Beijing Snacks

Author: Xu Chengbei
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Life in the world manifests in various forms—some are grand, some are luxurious, some are fierce, and some are kind. Seeking common ground amidst diversity, people eat day by day. Hungry, they must eat their fill; full, they continue to eat. Thin, they eat more; fat, they eat less. The poor compete for food, while the wealthy are greedy for it. Eating never stops until death. Food is not a sin, but humans have their own desires. Overeating year after year leaves one like a walking corpse, unable to understand balance or the art of eating gradually. This book focuses on sharing my personal insights on eating. If this idea had been proposed in the past, readers would undoubtedly have criticized me for not being serious. "I’m not an 'insider' in the food industry—why talk about this?" Furthermore, "What’s so serious about the topic of 'eating'?"