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1、Unit9ChineseFood“FewthingsinlifeareasPOSitiVeasfood,oraretakenasintimatelyandcompletelybytheIndividual.Onecanlistentomusic,butthesoundmayenterinoneearandgooutthroughtheother:onemaylistentoalectureor.conversation,andday-dreamaboutmanyotherthings;onemayattendtomattersofbusiness,andone,sheartorinterest

2、maybealtogetherelsewhere.Inthematteroffoodandeatinghoweveronecanhardlyremaincompletelyindifferenttowhatoneisdoingforlong.Howcanoneremainentirelyindifferenttosomethingwhichisgoingtoenteronesbodyandbecomepartofoneself?HowcanoneremainindifferenttosomethingwhichwilldetermineonesphysicalStrengthandultima

3、telyone,sspiritualandmoralfibreandwell-being?-Kenneth1.oThisisaneasyquestionforaChinesetoask,butaWesternermightfinditdifficulttoanswer.ManypeopleintheWcstaregourmetsandothersaregluttons,butscatteredamongthemalsoisalargenumberofpeoplewhoareapparentlyprettyindifferenttowhatgoesintotheirstomachs,anddon

4、otregardfoodashavinganyultimatemoraleffectonthem.How,theymightask,couldeatingahamburgerordrinkingCocaColacontributeanythingtomakingyouasaintorasinner?Forthem,foodisquitesimplyafuel.Kenneth1.o,however,expressesapointofVieWthatisprofoundlydifferentandtypicallyChinese,derivingfromthousandsofyearsoftrad

5、ition.Thel,ondonrestaurateurFuTong,forexample,quotesnolessanauthoritythanConfucius(theancientSageknowninChineseasK,ung-Fu-Tzu)withregardtotheprimalimportanceoffood.Food,saidthesage,isthefirsthappiness.FuTongadds:Foodtomycountrymenisoneoftheecstasiesoflife,tobethoughtaboutinadvance;tobesmotheredwithl

6、ovingcarethroughoutitspreparation;andtohavetimelavishedonitinthefinalpleasureofeating.”1.oobservesthatwhenWesternersgotoarestauranttheyaskforagoodtable,whichmeansagoodpositionfromwhichtoseeandbeseen.Theyareusuallytheretobeentertainedsocia11yandalso,incidentally,toeat.WhentheChinesegotoarestaurant,ho

7、wever,theyaskforasmallroomwithplainwallswheretheycannotbeseenexceptbythemembersoftheirownparty,wherejacketscancomeoffandtheycanproceedwiththeseriousbusinesswhichbroughtthemthere.TheChineseintentionsarebothhonourableandwhole-hearted:toeatwithacapitalE.Despitesuchamarkeddifferenceinattitudestowardswha

8、toneconsumes,thereisnodoubtthatpeopleintheWesthavecometoregardthecuisineofChinaassomethingspecial.Infact,onecanassertwithsomejusticethatChinesefoodis,nowadays,theonlytrulyinternationalfood.11isubiquitous.Restaurantsbedeckedwithdragonsanddelicatelandscapes-servingSuchexoticasDimSinGai(sweetandsourchi

9、cken),andShaoShingsoup,Chiao-TzuandKuo-Tioh(northernstyle),andGingAiKwar(steamedaubergines)-havesprungupeverywherefromHongKongtoHonolulutoHobokentoHuddersfield.Howdidthiscomeabout?Certainly,akindofChinesefoodwasexportedtoNorthAmericawhenmanythousandsofChinesewentthereinthe19thcenturytoworkonsuchthin

10、gsastheU.S.railways.Theysettledonornearthewestcoast,wherethefamousorinfamous*chopsueyjoints*grewup,withtheirratherinferiorbrandofChinesecooking.ThestandardoftherestaurantsimprovedsteadiIyintheUnitedStates,but1.oconsidersthatthecrucialfactorinspreadingthiskindoffoodthroughouttheWesternworldwaspopulat

11、ionpressureintheBritishcolonyofHongKong,especiallyafter1950,whichsentfamiliesoutallovertheworldtoseektheirfortunesintheopeningofrestaurants.Headds,however,thatthiscouldnothavehappenediftheworldhadnotbeeninterestedinwhattheHongKongChinesehadtocookandsell.HedetectsanincreasedinterestinsensualityintheW

12、esternworld:Colour,texture,movement,food,drink,androckmusicallthesehavebecomemuchmorepartandparceloftheaveragepersonslifethantheyhaveeverbeen.11isthisincreasedsensualityandthedesireforgreaterfreedomfromage-boundhabitsintheWest,combincdwiththeinherentsensualconceptofChinesefood,alwaysquicktosatisfyth

13、etastebuds,thatisattherootofthesuddenandphenomenalspreadofChinesefoodthroughoutthelengthandbreadthoftheWesternWorld.*Thereisnodoubtthatthetraditionalhigh-qualityChinesemealisaseriousmatter,fastidiouslypreparedandfastidiouslyenjoyed.Indeed,thebringingtogetherandinitialcuttingupandorganisingofthemater

14、ialsisabout90%oftheactualpreparation,thecookingitselfbeingonlyabout10%.This10%isnot,howeverasimplematter.TherearemanypossibiIitiestochoosefrom;Kenneth1.o,forexample,1istsfortymethodsavaiIablefortheheatingoffood,fromchuortheartofboi1ingtosuchothersasts，ang,akindofstir-fryingandbraising,ta,deep-frying

15、inbatter,andweiyburyingfoodinhotsolidssuchascharcoal,heatedstones,sand,saltandlime.Thepreparationisdctailed,andtheenjoymentmustthereforematchit.ThusaproperChinesemealcanlastforhoursandproceedalmostlikeareligiousceremony.Itisasharedexperiencefortheparticipants,notalonelychore,withitsprocessionofplann

16、edandcarefullycontriveddishes,someelementsdesignedtoblend,otherstocontrast.Meatandfish,solidsandsoups,sweetandsoursauces,crispandsmoothtextures,freshanddriedvegetables-alltheseandmorechaiIengethepalatewiththeirappropriatecharms.InaChinesemealthathasnotbeenalteredtoconformtoWesternideasofeating,everythingispresentedasakindofbuffet,theguesteatingalittleofthis,alittleofthat.Individualportionsassucharenotprovidcd.Aproperlyplanneddinnerwillincludeatleastonefowl,onef