit. Pill. )
If Su Shi traveled to modern times, he would definitely be a gourmet UP master with millions of fans! Think about how Dongpo cuts the meat with a smile on his face. This is how Dongpo's meat should be done: clean the pan, use less water, and keep the firewood from burning. He turned on the gas stove and chanted, Don't rush it until it's ripe. When the heat is sufficient, it will be beautiful. Huangzhou's good pork is as cheap as dung. The rich refuse to eat it, and the poor do not know how to cook it. He touched his moustache and said: The Dongpo pork cooked by me is worth a fortune!
"If you eat three hundred lychees a day, you will grow up to be a Lingnan native." Su Shi's life had many ups and downs. He had just been pardoned from Huangzhou and returned to Beijing. He offended Sima Guang's conservatives and was exiled to Huizhou, Guangdong, which spans more than half of China. The weather was hot and rainy. In the courtyard at the foot of Luofu Mountain in Guangdong, Su Shi, who had always loved sweets, quickly peeled open the red lychees, one after another. Even if he had hemorrhoids at this time, he showed no fear. However, after a while, The concubine may not necessarily smile after riding in the world of mortals, and eating lychees does not necessarily mean a high happiness index. At that time, Huizhou was filled with miasma and diseases were common. As a relegated official, Su Shi's salary was meager. Because he was dissatisfied with the soil and water and lacked medicine, his only beloved concubine who stayed by his side after years of hardship and corruption was lost. Su Shi was depressed. The theme of this period, poverty, illness, and fear, was almost overwhelming this middle-aged man who had not yet had time to grieve. But even at the lowest point of his life, his interest in a certain aspect still supported his strong life. Go down, needless to say, eat (even though I am the only one in the family now, I still have to eat well).
In Huizhou, in addition to lychees, there is also the story of Su Shi creating his own "sheep and scorpion". When we feast at the sheep and scorpion restaurant, it may be difficult to understand that Su Shi dragged his sick body and silently ate sheep nearly a thousand years ago. The mood on my spine for the whole day, after all this calmed down, all that was left was the sentence he wrote: I wonder if Lingnan is good, but I said, this is my hometown.
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In the first year of the Jingguo period in the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Shi was sixty-six years old. This year he was finally pardoned and allowed to return to the capital. On his way back to the north, a painter made a painting for him. At this time, he looked back on the past and decided not to be surprised by favors or disgrace, and had no regrets. He wrote a poem for his self-portrait: The heart is like a gray wood, and the body is like a boat without ties. I ask you about your life achievements, Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou.
Three years after he first came to Huizhou, an imperial edict demoted him to the even more remote Danzhou in Hainan. At that time, exile in Hainan was the death penalty second only to execution. He had just arrived in Hainan Island. , the living conditions are extremely poor, and there is no meat to eat. (Shocking! Because he was too hungry and thirsty, the great writer Su Dongpo actually did such a thing. He extended his black hands to the wild animals on the island) Fortunately, his game exploration did not In vain, he soon discovered and became obsessed with the real delicacy of Hainan - oysters. He exclaimed that "eating is so beautiful that it has never been seen before", and wrote a serious book to his son, asking him not to disclose the secret of Hainan oysters, because He was worried that if the sergeant-officials from Chao knew about it, they would come to Hainan to snatch it from him. (2333333, the little secret of father and son), Su Shi was exiled to Hainan for three years before he could return. After writing poems for his self-portraits, he fell ill in Changzhou. Huangzhou, Huizhou and Danzhou became his last words, On his deathbed, he calmly said to his three sons, "I have done no evil in life, and I will never fall down when I die." He knew that dusk was fleeting and night was falling from the sky. He saw the raging waves of Red Cliff, the lychee forest in Lingnan and the desolate sunset in Hainan. Su Shi was a poet, politician and calligrapher, but in his own words, Mr. When he smiles, the sea is vast and the sky is high. An "old gourmet" can sum up his life. His life of being repeatedly demoted is miserable, but he decorates his life with local delicacies wherever he goes. He used the available ingredients to warm up the suffering of life. On his tragic life journey, he bloomed different fireworks and added several unusual delicacies to the Chinese dining table today!
The above is a tribute to Mr. Dongpo, a foodie with a free and easy nature