Preface
Forward
Introduction to“Foods”and“Taotie”-The Beginning
with Mythical Monster
Chapter 1 Staple Food
1.1 Having Left Us Wheat in Good Quality,God Gives an Order
to Ensure the Continuation of Hundred Tribes-Talking
about the Chinese Character“来”
1.2 Writing Books for Rice and Millet-Talking about the
Chinese Characters“稻”and“粱”
1.3 Why Not Eat Meat Paste?—Talking about the Chinese
Character“羹”
1.4 Losing One's Wife Only for a"Cake”-Tlking about the
Chinese Character“饼”
1.5 饺子(Jiaozi)-An Indispensable Food in the Spring
Festival
1.6 汤圆(Tangyuan)—Symbolizing Reunion of the Whole
Family
1.7 The Way Ahead Was Long,Long One,and I'll Seek My
Dream High and Low-Talking about the Chinese
Character“粽”
Chapter 2 Non-staple Food(I)
2.1 Wine and Meat Rot behind Vermilion Gates of Wealthy
Homes-Talking about the Chinese Character“肉”
2.2 Delicacy on a Jade Plate Is Worth a Lot of Money-nborinl
Talking about the Chinese Character“羞”
2.3 Honesty Is Seen from My Eating Chicken and Millet
Prepared Better by My Friend-Talking about the Chinese
Character“鸡
2.4 National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance-Talking about
the Chinese Characters“豆腐”
2.5 Removing Sponge Gourds to Grow Leek-Talking about
the Chinese Characters“韭菜”
2.6 This Flavor Should Only Belong to the Heaven,and How
Many Times Can Ordinary People Have?-Talking about
the Chinese Character“茄”
2.7 Asparagus Shoots Short and Wormwood Pervasive.It Is
the Time When the Puffer Fish Appears-Talking about
the Chinese Character“笋”
Chapter 3 Non-staple Food(Ⅱ)
3.1 Vinegar Blending Five Flavors-Talking about the Chinese
Character“醋”
3.2 Everything Is Ready,and All We Need Is"Salt”-Talking
about the Chinese Character“盐”
3.3 “Sweet”is a Preferred Taste in Every Possible Way
Talking about the Chinese Character“甜”
3.4 Spicy Taste Is Deeply Engraved in Our Hearts-Talking
about the Chinese Character“辣”
Chapter 4 Non-staple Food(IⅢ)
4.1 Eating Three Hundred Litchis Every Day,One Is Willing to
Be a Person from Lingnan-Talking about the Chinese
Characters“荔枝”
4.2 An Orange Growing in Huainan Is an Orange While in
Huaibei That Is a Trifoliate Orange-Talking about the
Chinese Character“橘”
4.3 Discussing Heroes While Warming the Wine with Black
Plums-Talking about the Chinese Character“梅”
4.4 One Apple a Day Keeps a Doctor Away--Talking about
the Chinese Character“苹”
4.5 As If the Vernal Breeze Had Come Back Overnight,Adorning
Thousands of Pear Trees with White Blossoms--Talking about
the Chinese Character“梨”
Chapter 5 Drinking Wine(I)
5.1 Teeming with Tempting Aroma of Wine-Talking about
the Chinese Character“酉”
5.2 What Can Relieve My Anxiety?It Is Only Dukang-Talking
about the Chinese Character“酒”
5.3 When Drunk,Imperial Concubine Yang Appears in All Her
Glory-Talking about the Chinese Character“醉”
5.4 Men Should Be Cool to Drink-Talking about the
Chinese Character“酷”
5.5 Only Those Who Drink Wine Can Keep Their Names
in the World-Talking about the Chinese Character
“饮
Chapter 6 Drinking Wine(Ⅱ)
6.1 Starting with"No More Than Three Bowls of Liquor to
Drink before You Go over the Bridge
6.2 Relaxing Muscles and Stimulating Blood Circulation
Talking about the Chinese Characters“白酒”
6.3 Good Wine Lanling Smells Fragrance of Tulips;When Poured
in a Jade Bowl,It Reflects Color of Amber Light
6.4 With Wine of Grapes Cups of Jade Would Glow at Night
Drinking to Pipa Songs,We Are Summoned to Fight
6.5 Shepherd,Asked Where I Can Find a Wine Shop,Points
at a Distant Cot'mid Apricots
Chapter 7 Drinking Wine(Ⅲ)
7.1 Sweet Life Comes from Fermented Glutinous Rice
7.2 The Chinese Character“瞧”—Home of Beautiful Life
7.3 Drinking Wine with Meat Means“Happiness”—Talking
about the Chinese Character“福”
Chapter 8 Drinking Tea
8.1 Who Says"Tea”Is Bitter?It Tastes As Sweet As Water
Chestnut-Talking about the Chinese Character“茶”
8.2 A Quiet Environment Is Suitable for Tasting Tea While a
Lively One for Drinking Wine
8.3 Drinking Tea instead of Wine Can Also Show One's
Real Emotion
8.4 A Gentleman Whose Personality Looks like“Water”
Aims at Absolute Perfection
Chapter 9 Cooking Utensils
9.1 Cauldron and Big Tripod Look Alike in Shape but Different
in Size-Talking about the Chinese Character“鼎”
9.2 Breaking the Cauldrons and Sinking the Boats after Crossing
the River-Talking about the Chinese Character“釜”
9.3 They Were Boiling Beans on a Beanstalk Fire; Came a
Plaintive Voice from the Pot
9.4 Hoisting Sail-Talking about the Chinese Characters“筷”
子
9.5 Li Bai Writes Hundred Poems after Drinking Dou of
Wine-Talking about the Chinese Character“斗”
9.6 The World in the Pot Looks Large,and the Time in the Cup
Seems Long
9.7 Talking about the Story That"Guan Yu Killed Hua Xiong
While the Wine Remained Warm
References
Postscript
Translation Postscript