《gourmets alive》The sixth episode of the first season is titled Su Shi: Opening a New World of Ingredients. This episode delves into the Song Dynasty writer Su Shi's innovative use of ingredients and his contribution to food culture.In the Song Dynasty, Lingnan (today's Guangdong) was regarded as a remote place, but Su Shi's experience of being relegated made him a food explorer.

Facing the unique local ingredients, Su Shi not only did not feel uncomfortable, but with an open mind and the feelings of a poet, he integrated these ingredients into his own dietary life and even created new dishes.

In the program, through historical documents and Su Shi's poems, it was shown how he discovered and appreciated local specialties such as lychees and oranges in Huizhou, Danzhou and other places during his exile, and how he recorded these food experiences in poetry., If you eat three hundred lychees a day, you will become a Lingnan native.

Su Shi's attitude towards life not only reflects his love for life, but also shows how he integrated food with local culture and influenced future generations' exploration of food ingredients and the inheritance of food culture.

Through Su Shi's story, the audience can appreciate the Song Dynasty literati's life philosophy and unique insights into food, as well as how to find the beauty of life in adversity.