Verses from "Suiyuan Food List":
1. Never tire of fine food, never tire of fine food, from "The Analects of Confucius Xiangdang". Meaning: the more refined the grain, the better, and the finer the meat, the better. This is Confucius' preference for food, and it also reflects Confucius's emphasis on food.
2. The popular saying comes from "Mencius: Try Your Heart". Meaning: Everyone loves to eat finely chopped meat. It means that good poems or things are loved and recited by everyone.
3. Governing a great country is like cooking small dishes from Chapter 60 of the Tao Te Ching. Meaning: Governing a country is like cooking small fish. This is Lao Tzu's metaphor between governing a country and cooking small fish, emphasizing the need to pay attention to details and heat when doing things.
4. Speechless when eating and speechless when sleeping comes from "The Analects of Confucius Xiangdang". Meaning: don’t talk when eating, don’t talk when sleeping. This is Confucius's emphasis on eating habits and work and rest, and it also reflects the importance Confucius attaches to physical health.
5. The gentleman's journey to the kitchen comes from "Mencius: King Hui of Liang, Part 1". Meaning: A gentleman should stay away from the kitchen. This is Mencius's expectation for a gentleman. He hopes that a gentleman should not indulge in the desires of his food and drink, but should focus on more important things.
The writing characteristics of "Suiyuan Food List":
1. Concise language and vivid expression:
The language of "Suiyuan Food List" is concise and lively. There are not too many flowery words, but it can vividly describe various delicacies and their production processes. This concise and expressive language style allows readers to better feel the author's love and pursuit of food.
2. Rich in content, drawing on the best of others:
The content of "Suiyuan Food List" covers the preparation methods of various cuisines, including not only home-cooked dishes, banquet dishes and other different types of dishes , it also covers many aspects such as ingredient selection, cooking techniques, and seasoning methods. This rich content and wide range of topics make this book a comprehensive and systematic cookbook.
3. Pay attention to practice and have strong practicality:
"Suiyuan Food List" is not only a theoretical work, but also a guide that pays attention to practice. The author Yuan Mei elaborates on various cooking techniques and seasoning methods in the book, and provides detailed descriptions and instructions for the preparation process of each dish. This practice-oriented feature makes this book highly practical and operable, and can help readers better master the essentials of food production in the actual cooking process.