Hong Kong's "Four Great Talents" are all brilliant, among which the late Jin Yong and Ni Kuang are good at writing martial arts, while Cai Lan and Huang Zhihong are well-known gourmets and the other is a famous person in the music field. In private, these four people have a good relationship and are friends who can drink, eat and chat together. Because of this, it is not surprising that the book "Cai Lan says delicious food: Learn to taste words" is prefaced by Jin Yong and inscribed by Ni Kuang.
Jin Yong praised and admired Cai Lanman between the lines, and deeply felt that his open-minded optimism was far beyond his reach. On the other hand, Ni Kuang was deeply impressed by Cai Lan's talent. He was deeply moved by a series of countless titles, from filmmaker to gourmet and connoisseur. These titles were all true, and he was also moved by his persistent pursuit of truth in the art field.
Opening the directory is obviously a method of writing layer by layer. Although the brushwork is casual and sloppy, we can still see the deepening from the concept of diet to the outlook on life: learn to taste the word and pursue the word "extreme" → Japanese food is very ornamental, calm, elegant and peaceful → learn and experience as much as possible, eat as much good things as possible, and life will be better.
Among them, the chapters on Japanese food culture occupy most of the book. Not only the second part is put forward separately, but also in other chapters, the knowledge about Japanese diet, especially about seafood such as fish and shrimp, how to eat original ingredients to keep them fresh, and the distinction between high-quality and low-quality special ingredients, such as tempura as the highest level endorsement of Japanese cuisine, has its own reasons, not only the taste is different, but also whether there is oil on the paper, which shows different effects.
Cai Lan studied in Japan in his early years and went to Japan many times to explore delicious food. It is natural to talk more about the local food culture. Looking back, it fell not only on food and tableware, but also on memories. In those past human emotions, I felt the sadness of the world. For example, a reliable boss, he seeks raw materials regardless of cost and risks losing money to ensure the absolute freshness and high quality of ingredients; The proprietress with a slightly tough attitude can always provide professional dining advice to diners; And jiaozi, where my friends and I used memory bags in foreign countries, every memory is particularly warm.
The old gentleman is a kind-hearted man, and his image in the book is always rainy.
He sometimes becomes a bystander, coldly looking at people and things, or jokingly asking himself questions from the perspective of a third party, telling us what to eat is more nutritious, what kind of people are more likely to become "gourmets" and how to drink tea correctly. He also said that nothing in this world can't be solved by eating, drinking and drinking.
More often, he is a witness of life and tells us to eat better. Today, if we eat better than yesterday, we are worthy of ourselves. Otherwise, there will always be endless delicious food in this world, but we will also say that we should not pursue hard-to-find ingredients too much. It is an art to make ordinary food delicious.
No wonder he said that spiritual people can also realize truth from food. I remember a song singing: fried rice with eggs is the simplest and the most difficult. The simple road is a realm. The more I look back at this book, the more I can understand that Cai Lan is such a person with a realm. He knows that being an interesting person is a respect for life, and it is easier to find the beauty of this world by keeping a curiosity.
When I think of the day when I had lunch, it was his past as a filmmaker. He stepped down from the stage and cultivated his interest in food, which led him to live another life. And ordering takeout made him realize that there was a box lunch in those days, which meant that he could still start working and continue his life. Now he feels that this represents a positive hope.
With the growth of age, Cai Lan's dietary taste and working philosophy have gradually become simple, and white rice is his favorite. When young people are confused, they will also say that although unhealthy food will affect their physical condition, mental health and heartfelt happiness are more important. Thus, occasional indulgence is not only a kind of enjoyment, but also a kind of retirement.
At first glance, I seem to eat a little of everything, but I will choose slowly in a few years. In the end, I only leave what I really yearn for, which may not be expensive, but it must be a kind of food. The so-called eating, knowing how to eat and eating well can probably sum up Mr. Cai Lan's understanding of eating.