One day, over 1700 years ago, the famous Chinese political figure Ts'ao Ts'ao held a great banquet at his home. Although he prepared many rare and fine gourmet foods, he humbly apologized to his guests that he was unable to serve them perch from the Wusung River.
一千七百多年前，正是我國東漢末年時候，司空曹操有天在家中大宴賓客，他環顧眾賓謙虛地說：「今日盛會，略備珍饈，可惜少了吳松江的鱸魚。」