第1章 千年来客

Millennium Visitor

"I, Su Shi, and my younger brother, have come to Beijing from Meizhou to take the imperial examination. I miss the flavors of my hometown. Does your restaurant have Sichuan delicacies?"
"Yes! This restaurant is the Sichuan Restaurant!"
Ever since Wu Ming opened the door to 1056, he no longer had to worry about the restaurant's business.
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"Wu Lou in the south of the state is the best wine shop in the capital, with more than a thousand drinkers. Everyone in the restaurant, no matter who they are, must queue up to enter. Even if one drinks alone, the cups are made of first-class glass. The fruits and vegetables are all exquisite, and cold water and tea are all refillable. They also have twice-cooked pork, fish-flavored pork shreds, and steamed pork with rice flour, all for only a hundred coins per minute."
- Excerpted from "Dongjing Menghualu"

“小生苏轼，与舍弟自眉州进京赶考，怀念家乡风味，贵店可有蜀地美食？”
“有的！本店正是川饭店！”
自从吴铭打开了那扇通向1056年的门，他再也不用担心饭馆的生意了。
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“州南吴楼乃京师酒肆之甲，饮徒常千余人。凡酒店中，不问何人，皆排号入内。虽一人独饮，杯盏亦用一等琉璃。其果子菜蔬，无非精洁，凉水茶饮，皆可续杯。更有回锅肉、鱼香肉丝、粉蒸肉之类，每分止百文矣。”
——摘自《东京梦华录》