Foodishuman’sbasicneed,yetitdiffersfromculturetoculture.Color,aromaandtastehavebeenregardedasthebasicsofChineseculinaryart.InthelonghistoryofChinesecoursedevelopment,therearemanydifferencesbetweentheSouthernandNortherntastes.Generallyspeaking,thesoutherncoursesemphasizefreshnessandtenderness;whilethenortherncoursesareoilier.Asatypicallysoutherner,Ipreferfreshnessandpureflavor.Somyfavoritefoodissteamingfish.
SteamingfishisaclassicalGuangDongdish.It’sfamousforlight,softandslipperytaste.Thematerialmustbefresh,andthecookmustcontroltheheattomakesurethefishremaintenderandpure.Putthefreshfishinthepottosteamfor8minuteswithmildheat.Beforethedishisfinished,addaspoonofoilandsomechoppedgreenonionandaspoonofsoysauce,andthenthesteamingfishisdone.Mymotherisverygoodatcookingthiscourse.Ireallylovethewayshecookthefish,notonlymaintaintheoriginalflavorsofthefish,butalsoprovidewithenoughprotein.
饮食是人类最基本的需求，但饮食因文化而异。色香味一直被看做是中华饮食文化的基本要素。在中国饮食文化历史发展的长河中，南方菜和北方菜有很多不同。一般来说，南方菜更注重鲜、嫩，而北方菜相对比较油腻。作为一个典型的南方人，我更喜爱鲜美和纯粹的`味道。所以，清蒸鱼是我最喜欢的菜。
清蒸鱼是一道经典的广东菜，以口味清谈、鱼肉细滑而著名。所用材料必须新鲜，厨师需掌控好火候，以此保证鱼肉的鲜嫩。将鲜鱼放在锅中,用文火蒸8分钟。在出锅之前，加一小勺油和一些葱花及一勺酱油，清蒸鱼就做好了。我的母亲很擅长烹饪这道菜。我非常喜欢她做的清蒸鱼，不仅仅保留了鱼的鲜美，也提供了足够的蛋白质。
Whenspringcame,Iplantedtheseedsofagaricinmysmallyard.
Lookingforwardtomanydays,inthespringbreeze,theagaricvegetablesgrowpalegreenleaves.Justgrowoutofthetwosmallleavesliketwominismallspoons,lovely.Abreezeblowing,asmallbudeastshake,Westshake,asifabouttofall.
Aftertwodays,Iwenttowateragaric,foundthatagaricgrewupalot.Thebudsgrewfromthesizeofafingernailtohalfthesizeofapalm,andtheircolorchangedfromlightgreentored-green.Isquattedbesidethefungusvegetablesquietlysaid:"fungusvegetables,youquicklygrowup!"Agustofwindblowing,agaricasifnoddedanswer:"noproblem,smallmaster,youwaitandsee!"
Fourdayslater,Iwenttoseethemagainandwassurprisedtofindthattheleavesofagaricwereuneven,abitlikethewavesonthesea,andthereweremanyinvisibleveinsonthem.Whatabigchange!Everyleafwassogreen,asifanewlifewerestirringinit.Ifyougetcloseenoughtotakeasniff,thescentwillmakeyoutakeadeepbreath.Ireachedoutandtouchedtheleavesofagaric,itisthick,fat,reallyalittleblackagaricfeel!
Manydayspassed,thefungushasgrowneverywhere,aleafislikethesizeofthepalmofthehand!Theagaricdishupanddowncrowded,asifinaracetomycredit:"smallmaster,Igrowsobig,youmustbesatisfiedwithit!"
Icarefullypinchedafewpiecesoffreshagaricleaves,tooktothekitchen,letmymothershowhercookingskills.Motherputthefungusandceleryfriedtogether,andthenputonafewspices,soonservedonthetable.Lookingatthefamilyhappilyeatingmykindoffungusvegetables,theheartisveryhappy.
Iloveyou,agaric.
Somepeopleliketheredapple,somepeoplelikegoldenplum,butIliketheunknownbalsampear.
Summer,Istoodonthebalcony,toobservetheappearanceofbittergourd,denseleaveswithacluster,asmallbittergourd,bittergourdisnotnice,theyarerealupanddownwithasmallpimple,oval,liketheskinofatoad,theirappearanceisreallyugly.Bittermelonhangingdowninthegreenleaves,canbereallyinteresting!
Today,mymothercookedaplateofbittergourdformetotastethetasteofbittergourd.Icantwaittogotothetable,pickedupthechopsticks,apieceofbittergourd,putintohismouthcarefullytaste,bittergourdinmymouthexudeafaintfragrance,"dontallflavorofbittergourdreallydelicious!""Icouldnothelpmyselfsaying,asItookanothersliceandcheweditinmymouth.
BittergourdalsocontainsvitaminB1,whenthesultrysummerarrived,itisbesttoeatbittergourd,becauseeatingbittergourdcanclearlungandremovefire.Bitterinthesweet,freshanddelicioustastewillmakeyourelaxedandhappy.
Ilovebittergourd,notonlybecauseIlikeitsbrightgreencolor,notonlyisthebittergourdcanclearthelungstoremovefire,moreimportantly,isIlikethecharacterofbittergourd,bittergourdisnotlikeapple,plumasfavoredbypeople,highhanginginthetree,makeapersonseebornloveheart.Bittergourdjustgrowintheshortleaves,letthewindandrain,justwhenpeopleneedit,itcametothousandsofhomes,tocontributetheirownstrength.Howlikemillionsofordinaryworkersbittermelon.
Ah!Iloveyou,bittermelon.
Steamedmandarinfishhasbeenmyfavoritedishsincefifthgrade.Thetenderfish,maroonfishsoup,greenscallion...Andthatmouth-watering,smellyfishsmell.Icantforgetit.
IdlikesteamedmandarinfishagainthisSunday.SoIaskedmymothertogotothemarkettobuymandarinfish.Afteryoucomeback,themotherofthemandarinfishguts,thenwashitagain,inthefishwithobliqueknifeafewword,fishinthesaltsprinkledonthehandwipeequably,cutthegreenonion,shreddedgingergoodputintothewater,everythingisdone,seemotherfirsttogivethefishonaplate,sprinklesomeshreddedgreenonion,pouralittlecookingwine,andthenputthefishintothepotsteamed,openfire.Wait8-10minutes,thenitsOK.Stop,timeisup,mymothertoldmetoturnoffthefire,andtakeoutthefishandpouroutthejuiceandgreenonioninside.Thenpourtheoilintothepanuntilitbubbles.Thenpourtheoilandthefishdrumevenlyineachpart,sprinklesomeshredonion.Steamedmandarinfishisdone!
Motherorderedabamboomatonthetableandbroughtthefish.Ipackagoodmeal,pickupchopsticksfirstpickedupapieceoffish,fatbutnotgreasy,smoothcrisptender,gravyoverflowingaword:"wonderful"!
Thissteamedmandarinfishisnutrient-balancedandrichinprotein,whichiseasilyabsorbedbythehumanbody.
Therearealsomanybenefitsofeatingsteamedmandarinfish;ChinesecinnamonfishtasteGanping,intothespleen,stomachdiameter,proteincontent18.5%,fat3.5%,butalsocontainscalcium,phosphorus,ironandvitaminB2,niacin,notonlyhighnutritionalvalue,butalsoaverygoodhealthcarefunction.
Lookingatthisplateofmandarinfishwhettedmyappetite.
Inthemorning,Iopenedthedoor,metwithalargegoldenrapeflowers,likeagoldensea,shininginthesunlittlegold.
"Therapeflowersareout!Therapeflowersareout!"Icheeredandcouldntwaittorushtotherapefield.
Arapeseedlikeagracefulgirl,putonayellowcoatandagreenskirt.Thebreezeblowing,rapedancing,likearoadofgoldenwavesrolling.
Rapeflowers,eachonehasitsposture.Someareallopen,fourpiecesofgoldenpetalsstretchthebody,aroundtheyellowcenter,likearoundstagesetupforthecenter.Somewillnotopen,onlyoutofthesmallyellowhead;Somewerestillflowers,tightlywrappedingreenwatts.Eachflowerhasalong,thingreenstalk,whichisconnectedtothegreenstem.Theseflowerhandleisstrewnatrandomhavesend,sucheachflowerisnotkeptout,canenjoythemoistofsunshinetothetopofonesheart.
Icloseasmell,thearomaisnostrils,thebeescannothelpbuttogatherhoney!
Althoughrapeflowerisverycommon,butIlikeitverymuch.
Therearemanydeliciousfoodsinlife,amongwhichscrambledeggswithtomatoesismyfavoritehome-cookeddish.
BecauseIlikeit,mymotherisalwaysdoingtricks.Dotomatoscrambledeggsformetoeat,mymotherdotomatoscrambledeggstasteveryfragrant,verydistinctive.
Thisdishiseasytomake.Firsttakefourtomatoes,andfoureggs,cuttheeggs,breakupthetomatoes.Thenputthreetablespoonsofoilinthepan,andthenputtheadjustedeggsgentlyintothepanandfrythem.PutalittlelesssaltandMSG,friedtheeggsintotheplate,andthenfrythetomatoes,friedtomatoesfriedeggsintothepotandtomatoesmixedtogetherfry,seasoningadded.Thisisadelicioustomatoscrambledegg.
TomatocontainsvitaminC,thirstquenching,stomachdigestion,Qingrejiedueffect,tohypertension,kidneypatientshavegoodadjuvanttreatmenteffect.Thenutritiousfoodineggscontainsprotein,fat,vitelin,vitaminsandothermineralsneededbythehumanbody.
Thisismyfavoritescrambledeggwithtomato.Ihopeyoulikeittoo.
Oneofmyfavoritedishesisscrambledeggswithtomatoes.Theredjuicytomatoesandyellowdeliciouseggsgotogether,justlikecoffeeandmilkinDovechocolate.
Mombroughtthedishes.Whatattractivecolors!Ireallywanttogoupandfinishthewholedish.Butthatcantbedone.Dadlovesthem,too.AtthistimemysalivalikethewateroftheYellowRiver,magnificent,continuous,fromtimetotimetotheoutflow.Dadsawmethispairofgreedycatappearance,consideratesaidtome:"youeatfirst."Ilistentoabnormalhappy,hurriedlygaveoneselffilledalargebowl.
Icouldntwaittoputthedishinmymouth.Firstitfeltsweetandsour,andthenitfeltsweet,bothtastesswirlinginmymouth.IwaiteduntilthetwoflavorsdisappearedinmymouthbeforeIswallowed,eagertograbasecondpiece.HalfabowloftomatoscrambledeggsIateformorethantenminutes,aftereatingIstillnotsatisfied,andwanttofillafewspoonfuls,butwasstoppedbydad.Hesaidtome,"Eatonemorespoonfulandtakepartinaspringcleaning."AlthoughIwaslazyandafraidofcleaning,Ireadilyagreedinordertoeatanextraspoonfulofscrambledeggsandtomatoes.
Look!ThatshowmuchIlovethischeapandgooddish!
Iliketoeatvegetables,butamongmanyvegetables,Iliketoeatcucumberbest.
Cucumbershapesaredifferent,somearethinandlong,straightlikea"woodenstick";Somelikea"ham",somecucumbercurved,likeacrescent.Cucumbertenderisgreen,thewholebodycoveredwiththorns,thesearethornsstillsomeprickit!Ifcucumbersareleftathomeforafewdays,green-to-yellow"wrinkles"creepalloverthebody.Bythistimehewasveryold,sotospeak,veryold.Thatsprobablywhypeoplecallitacucumber!
Cucumberfreshanddelicious,intothemouth,ah!Thecrispinesswassocomfortable.Cucumberscanbeeatenraw,salad,orinsoups.Cucumbereatingmethod,Ilikesalad,firstpeelthecucumber,thencutintosilk,thenpoursomeboilingwater,andthenthewaterinthebowlclean,andthenthevinegar,salt,sugarpouredinthebowl,tothetime,vinegarcannotpourtoomuch,otherwiseitwillputyourteethacidoff.
Cucumbernotonlycanreduceweight,andcanhairdressing!Cutthecucumberintoslicesandapplyittoyourfacetoeliminatewrinkles!Eatacucumbereverynight,canalsoloseweight,vitaminsupplements.
Ididntexpectcucumberstobeveryuseful.Ilovecucumbers!
OfallthedishesIveevereaten,oneofmyfavoriteisJewelCrab.Becauseitisalwayssofullofcolor,fragranceandtastethatmakesmymouthwater.
JewelCrabisbestcookedlightly.Whenyouputapotofcrabonthetable,youwillsmellaseductivefragrance;Whenyoupickitupwithchopsticksandpreparetoeat,youwillseehowbeautifultheredandwhitecolorsare;Whenyouputitintoyourmouthtosavor,youwillfeelhowtenderthemeatis,howfreshthetasteis,butfreshwithalittlespicy;Whenyouswallowitdown,yourmouthcanstillenjoytheaftertaste.
Perhapsafterlisteningtothis,youwillwanttotastetheidea,butdeliciousfoodisnotthateasytomake,ofcourse,ittakessomethought.Forexample:thecollocationoftheseasoning,thesizeoftheheat,themasteryoftimeandsoonsomemustpayattentionto.Otherwise,whatwouldthecookedtreasurecrabtastelike
AlthoughIdonteatJewelCrabveryoften,Ialwaysthinkofitstaste.Oncemyfathercookedittoospicy,butIstillatemostofit.YouknowhowIeatIamnotafraidofyourjoke,Idrinkamouthfulofwater,eatacrab,justeatsomuch.Youcanseehowdeliciousitis.
NowthatIthinkaboutit,itsreallydelicious.
Thisismyfavoritedish,andifyouliketoeatityoucanmakeityourselfasItoldyou,andremembertoputalittlepepperinit,soitsevenmoredelicious.
Imnotapickyeater.TherearefewfoodsIdontlove,andevenwhenitcomestofood,Imnotajudge.ButwhatismyfavoritedishIhavetoanswerforyou:Friedfish.
Thisfriedfishismyfathersspecialty,aspecialdishatmyfatherscookingshow.Becausemydaddidntcookmuch,Irememberfishchipsinparticular.Inmyopinion,myfatherisnotverygoodatcooking.Maybebecauseherarelycooks,Iespeciallyliketolethimcookthisdish.SometimesIthinkthisistheonlydishmydadknows,becauseitstheonlydishhemakesalmosteverytimehecooks.Speakingoffish,Ioncefeltthatmyfatherisafishexpert,foralongtime,Ihavetomyfathertomaintaininexplicableworship.
Heknewhowtopickfish,andhewassoaccurateatmeasuringtheweightoffishthathecouldalwayspointoutwhathewantedbeforetheownerintroducedhim.Thisordinaryfriedfish,fromthefishselection,cookingandservingthetableisallmyfathershand.Whenmyfathermakesthisdish,anyonecanfeelhiscareandattention.Soaskmewhatmyfavoritedishis,andIllgiveyoufishfry,Dadsfishfry.Infact,nottosaythatthetasteofthisdishisveryspecial,itismyfavoritereasonisbecauseitismyfathersspecialty.Becausethisdishhasadifferentmeaningtome,becauseitsmyfathersdish,itsadishthatonlymyfathercanmake.