Taste: Taste is magnificent, and food is presented on paper through time and space
The lotus flower is gone, and the world is noisy. However, when you open "One Food, One Lesson: The Literary and Historical Feast Behind the Food", it is as if you are in a magnificent historical feast. With profound historical wisdom and unique literary attainments, the author Jiang Yinlong brings us into that magnificent time of the development of Chinese cuisine, such as walking into a gorgeous and colorful picture, using food as the pen and history as the ink, depicting an intoxicating literary and historical picture.
There is no doubt that "One Food, One Lesson: The Literary and Historical Feast Behind Food", written by Mr. Jiang Yinlong and published by China Light Industry Press, is a well-crafted food culture reading. This book takes life as the guide, history as the weft, and culture as the scripture, and condenses China's 5,000-year-old food culture into 24 lessons, so that we can taste the culture and history contained in it while tasting the food.
In the first class, the food gushing out of the spring brought us the enjoyment of the taste buds, but also the awe of the Chinese civilization. The three meals are gradually hearty, and the food enters the realm of art. With the long river of history, in the thirteenth class of "Fish-flavored Eggplant and Fish-flavored Shredded Pork: The Past and Present Life of Sichuan Cuisine", the author leads us to go deep into the charming world of Sichuan cuisine, taste the long-standing culinary culture, and feel the unique taste of the precipitation of time.
The most fascinating thing about this book is that it blends food with history, taste and soul. Behind every dish, there is a mysterious history, and every cooking is a inheritance of the past culture. Reading a book is like tasting food, you need to chew it carefully and savor the charm of it. With the power of majestic words, Jiang Yinlong integrates the charm of food and the historical heritage, presenting a vivid and wonderful feast of literature and history.
Each dish in the book is like a mirror, reflecting the vicissitudes of Chinese history. From the original fire of barbecue, to the warmth and delicacy of soup, to the unique charm of north and south flavors, to the wonderful eight cuisines, every step is a leap in Chinese food culture, and every time is a sublimation of Chinese cuisine. And all of this has been vividly and in detail in "One Food, One Lesson: The Literary and Historical Feast Behind the Food".
Mr. Jiang Yinlong told the story and cultural background behind the food, so that we can enjoy the food while also feeling the breadth and profundity of Chinese food culture. His words are like a key that opens the door to the story behind the food, allowing us to taste the charm of history and culture while tasting the food.
The book delicately depicts how human beings developed from the primitive state of drinking blood, to the development of food with fire, and then to the civilization of cooking the first bowl of soup. It is a long and arduous process, and it is also the crystallization of human wisdom and culture. In this process, we have seen the pursuit and exploration of food by human beings, as well as the profound impact of food on human life.
Thousands of years of historical changes, the cuisine of the north and the south has been constantly formed and developed. How the differences in geography, climate, and folklore between the North and the South affect their respective eating habits and taste characteristics, and how these factors shape the unique flavors and distinctive characteristics of the North and South cuisines.
In the hundreds of years of historical changes of the eight major cuisines, their formation process, characteristics, styles and the stories behind them are all narrated in the book. He not only allowed us to see the uniqueness of each cuisine, but also made us feel the mutual influence and integration between them. This is an in-depth excavation and comprehensive display of Chinese cuisine, as well as an in-depth interpretation and unique interpretation of Chinese food culture.
After reading this book, you will definitely have a new understanding: it turns out that food can also be a culture, a history. It turns out that the food we eat every day has so many stories and histories behind it. It turns out that while we are tasting food, we are also tasting history and culture.