The second edition of the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary" came out - let the world know Hunan cuisine, let Hunan cuisine know itself

Let the world know Hunan cuisine, let Hunan cuisine know itself

——The second edition of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary came out

Peng Ge

The first edition of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary, published in 2008, is the first illustrated dictionary of cuisine in China, and won the "Original Book Award" issued by the State Press and Publication Administration that year, followed by the "Special Award" issued by the World Food Book Jury.

After more than ten years of investigation, research and preparation, the editorial board of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary launched the second edition of the compilation at the end of 2018, and organized and mobilized more than 200 outstanding experts in the fields of literature and history, archaeology, folklore, science and technology, catering and photography to participate together. After painstaking drafting, editing, typesetting, and strict proofreading and review by China Light Industry Publishing House, this voluminous basic cultural project was finally completed.

The second edition of the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary" greatly expands the content of pictures and texts, the whole book is more than 2.4 million words, more than 4,000 entries, divided into four volumes, respectively, introducing the origin of Hunan cuisine, archaeology, historical books, food folklore, palm history, old brands, ingredients, products, characters, cooking techniques, etc., and promoting more than 2,000 classic Hunan cuisine, local cuisine, new Hunan cuisine, Vegetarian dishes, prepared dishes, ethnic minority dishes and noodle snacks.

Peng Zicheng, editor-in-chief of the book, said: "Although the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary is named 'Hunan Cuisine', it is not limited to the dishes themselves, but builds the structure of the whole book from the perspective of Huxiang food culture. The origin, evolution, regional characteristics of Hunan cuisine, as well as the folk customs and folk customs reflected therefrom, are all included in our field of vision; Xiang tea, Xiang wine, Xiang dian and Xiang porcelain, which are closely related to Hunan cuisine, are also involved. This greatly expanded the understanding of Hunan cuisine in the past. ”

He emphasized: "Food civilization is the root of other civilizations, and dietary anthropology has become an apparent science. We cannot stay in the small pattern of the past, but we must have a big vision and a big pattern; we cannot compile it into a recipe or cooking textbook, but it can be compiled into a dictionary that is both traditional and modern. In terms of content control, we attach importance to both "art" and "Tao"; we must not only explore the ancient world, but also have practical guiding significance; we have both distinct local flavors and the trend of the times that integrate and innovate. Food, beautiful utensils, beautiful pictures, and beautiful texts are indispensable; pot gas, arrogance, and fireworks all reflect the Xiangchu style. The pictures are colorful, the layout is vivid and lively, and the text is rigorous and plain, so that everyone can read, remember and use. ”

After the publication of the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary", it received a warm response, and many people inside and outside the industry have sent post-reading comments.

"Let the world know Hunan cuisine, let Hunan cuisine know itself." This is a sentence in the congratulatory letter of Zhou Muzhi, the grandson of the older generation of Hunan writer Zhou Libo and professor Zhou Muzhi living in Japan, which accurately explains the original intention of the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Ceremony".

Zhang Zhijun, a master of Chinese cuisine and secretary of the Ninth Reception Office of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, warmly praised the publication of the second edition of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary. He said: "This set of books is rigorously compiled, comprehensive in content, exquisitely printed, and the eloquent brushwork comprehensively and profoundly expounds the breadth and depth of Huxiang food culture, and there is a kind of arrogance that 'wudao south is originally a vein of Lianxi, and the east of the great river is nothing more than the aftermath of Xiangshui'. This is not only the genealogy of Huxiang food culture, but also the spiritual totem of 10,000 years of rice and 1,000 years of Hunan cuisine, which has fulfilled the great self-confidence given by culture to the industry, and is a benchmark work for cultural power. ”

Li Jie, founder of Ningbo Hunan Powder House, said: "The history of Hunan cuisine is closely linked to the modern history of Hunan, just like Wittgenstein's famous thesis that 'the boundary of language is the boundary of thought', which determines that this set of tomes has the characteristics of 'is classic and SARS', with the grandeur and rigidity of 'classic', but the line is the humor and interesting path of Huxiang modern history, rhythm, melody, and harmony are not lacking." ”

Changsha Xinchangfu is the head enterprise of Hunan cuisine catering industry, attaches great importance to the research and development of new dishes, executive director Long Guoli said: "Received the just published "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary", lying in bed at night holding a book to read, I feel particularly interesting. The book is all about Hunan cuisine, which is worthy of serious study by those of us who open restaurants. For example, the local cuisine part, representative dishes from all over the province have, it is usually difficult to get such detailed information, which is a good reference for us to expand our ideas and develop new dishes. We have always been committed to building the company into a learning organization, and the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary is a good teacher. The company has distributed a set to each branch, hoping that everyone will absorb knowledge, improve quality, and make Hunan cuisine better. ”

In recent years, the Hunan cuisine catering industry has developed rapidly, and the "Xiang cuisine Xiang Army" has conquered the north and south of the great river and become the vanguard of "Hunan cuisine out of Hunan". Such Hunan cuisine enterprises outside the province and abroad need strong support and cultural nourishment, and the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary" can become a textbook around them. Yu Yi, chairman of Shenzhen Spicy Coco Catering Management Co., Ltd., read the book and sent a testimonial for the first time: "The Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary is an encyclopedia involving the Xiang cuisine industry chain, the most pyrotechnic, the most emotionally supported, the most close to the needs of the enterprise, an indispensable part of Huxiang culture, and the foundation for the Hunan cuisine catering industry to participate in international competition, integration and development. Behind closed doors, lack of knowledge, how to integrate into global competition in the future? The "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Ceremony" made up for the shortcomings of foreign Hunan cuisine restaurants, bringing the gospel, and the hundred tall buildings of Hunan cuisine have since gained confidence and are more tough. ”

The second edition of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary has also had repercussions in other cuisines, with restaurant professionals in Sichuan, Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places contacting people to buy. After receiving the book, Chengdu's leading enterprise Da Ronghe sent a warm congratulatory letter: "The publication of the "Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary" has established an unshakable strong position for the Hunan cuisine department in the local cuisine department in the country, and the Chinese catering industry has become the consensus of the industry. This book is not only an encyclopedia of Hunan cuisine, but also a desk book for national catering colleagues and Chengdu Da Rong to learn and learn from; it will be passed on to future generations and hidden for a long time, and play a huge divergent role in promoting, disseminating and inheriting Hunan cuisine culture and Huxiang culture, and have a long-term historical impact, which can be described as immeasurable merit! ”

As a regular book, the second edition of the Chinese Hunan Cuisine Dictionary will follow the pace of the Conquest of the Hunan Cuisine Catering Industry and gradually spread to foreign Hunan cuisine restaurants. At present, the United States, Japan and other countries have appeared in the figure of this book.