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It cleverly adds celebrity labels to the food: Bai Xianyong’s relationship with Guilin rice noodles, Zhu Ziqing’s relationship with Yangzhou snacks, Zhang Ailing’s reason for loving Shanghai-style Western food, the food relationship of Jiangnan famous people... Sichuan old newspaper people, some
Che Xi, known as the "Bodhisattva of Food", has a special edition of "Cultural People and Sichuan Cuisine" in his "Miscellaneous Talks on Sichuan Cuisine" (Sanlian Bookstore), which contains the food stories of Zhang Xueliang, Zhang Daqian, Li Jiliren, Shen Zui and others.
It's a fun read.
In "The Story of Food" (written by Zhu Zhenfan, Yuelu Publishing House), a palace pao chicken dish leads to the story of Ding Yingzhen uprooting the evil eunuch An Dehai. A bowl of bacon porridge actually involves the history of Lu Xiufu escorting the young emperor to escape in the Southern Song Dynasty!
In addition to the interesting dishes, the connection of characters, stories, and historical backgrounds makes the food more interesting.
The two books "Food Stories from the South of China" and "Food Stories from the North of China" (Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House) go straight to the subject, dividing the regions by provinces, and specifically collecting many food anecdotes. They not only tell stories, but also
It also conducts research on the origins and even the originators of several famous foods, which fully demonstrates the long history of our country's food culture.
In these books, the content about food is just a carrier. The author's real intention is to express deeper cultural connotations through food, so they are very popular among readers with higher cultural literacy.
Cultural scholar Xu Chengbei is very knowledgeable about food. His book "Beijing Miscellaneous Food" (People's Literature Publishing House) is full of preference for Beijing-style culture and reflects the vicissitudes of Beijing through food.
"Old Glutton's Comics: Memories of Food Drinking in the Past Fifty Years" (Sanlian Bookstore) is a recently influential book on food culture. The author Zhao Heng claims to be a glutton and a self-proclaimed "old glutton". The book covers food and beverages.
It is very broad, from which we can get a glimpse of the author's rich life experience.
"A Big Belly Can Hold: Essays on Chinese Food Culture" and "The Story of Chinese Food" (Baihua Literature and Art Publishing House) are two masterpieces on food culture from Taiwan. "The Story of Chinese Food" narrates the overseas Chinese food experience and "Eat to the End of the World"
” (World Knowledge Publishing House), “The Freedom to Eat” (written by Sergeant Fu, People’s Literature Publishing House), “Eat All Over the World—China Food Map” (written by Zhao Jikang, Shandong Pictorial Publishing House), “Barbecue on the Left and Right on the Right”
"Simmering Soup" (written by Gu Qingsheng, Writers Publishing House), etc. are all very personal food culture books.