The story of Dongpo meat
When Su Dongpo was doing the history of assassination in Hangzhou, he governed the West Lake and did a good thing for the people.
After the West Lake is governed, the surrounding fields are not afraid of waterlogging and drought, and this year the wind and rain are smooth, and the crops in the four townships of Hangzhou have a bumper harvest. The common people thanked Su Dongpo for the benefits of governing the West Lake, and when it was time for the New Year, everyone carried pigs and wine to him to pay New Year's greetings.
Su Dongpo accepted a lot of pork, asked someone to cut it into squares, burned it red, and then distributed the meat to them for the New Year according to the roster of migrant workers who governed the West Lake, a piece of meat for each family.
In the peaceful years, every family lived happily, and this Chenguang saw Su Dongpo send someone to send meat, and everyone was even happier: the old laughed, the small jumped, everyone praised Su Dongpo as a virtuous parent, and the pork he sent was called "Dongpo meat".
At that time, there was a big restaurant in Hangzhou, and the owner of the restaurant saw that people were praising "Dongpo meat", so he discussed with the chef and cut the pork into cubes and burned it until it was red and crispy; Hang out the sign, also named "Dongpo meat".
As soon as this new dish came out, the business of the restaurant was very prosperous, from morning to night, the customers continued, killing ten big pigs every day was not enough to sell it, other restaurant owners saw the red, and also learned to do it, for a while, regardless of the size of the restaurant, every family has "Dongpo meat". Later, after being recognized by the same party, "Dongpo meat" was designated as the first famous dish in Hangzhou.
Su Dongpo is upright and not afraid of power, and the traitors in the court already hate him. At this time, seeing that he was loved by the people, he felt even more uncomfortable. One of them had a royal history, so he disguised himself and came to Hangzhou to find a fork in the heart of framing Su Dongpo.
On the first day of the imperial history in Hangzhou, he had lunch in a museum. The cousin handed over the menu and asked him to order. When he received the menu, the first thing was "Dongpo meat"! He frowned, thought about it, and slapped the table with joy and shouted, "I want this dish!" ”
He had eaten "Dongpo Meat" and felt that the taste was really good, so he inquired about it and knew that "Dongpo Meat" was the first famous dish recognized by his peers, so he collected the menus of all the restaurants in Hangzhou and went back to Beijing in a hurry.
When Yushi returned to the capital, he immediately went to see the emperor. He said: "Your Majesty, Su Dongpo is a assassin in Hangzhou, corrupt and pervert the law, and do all the evil things!" The common people were eager to eat his flesh. ”
The emperor said, "How do you know?" Is there any evidence? ”
Goshi presented the large stack of greasy menus. The emperor was originally a fool, as soon as he saw the menu, he was indiscriminate, and immediately passed down the holy decree, dismissed Su Dongpo, and sent him to Hainan to replenish the army.
After Su Dongpo was transferred to the army, the people of Hangzhou could not forget his benefits and still praised him as they did in the past. In this way, "Dongpo meat" has also been passed down from generation to generation, and until today, it is still a famous dish in Hangzhou.