Midnight Food Store's thoughts on it (1)

The Huang Lei version of Midnight Food Store has been on the air for several days, but it has been criticized the most, because it has lost word of mouth, ratings and douban scores, which should be a move to copy the Japanese drama completely.

I believe that many people, including me, are still very much looking forward to it when they know that Huang Lei is going to participate in this film, with the design of his chef Huang and the great influence of the Japanese version of Midnight Food Store.

However, after the first episode came out, everyone was really dumbfounded. Douban gave 2.3 points, which was a new height that could not be reached in my childhood. Everyone knows the story of "orange is born in Huainan and orange is born in Huaibei", but no one really understands it. There is a huge gap between the customs and cultural backgrounds of the two countries' food systems, so it is not natural to copy them.

The Japanese version of "Midnight Food Store" is adapted from a comic book. It tells a story: There is a canteen that is only open from 12: 11 p.m. to 7: 11 a.m., and everyone who comes here will order a special dish from the boss. Behind each dish, there is a special story.

The first thing that everyone recognizes is the original Japanese style. izakaya is the habitat of Japanese soul, and half of the pressure of the whole Japanese nation is in izakaya, mixed with alcohol. The popularity of the Japanese version of Midnight Food Store is first of all a true reflection of national life, with sufficient mass base, which is in line with the collective subconscious of the Japanese people to a great extent. Secondly, the tonality is accurate enough. Although izakaya is humble, the food still requires natural colors, delicious ingredients and excellent utensils, and the tonality of short plays is restrained enough.

Let's talk about China's version of Midnight Food Store. It's really thoughtless to send a screenwriter to sit in the old Sanpailou store at one or two o'clock in the middle of the night every night, and listen to the diners bragging about mountains. I can write a Thousand and One Nights in less than a month. Even if I don't want to stay up late at night as hard as that, I will find that there are so many Midnight Food Store stories.

In Winter written by Zhu Ziqing, there is such a passage:

Speaking of winter, I suddenly think of tofu. It's a "small ocean pot" with boiled tofu, which is hot. The water is rolling, like the eyes of many fish, and a small piece of tofu is kept inside, tender and smooth, like a white fox coat that is worn backwards. The pot is on the "foreign stove", and the stove is smoked black, which shows the whiteness of tofu. It is night, and the house is old. Although it is lit with "foreign lights", it is still dark. Sitting around the table are my father and three of our brothers.

A simple scene, a simple Midnight Food Store, and a sense of picture that comes to my face. The traveler opened the door and came in wrapped in a chill. Kobayashi Kaoru or Huang Lei, who had a scar on his face, did not say anything. He put a pot of tofu in front of him, and the traveler spat white air, rubbed his frozen hands, broke chopsticks and put them in his mouth, thinking of his distant hometown and his father who had been on a winter night. This long shot doesn't even need a line.

there is no shortage of food plots in China. Food programs are easy to cause * * * in China, because not only food, but also delicious food, emotion, memories, and the combination of all these things. Any deliberate, weak or isolated link will make feelings become passive water without roots, and the result will be like a farce story of three sisters in instant noodles.

Midnight Food Store's reflection (2)

What should the real "Midnight Food Store" be in China?

monopolize the market and set off a hot pot revolution!

-Pinshang Doulao Hotpot

Our "Late Night"

Late at night, the busy city completed its high-speed operation of the day, and most people were either asleep or about to sleep, but for some people, life in the city has just begun.

a small street hidden among office buildings, schools and shopping malls is inconspicuous during the day, and at night, it becomes a spontaneous night market, and rice stalls are set up.

9: 11, 11: 11, 11: 11 ...

White-collar workers who worked overtime in the office building stretched themselves and rubbed their sour eyes, ending a busy day's work;

The students in the university also ended their hard work in the library and walked out of the building in groups, talking and laughing.

In the shopping mall, I remembered the beautiful saxophone "Going Home", and the salespeople who stood all day were still counting accounts and discussing with each other what to eat after work to "treat" themselves.

The workers on duty in the nearby construction site also took off their sweaty work clothes and helmets, and took a good shower, thinking that they must drink two large glasses of draft beer later to get rid of their fatigue and summer heat.

These people have different life backgrounds, different occupations and different hometowns, but at this time, they have gone to the same place.

Our "canteen"

came to the night market. They chose the stalls they wanted to eat according to their own tastes. No matter whether they like spicy food, soup or water with light taste, or just want a drink to relieve the heat, they can find a place here.

The hottest place is a hot pot restaurant with bean sauce. More than a dozen tables are full, and there are more than a dozen people waiting in line. Naturally, they are beaming, and they are hungry and waiting anxiously. There is a small hot pot on each table, and the bottom of the pot is spicy and red. When the soup in the pot begins to steam, you can rinse all kinds of delicious food. Cooked this dish of delicious food, put it in an oil dish with chopsticks, and everyone was sweating and blushing, calling "too enjoyable".

Looking around, there are people everywhere, all kinds of people, people of all ages and occupations. Some people are shirtless and drunk, yelling, some people are holding a cup of herbal tea and laughing about the various aspects of society, some people are telling the philosophy of life like a thorough understanding of the world, and some people are talking about various ways to make money. Some people's faces are engraved with the marks of wind and frost, some people have not really stepped into the society, and there is the spirit of the calf that is "fearless".

These people are ourselves, our relatives, our friends, our classmates and colleagues, and the ordinary China people around us. Different people have different lives, different sorrows, different happiness and dreams. At this moment, they are all gathered in the night market. No matter who they are, they don't care about others. They eat, drink and chat happily. That's enough!

Every city has thousands of night markets in Qian Qian, thousands of food stalls in Qian Qian and thousands of hot pot restaurants in Qian Qian. Every day, thousands of China people in Qian Qian visit and tell different stories. This is the real "Midnight Food Store" of ordinary China people

the "Midnight Food Store" of China people

Only now have I finally understood why the remake of Midnight Food Store by our chef Huang failed.

moving the original Midnight Food Store to China intact is doomed to failure.

a menu that changes the soup without changing the medicine, a "cauldron dish" that has never been ordered; The same Japanese chef's clothes and the same scars; The dining style of Japanese izakaya; Not to mention the full screen embarrassment caused by hard-planting advertisements.

Besides, who will have their own * * * voice to these grandiose and artificial people?

China is not Japan, and China's food culture is by no means comparable to that of Japan. China's legends and stories about food can't be told for a hundred years.

Therefore, the success of China on the Tip of the Tongue is due to the fact that the producer does not stand high above the clouds and look down on all beings, but is full of fireworks of life, which can not only capture the stomachs of China people, but also the hearts of China people.

Then, it is not difficult to understand why the China version of Midnight Food Store failed.

Midnight Food Store's thoughts on it (3)

Recently, I have been chasing a drama-Midnight Food Store, a TV series about food and stories. I like it because there is a story behind every food, which can be affection, love, friendship and universal love.

A bowl of fried instant noodles makes three single leftover women close friends and confide in each other; Behind a glass of beer with sausage is a beautiful and sad love; A cup of pop rocks ice cream, let two terminally ill young people accompany each other to the end of their lives; A spoonful of old soy sauce makes the father and son who once didn't understand each other get back together; A bowl of braised pork makes the doctor who is paralyzed in bed recover; A plate of soy sauce fried rice, let the beauty star find his father; A bowl of steamed eggs not only makes the host find the taste of mother, but also brings him happy love ......................................................................................................................................................... In this era of food, many people will label themselves as foodies. As long as they eat something that they think is delicious, they will label it as food and make a big splash. In order to promote their own food, merchants have racked their brains to plan marketing plans, such as how much they eat, how much they can get, how many discounts they can get if their circle of friends accumulates enough praise, and how to scan the code and add membership points for cash vouchers. As everyone knows, most of these so-called delicacies are the result of mechanized procedures. There is no emotion but only technology, and there are no ingredients and only various condiments. Therefore, this kind of food can only temporarily solve the problem.

and I like this kind of food: get up early in the morning, go to the morning market, choose the freshest ingredients, and then spend the whole morning preparing: washing vegetables, side dishes, cutting vegetables, and then add some ideas. Do not put any extra condiments, only the most common salt, soy sauce and vinegar. It is simple to keep the original flavor of ingredients, but the emotion in food is not simple. Even I like boiled vegetables or steamed vegetables. What's more, the well-prepared dishes can meet the mood and requirements of visitors.

besides fresh ingredients, it is more important to inject emotions into delicious food. Just like beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the beauty of a delicious food is not the food itself, but the emotion in it. This kind of food will never tire of eating.

Doudou-the only favorite pasta, because it is a memory of home;

mixed soup-sweet and sour, with soup and pimples, a warm stomach soup in winter. Do you remember Xiao Xiong? But what you ate was not the best I cooked, but the best I ate was the bowl of mutton and soup that Dad sent to bed in the morning.

pancake-it's tender and a little salty, and it tastes like dad. You must eat it every time you go home.

jiaozi-people in the north can do it every family, but people in the south can't do it. Therefore, at that time, China was often given a refrigerator and jiaozi in case of hunger.

Braised pork-I didn't like fat meat very much. After eating authentic Mao Shi braised pork with Ouyang, I have no bad feelings about fat meat.

Qingming dumplings, a specialty of curly family, can only be eaten in Qingming. Green glutinous rice is wrapped in spicy dried vegetables, which is the taste of grandma and mom.

Spicy fried dried fish-Aunt Wu Ma's specialty, was praised for the first time.

jiao Tou-similar to garlic, served with red, green and green peppers! Song, remember? I have not eaten since I left NC;

Soup powder-a must-have breakfast for four years in college. At the moment you just stepped into the canteen door, Aunt Soup Powder was ready, and there was no need to wait in line, so 1.2 yuan had a bowl.

Fried meat with garlic moss-the favorite of stone. After learning from me for a long time and taking notes, I still can't make it, but it's not far from me.

sparerib soup-a warm stomach product in winter, and it's a pleasure to drink with pupu in a pot;

crabs and shrimps-steamed, simple, the key is that someone peels them for you to eat.

Fish-flavored shredded pork-sweet and spicy, the key is bean paste, which has never been very fond of, but someone's favorite, unfortunately, has been separated before cooking.

I believe that there are many people who really like and know about food, and I also believe that everyone who likes food has a story or a person behind every food.