Kong Niangzi Kitchen

Author: Kong Mingzhu
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: Out of the 365 days in a year, the kitchen is indispensable every day. In her masterpiece Kitchen, Japanese female writer Banana Yoshimoto opens with the line: "In this world, I think my favorite place is the kitchen." The 'I' in this sentence is a girl who is extremely lonely and confused, yearning for warmth. We are the same—living in a cold, mechanical, computerized world where we punch in for work and handle affairs by the book. Only when we return home to that place called 'kitchen' can our stomachs find comfort and our souls warmth. Love the kitchen, for the ones you love, and go crazy for the kitchen. Kong Mingzhu, also known as Kong Lady, is always smiling and graceful. How can a woman, after her prime, excel in her career, taking care of her husband and raising her children while still shining, just by looking at her for inspiration. Kong Mingzhu's profession is writing articles on social skills and eloquence, but the moment you meet her, you realize she doesn’t need techniques for socializing or eloquence to impress others. She is authentic, loves to talk and laugh, and has written some excellent novels and essays. But her latest venture is cooking. She started a column in a newspaper and also posted it on a forum called "Little Garden of Elegance," along with her blog. Thus, Kong Lady’s Kitchen was launched. For a while, she introduced a new dish every week, and the response was overwhelming—some praised, some sought advice, and some couldn’t help but drool. The forum had people of all kinds, and any opinion could be challenged, but no one ever criticized her cooking. No matter how great a person is, they can’t go against their own taste buds or their stomachs, can they? Kong Mingzhu quickly won the hearts of everyone with her Kong Lady’s Kitchen column, vividly telling stories of family and the kitchen. This book is divided into four parts—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—with contents such as "Fresh as Spring—Sea Bass and Spring Bamboo," "Whimsical Ideas—Chive Rice," and "My Grandmother-in-Law is from Ningbo—Lettuce Rice and Old Duck Soup."