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1、Unit9ChineseFoodTethingsinlifeareasPoSitiUeasfaodforaretakenasintimatelyandcompletelybytheindividual.Onecanlistentomusic,hutthesoundmayenterinoneearandgooutthroughtheother;onemaylistentoalectureor.conversation,andday-dreamaboutmanyotherthings;onemayattendIomattersofbusiness,andone,sheartorinterestma
2、ybealtogetherelsewhere.Inthematteroffoodandeatinghoueeronecanhardlyremaincompletelyindifferenttowhatoneisdoingforlong.Howcanoneremainentirelyindifferenttosomethingwhichisgoingtoenterone,sbodyandbecomepartofoneself?Howcanoneremainindifferenttosumiethingwhichwilldetermineone,sphysicalstrengthandultima
3、telyonesspiritualandmoralfibreandwell-being?,t-Kenneth1.oThisisaneasyquestionforaChinesetoask,butaWesternermightfinditdifficulttoanswer.ManypeopleintheWestaregourmetsandothersaregluttons,butscatteredamongthemalsoisalargenumberofpeoplewhoarcapparentlyprettyindifferenttowhatgoesintotheirstomachs,anddo
4、notregardfaskforasmallroomwithplainwallswheretheycannotl?seenexceptbythemembersoftheirOwnparty,wherejacketscancomeoffandtheycanproceedwiththeseriousbusinesswhichbrougltthemthere.TheChineseintentions-arebothhonourableandwhole-hearted:tocatwithacapitalE.Despitesuchamarkeddifferenceinattitudestowardswh
5、atoneconsumes,thereisnodoubtthatpeopleintheWesthavecometoregardthecuisineofChinaassomethingspecial.Infact,onecanassertwithSoniejusticethalChinesefoodis,nowadays,theonlyt11lyinternationalfingandbraising,ta,deep-fryinginbatter,andwei,buryingfoodinhotsolidssuchascharcoal,heatedstones,sand,saltandlime.T
6、hepreparationisdetailed,andtheenjoymentmustthereforematchit.ThusaPropCrChinesemealcanlastforhoursandproceedalmostlikeareligiousceremony.Itisasharedexperiencefortheparticipants,notalonelychore,Withitsprocessionofplannedandcarefullycontriveddishes,someelementsdesignedtoblendotherstocontrast.Meatandfis
7、h,solidsandsoups,sweetandsoursauces,crispandsmoothtextures,freshanddriedvegetables-alltheseandmorechallengethepalateWiththeirappropriatecharms.InaChinesemealthathasnotbeenalteredtoconformtoWesternideasofeating,evelhingispresentedasakindofbuffet,theguesteatingalittleofthis,alittleofthat.IndividualportionsassucharenotProVidcd.Aproperlyplanneddinnerwilli