The food I introduce to you in this issue is definitely not a strange, unique, snack with local "characteristics", but a delicacy "stewed pork" invented by our famous great talent, the great poet Su Shi.
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Why I say "stewed pork", there is a reason for this. Because in ancient times, pork was also called cheap meat, and the dignitaries did not eat pork, why? Because pork was a lowly meat before the Ming Dynasty, it was eaten by civilians, and pork was very noisy at that time and difficult to swallow. The upper class people eat mainly beef and mutton. But in ancient times, killing cattle was illegal, and beef could not be eaten often, so the main consumption was lamb! In the context of the times at that time, Su Shi invented this cuisine.
According to the history of the wild record, when Su Shi was in Hangzhou Renzhizhou, the treatment of floods was very effective, the local people sent a lot of pork in order to thank Su Shi, at that time, the people wanted to send other meat, Su Shi received pork after being annoyed, sent too much, what to do? If it weren't for the fact that Su Shi was a great talent, it really made him think of a way. He instructed his family to cut the meat into cubes, burn it red and soft, and then give it to the common people to eat, and Su Shi was known as a resident of Dongpo, so people affectionately called the meat he sent as Dongpo meat. Seeing that the little friends here have no impulse to come to a piece, then come to a piece!