Cao Cao is. In fact, Cao Cao really has a food monograph, "Cao Cao Ji Four Seasons Food Department". I think this book has a very important influence on the four seasons of Henan cuisine in later generations. Later generations also recognized Cao Cao's achievements in food. According to Cao Cao's artistic conception of "top grade", he sang the poem "The Duke of Zhou vomits food, and the world returns to the heart" and created a dish called "The world returns to the heart" to commemorate him. This dish is a big bamboo with shrimp festival as a symbol of heroes. Paste the shrimps, stick the bread crumbs evenly, fry them, and set the plate. Place the plate around the heart-shaped cake made of egg white, dried starch and flour. "Cao Cao Ji Four Seasons Food Department" records that a famous dish is "thick catfish", that is, the stock made of catfish. Catfish, called Catfish Turtle in ancient times, is delicious in summer and has a tonic effect. There is also a dish called Ti Tuo Soup, which was not created by Cao Cao himself in a strict sense, but by his son, the famous wit Chen Liuwang Cao Zhi. This dish was originally called "Qibao Soup". Camels often walk in the desert. Their hooves are fleshy and their muscles are very developed. Then "camel hoof soup" is delicious and delicious, which was once famous in Wei and Jin Dynasties. "Camel hoof soup" will become a rare delicacy in the future, and it will be enjoyed by the royal family. In the Ming Dynasty, Min Wenzhen's Foreign Body Hui Yuan recorded that "Europe is worth a thousand dollars, and it is called Qibaotang". Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a sentence in his famous poem "From Beijing to Fengxian, reciting 500 words", saying that Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei had fun in Huaqing Palace in Lishan Mountain, and the food they ate was "camel hoof soup". It seems that this dish was very popular at least in the Tang Dynasty. Although the ingredients are scarce, there is still "camel hoof soup" for sale. The specific method is to take camel's hoof, wash it, remove fishy smell and cut it into diced meat. The key is to put the cut camel hooves into the local hen soup and simmer for 12 hours until they are soft and rotten. In fact, many high-grade tonics and hamstrings are stewed in broth and chicken soup, such as pig's trotters. If you simmer with chicken soup, it will taste delicious. Cao Cao's title as a gourmet is not illusory. According to my statistics, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao is the person who appears most frequently in the dinner. Although this can't stand historical research, it at least shows that Cao Cao is a person who loves to eat and is good at eating. Nowadays, the cooking masters in Xuchang, such as Taoyuan Hotel, have created more than 60 famous dishes of the Three Kingdoms according to the records of the Three Kingdoms, among which more than 40 dishes are related to Cao Cao, so it is not an exaggeration to call them "Cao Cao's famous dishes", such as the stories of Huatuo Zi Yuan, Xu Tian Hunting, Du Weilian's Boat, and Dixin Baiyue. "Cao Cao Ji Four Seasons Food System" records that Cao Cao loves chicken very much, and he is very professional about which part of the chicken is tasted, and even goes deep into his marching wine order, such as the familiar story of "chicken ribs". When Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, he could not attack for a long time and was ready to withdraw, but he was unwilling and hesitant. One night, the chef sent Cao Cao chicken soup with chicken ribs in it. At this time, it happened that Xia Houdun came to ask the military slogan of the night. Cao Cao felt something and said, "Chicken ribs." They don't understand its meaning, only the main book Yang Xiu understand, let the men pack their bags, and said, "chicken ribs, chicken ribs, it's a pity to abandon, tasteless food. Wang Wei is going to be a teacher soon. " Cao Cao was guessed by Yang Xiu and became angry from embarrassment. He killed Yang Xiu in the name of disturbing the morale of the army. But after a while, slate returned to the Central Plains. Cao Cao said that he didn't eat ordinary native chicken, but the "black chicken" presented to him by Hua Tuo, with five claws, ivory black skin, white meat and blue ears. , known as the "Bai Fenghuang". Chinese medicine believes that black-bone chicken is very beneficial to human body by nourishing yin and strengthening yang, and it has been a royal tribute for generations. Modern folk also use black-bone chicken to replenish the body and deliver milk to the parturient. There is also a dish named by Cao Cao himself, called "Guandu Loach". When Guandu confronted Yuan Shu, there was a shortage of rations. A hungry foot soldier caught a loach in Shui Ze, burned it, and handed it over to Cao Cao for punishment in the name of violating military discipline. Cao Cao asked the foot soldiers to burn two more slices, which were very delicious. Instead of punishing the foot soldiers, he was promoted to the whole army to alleviate the temporary famine. After the great victory in the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao rewarded the foot soldiers again and named this dish "Guandu Loach". When we were young, we cooked loach ourselves, wrapped the loach caught in the river ditch with lotus leaves and mud, and cooked it in the woodpile. It's really delicious and still unforgettable. Now there is a dish called "loach tofu", which is probably the most famous loach dish. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus has a strong earthy smell. Before eating, you should add sesame oil to the water to induce vomiting, and subtract half a fish head when eating. More importantly, it is necessary to gut the loach and choose to wash it. In fact, there are many ways to do loach. In addition to cooking and frying, you can also slice soup, stir-fry and stir-fry. Cao Cao accepted talented people and hosted a banquet for his ministers at Tongquetai. A famous dish was later included in Cao Cao's official dish. At that time, Cao Cao ordered the chef in the mansion to spread his wings, symbolizing Cao Cao's hegemonic expansion. There is also a story that everyone is familiar with. Cao Cao was very happy when the Huns presented snacks. He wrote "a piece of shortbread", which Yang Xiu interpreted as "a piece of shortbread for everyone" and called on everyone to share it. This time, he was praised by Cao Cao, and later entered Cao Cao's official dish. According to my research, this snack named by Cao Cao should be made of noodles. Before the Tang Dynasty, dim sum was also called Robbie. Generally speaking, flour is first sliced and then rolled or pressed, steamed or baked. Gu, a person from the Southern Dynasties, said in jade articles, "When the cake is ready, it will be cooked.". But unfortunately, this snack has been lost. I guess this kind of thing is very similar to crispy beef patties or horseshoe biscuits. I have eaten the crispy beef patties they made in the mall, which is the best I have ever eaten. Limited to historical materials, we can only spell out the brokeback of Cao Cao, a gourmet. I hope interested people can study and explore more Cao Cao cuisine together.