Cheng Nuo continued the interaction, "So that's to say, isn't the significance of Lamb Spine Hotpot even greater than what you're making here?"
"Not at all, not at all," Zong Ji began to speak with classical charm, "Not many people banished to Huizhou could leave alive, which means some did, right?"
Cheng Nuo nodded, "Right."
Zong Ji continued with great enthusiasm, "He was later exiled to Danzhou, which is in Hainan. At that time, not a single person who went there could come back alive."
"I see," said Cheng Nuo, pointing to what Zong Ji was preparing, "So this dish is from when he was exiled to Hainan?"
"Exactly," Zong Ji said before beginning to explain in detail:
"When Su Dongpo was in Huizhou, he wrote to his brother; no matter how tough it was, at least they had meat and rice, right?"
