And generally do not like to eat, the love of home cooking is not satisfied. In this way, in order to take care of your stomach, it is natural to start working. Because of the high standards, of course, starting work will not stir up conventional things like ordinary people, and there must be a demand for continuous innovation and creation.
You can't choose what you eat. It is best that all the major cuisines in the north and south of the Yangtze River are full of enthusiasm, and Chinese food, western food and curry can be eaten.
Eating a lot will lay a good foundation for cooking. Otherwise, the tasting will be poor first.
2. Not only eat, but also know.
Many people eat just to eat and lack research psychology. You should know that a way of eating is profound, such as a single lobster sauce, tofu and tofu brain. Practices vary from place to place, which is closely related to geography, history and culture. So generally speaking, the real eating must have a cultural foundation. Yuan Mei, Dong Xiaowan, Liang Shiqiu, Wang Zengqi, Shen Hongfei ... These gourmets are all people with profound cultural connotations. Generally speaking, they should not be too poor. They can't afford to eat a lot of food, so they have bad taste. Is that Mr. Tang's nephew? Liang Shiqiu's father, Mr. Liang Xianxi, graduated from Wentong Museum and worked in Shi Jing Police Station. He is a real gourmet. Wang Zengqi was well-off when he was young. Therefore, the premise of knowing when eating is that it is best to have some money.
To eat, we should not only know what it is (what material, cuisine, flavor characteristics), but also know why it is (how to make it, historical anecdotes). Innovation is good, but it can't be created indiscriminately. Kung pao chicken used cashews instead of peanuts, so it can't be regarded as an authentic kung pao chicken (you can take other names).
Knowing is to understand the characteristics of various ingredients on the basis of eating, and then we can match them well. For example, what is the function of various seasonings, the taste of various vegetables, the parts of various meats, and how to do it ... If you eat too much, you will naturally understand, but you will not know enough. You have to master it, remember it and form your own collocation mechanism.
Extensive reading is essential. Menu with the Garden is a must-read, as well as Ya She Tan Chi, Tang Series, and Wang Zengqi's prose collection. These are not teaching people to cook, but mainly improving the taste of food. In addition to books and articles devoted to eating, in fact, A Dream of Red Mansions also has a lot of space to talk about eating. The description of Dong Xiaowan's cooking in Memories of Shadow Mei 'an is really mouth watering.
There are many cookbooks on the market. Wen Yi and Betty, find some books at hand. One of my favorite books is Confucius' cookbook. The advantage of this book is that it has practice and stories. There are many places in the book that describe the origin of dishes, such as poems, ginkgo biloba, gold hooks and silver bars, bamboo shadow sea cucumbers and so on. In fact, it is very inspiring for cooking.
3, you must practice, practice hard.
As Wang Wei said earlier, it is the best way to sign up for the chef class. If you can't find a course to sign up for, then self-study and TV practice are one way. Personally, I think it's really not that complicated. Sometimes I want to cook a dish, but I can't find good ingredients in the supermarket. Can I do that? Of course, what you buy depends on what is fresh, and sometimes you just look up the current recipes. If you do too much, you are naturally skilled. If you are not interested, you can't make progress until you start working.