A Foodie's Guide to the Tang Dynasty

A modern-day foodie arrives in the Tang Dynasty. What does he want to do? What can he do? One word: eat! Poetry and prose can be eaten, plagues and disasters can be eaten, and even expanding the realm can be done while eating. He'll eat his way to prosperity and a peaceful, flourishing age! Sigh, what a failure. I've eaten so much, so why can't I put on weight?! The foodie Li You said smugly!