中國有多少個菜系? 中國各地都有自己獨特風味的餚饌,但是要構成「菜系」則必須有一定數量的餚饌,它們在原料選擇、調料運用、烹調技藝上都有自己的特點。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines There is an adage in China that goes: “food is the staff of life.” The Chinse believe that eating is the most important thing in a person’s life. It is commonly said that the seven necessities of life are firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Each of these is related to food or drink. Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
士大夫與市井的飲食生活 南北朝以前,「士大夫」一詞指中下層貴族,後來隨着庶族出身的知識分子大量從政,這個詞便成為一般知識分子的代稱。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
貴府的飲食生活 貴族豪門雖然沒有像天子那樣富甲天下,但他們也有較充足的經濟來源,而且在宗法社會中他們的存留時間往往比皇朝更長久,他們又沒有宮廷那麼多的禮數和禁忌,所以他們在生活經驗的積累上比宮廷更多一些。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines Confucius Dream of the Red Chamber
皇室宮廷是如何飲食? 宮廷是天下奇珍異寶匯聚之所,也是最講政治的地方。古代用以協調宮廷政治主要靠禮制。由於禮制的限制,宮廷飲食製作未必能夠達到當時的最高水準。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines Qing Dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi
誰是古代烹飪名師? 人要吃飯,誰也離不開廚師,特別在吃飯上講究的統治階級。然而廚師如果不是與其他重大事件(例如政治事件)有關,他們的名字事跡就很難流傳於後世,因為「君子遠庖廚」。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
古代的人是怎樣吃? 與人類有親緣關係的大猩猩除了休息時間外,一天到晚幾乎都在進食,幸好熱帶和亞熱帶森林中有它吃不完的漿果嫩葉。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
中國人愛吃甚麼? 人類從猿到人的發展過程,人類早年也像其他靈長目動物一樣以採集果實為食,這個時期是以素食為主,後來隨着冰河時期到來,氣候變冷,要生存就要向雜食方向轉變。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines
民以食為天? 民以食為天?中國地處溫帶,自然災害頻繁,人口又多,覓食艱難,時常受飢餓威脅,使人們不得不重視吃飯問題。 Chinese Culinary Culture and Eight Regional Cuisines Confucius Confucianism
Wine and Wine Culture Wine, liquor, and ale (all of which are the same word in Chinese) are simply beverages, yet, they can be an integral part of rituals, usually as sacrificial offerings. They can also be used as symbols of moral degeneracy as well as its converse, uprightness. At banquets, wine amuses the guests and diminishes estrangement amongst them. Drinking moderately can cultivate self-control and decorum. Wine makes a person healthy and joyful both mentally and physically. Wine and Wine Culture
歐陽修與陶淵明的好酒生活 人們往往是從《醉翁亭記》一文認識歐陽修。這篇文章在當時影響廣泛。它曾刻碑立在琅琊山寺旁,拓片卻不脛而走,遠近爭傳,許多商賈到寺裡布施也要向僧人索取《醉翁亭記》的拓本。 Wine and Wine Culture Tao Yuanming