Are Confucius and Gan Long Su Shi both contestants in the strongest food competition in history?

In the eyes of the ancients, eating and studying are equally important, which is different from ordinary people who just want to fill their stomachs. Confucius, as a teacher for generations, thinks that "eating" is a kind of etiquette, so how to eat and how to choose what to eat are all knowledge worthy of in-depth discussion. Confucius said that "learning without thinking is useless, and thinking without learning is dangerous." Confucius, an old man, is an activist. Since he brought up the topic of "eating", it is natural to do it himself!

There is a detailed description of "eating" by Confucius in The Analects. Confucius said that "food is never tired of essence, and food is never tired of essence". Not only should you choose the raw materials carefully, but you should also chew slowly when eating.

Don't think that Confucius just said such empty words. Confucius not only ate carefully himself, but also classified food and eating methods in detail in order to make his disciples and more people do the same, and advocated that he would rather waste than make do with it. He said that fish can't be eaten unless it's fresh, food stinks if it's not good-looking, and it can't be eaten if the knife doesn't handle it well. ...

Even if you give it to me before dinner, I won't eat it, because Confucius thinks it will be bad for my stomach! Anyway, Confucius is very strict about food. We can't verify when the standard of "delicious food" was established today, but it certainly won't be earlier than Confucius. Strictly speaking, Confucius is the first gourmet in history. Well, although his standards seem a little arrogant today, they may also be the principles of a gourmet!

Su Dongpo, a dark cook: I can eat, but I probably won't mention the famous gourmet in China's history. No one can forget my great Su Shi, right? After all, he claimed to have eaten all over the country, and the emperor of the Song Dynasty estimated that the pattern he ate was no match for Su Shi. I seriously doubt that his inspiration for changing the Dongpo came from food rather than scenery! After Su Dongpo was named Dongpo, he felt that he had embarked on the road of "eating goods" and never returned.

He laughed at himself and said, "He laughed at himself that his life was busy and his old career became ridiculous." We didn't have time to sigh for Su Dongpo's unfair experience. He followed "the fish in the Yangtze River surround the country, and the bamboo shoots in the mountains are fragrant". Sure enough, no matter what happens, Su Dongpo's optimism and eating attributes can't stop him. Different from Confucius' taboo principle of "lead an honest and clean life", Su Dongpo pays attention to the variety and beauty of food, especially loves to develop new dishes.

Su Dongpo was demoted to Huangzhou for Wutai Poetry Case. Well-known contemporary painters and talented people do not feel bad about being demoted. Instead, they cheered, because the local pork was cheap, and soon they developed delicious dishes such as Liangshan small pork and Dongpo meat. Of course, this Dongpo meat is still different from the Dongpo meat we ate today. Su Dongpo wrote in the poem "Eat Pork" that "clean, little water, firewood can't afford to smoke". Dongpo meat, invented under harsh conditions, seems to have no complicated technology today.