Dear readers, the book I want to introduce today is " Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper" .
01 Content introduction
This is China, a wonderful country with great food.
This is a story about Chinese food and a British girl's adventures in China.
Fuxia went to China for a long stay in 1994. From the beginning she had sworn that no matter how strange the food might be, she would accept it.
The fascination when I first encountered Sichuan cuisine, the shock when I witnessed chickens and ducks being slaughtered, the experience of ever-changing knife skills, the admiration for healthy diet, the inner moral dilemma when tasting rare game...
02About the author
Fuxia ·Dunlop Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop
Fuchsia Dunlop
obtained a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, and later obtained a master's degree in Chinese Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London with top honors.
Fuxia has written three books, namely "Sichuan Cooking", " Hunan Recipes", and "Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper".
When she first cooperated with a local Chinese radio station on the BBC Chinese Channel, she served as a co-producer of the radio program "Eat Eat Eat West" in cooperation with Chengdu Radio, which is a series of bilingual programs with food themes.
03 Original Golden Sentence
Those who are exiled and frustrated people in exile can find solace in eating; life is bitter, but food can bring a temporary sweetness. In a politically turbulent society, an individual's fate is determined by an autocratic imperial monarch or a great leader; a career and reputation may be ruined by someone's whim. In such an environment, food is a safe treat and you can relax in it without fear.
- Quoted from page 41
China in the 1990s seemed to be full of vitality and optimism. The previous utilitarianism, asceticism, rigidity and monotony disappeared. The whole country is in action, and 1.2 billion people are united and moving forward. In the UK, demolishing even one dilapidated old building would cause us distress. And in Sichuan, they wielded sledgehammers all the way and demolished the entire city! This unscrupulous confidence is admirable. They firmly believe that the future will be better than the past.
- Quoted from page 90
Zanthoxylum bungeanum is mentioned in the collection of ancient Chinese poems "The Book of Songs ", and it is believed that the shiny and abundant seeds are a symbol of "many children". The palaces of the imperial concubines of the Han Dynasty were called "pepper rooms" because the soil used to lay the walls was mixed with Sichuan peppercorns, which symbolized the longevity of the emperor's heirs. Ordinary people will use strings of peppercorns as tokens of love.
- quoted from page 187
