If a person can have a fine sense of the color, taste, and spice ratio of cuisine, he must at least be considered an artist in eating.
Such as Cai Lam.
How deep is Mr. Cai Lan's aesthetic knowledge of food?
Lan Bing will give you an overview in one sentence: He once served as the program general consultant for the Chinese food documentary "A Bite of China".
Based on this sentence alone, anyone who has watched "A Bite of China" will probably say "Oh~~~!" in their hearts.
Chua Lam, together with Jin Yong, Huang Zhan and Ni Kuang, was once known as one of the "Four Great Talents in Hong Kong" and was also known as the "God of Cookery".
Since he is one of the Four Great Talents, he naturally knows more than just eating. Mr. Jin Yong once commented that Cai Lan is "well-informed. He knows everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting, wine and wealth, food, drink, whoring, gambling, literature and movies. He is good at movies, poetry, calligraphy
He has a first-class understanding of the art of food, epigraphy, and food." Mr. Cai has been writing since the 1980s, mainly focusing on food classics and travel notes. He has published essays in many newspapers and has his own food review column.
The New Year's Eve dinner he describes has a simple atmosphere of fireworks: my mother and wet nurse prepare it early in the morning, cut the fish and meat into two pieces, then use a big cooking spoon of a master chef to pour in the egg mixture, and bake it on the charcoal.
Come with yellow thin skin.
We children learned from the adults and wrapped the meat stuffing in skins to make gold ingots one by one.
All kinds of vegetables are also washed, and even bean sprouts come in handy. They are arranged neatly one by one and stuffed into red pepper rings, or celery is soaked and torn into long strips to wrap it up so that it does not fall apart.
Small night scented flowers, minced pork, and frogs as stuffing make it sweet.
We children are responsible for the fine work, carefully filling the flowers one by one.
The charcoal is burning in the furnace, the sunflower fan is fanning fiercely, and the sparks are scattered. Now it is ready to be placed on the dining table.
As soon as the chicken soup comes to a boil, put in the night scented flowers, cook them all at once, and start the meal immediately.
——Cai Lam's "Atmosphere" In 1990, he also co-hosted the interview program "Undefended Tonight" with Huang Zhan and Ni Kuang***. He has interviewed many super-big stars including Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong, Rosamund Kwan, etc. Stars in
This program dares to talk about everything, such as love history, first love, etc., so the program has set a high ratings record.
"Undefended Tonight" Joey Wang "Undefended Tonight" Brigitte Lin "Undefended Tonight" Leslie Cheung and Chua Lam once said: "Smoking hurts the lungs, drinking alcohol hurts the liver, and eating meat hurts the stomach. However, if you don't smoke, drink, or eat meat, it's sad! As long as you eat happily
, people will be happy, and their bodies will naturally become healthy and get better.” From this sentence, we can see that Mr. Cai’s temperament is the kind of open-minded and romantic person who drinks and eats meat.
Once, Cai Lam was asked by the host during an interview, how many girlfriends do you have?
Cai Lan talked too much and was not very clear.
The host then asked: Is there a three-digit number?
Cai Lam said at the time: Dozens are enough, but one per year is not too much.
Later, he also shared his secret to chasing girls in "Thirteen Invitations": Take pictures of the ugly ones!
(Now the old man has recovered and is living a leisurely old age with his wife.) His writing style is just like his person: bold, spicy and direct. Take a look at this excerpt from a short essay where he writes about women and how to recognize people by their appearance.
↓I am a person who absolutely judges books by their appearance.
Appearance is not just about appearance, it is a combination of eyes, conversation, and many small movements.
This way, it is more accurate to see people.
... People who repeat an unpleasant thing in a preachy manner are those who live a rigid life and are negative. Try to talk to such people as little as possible, otherwise your energy will be sucked away by them.
... Laughing aunts are very good. They have lost a muscle and forget their sorrows all at once. They are very cute.
But most of them are second wives, so what’s wrong with having a second wife?
They laughed and accepted it happily.
Most people who love to eat are not bad people.
They pursue delicious food desperately and have no time to harm others.
The perfect combination of a laughing aunt and a greedy woman, the more such women the better.
He also answered questions from netizens on Weibo during his free time. He is wise, humorous, and sincere... He sees words as he sees people. This is a suave and poisonous old man who will make people fall in love with him. He treats people and the world.
His insight is just like the keen perception he has developed in the world of mortals, and he is open-minded and accommodating in all kinds of wisdom.
In addition to understanding life, loving life, and having outstanding talents, Chua Lam is also a good businessman. In 1994, he created his own "Bao Bao Tea", which is a tea that can be used without worrying after overeating. It was once popular in Hong Kong and Japan.
He has also created personal brand restaurants, travel agencies and other peripheral products around hedonic life.
Now there is good news that Lan Bing wants to share with you. Beijing’s first "Chua Lam Hong Kong-style dim sum store" opened by Mr. Chua Lam has opened in Xizhimen Capita Mall. Those who are interested in food can check in! Recommended dim sum:
Crispy hawthorn barbecued pork buns, hibiscus egg white spring rolls, ancient Mala cake↓