Literary Banquet: A Collection of Essays on Food and Dining

Author: Jiao Tong
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: In the nostalgic prose of Chinese literati in the 20th century, "food from hometown" is an eternal theme. The literati, having left their hometowns and wandered in foreign lands, could only express their individual memories of taste to highlight their adherence to traditional culture through the natural connection between nostalgia and food. Liang Shiqiu's Douzhi'er, Tang Lujun's Peas Yellow, Zhang Xiaofeng's Sour Plum Soup, and Dong Qiao's Cold Dishes are mostly everyday foods elevated from the ordinary to the refined. The literati either quoted ancient writings or spoke of their deep affection for their hometown's cuisine, embodying the precious spirit of the common people in the act of talking about taste and appreciating it. In the relationship between taste and language, they play with the charm of Chinese linguistic culture! To speak of taste, to play with taste, to savor taste, to savor the nostalgia of Chinese literati's nostalgic prose in the 20th century, where "food from hometown" is an eternal theme. The literati, having left their hometowns and wandered in foreign lands, could only express their individual memories of taste to highlight their adherence to traditional culture through the natural connection between nostalgia and food. Liang Shiqiu's Douzhi'er, Tang Lujun's Peas Yellow, Zhang Xiaofeng's Sour Plum Soup, and Dong Qiao's Cold Dishes are mostly everyday foods elevated from the ordinary to the refined. The literati either quoted ancient writings or spoke of their deep affection for their hometown's cuisine, embodying the precious spirit of the common people in the act of talking about taste and appreciating it. In the relationship between taste and language, they play with the charm of Chinese linguistic culture! To speak of taste, to play with taste, to savor taste, to savor.