Good Bamboo Mountains and the Fragrance of Bamboo Shoots: Looking for Delicious Food in Ancient Poems
by Liu Fei
About This Novel
"When the Yangtze River goes around Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and when the mountains are full of good bamboos, you will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots." In the lives of Chinese people, eating is an extremely important thing. "Food is the first necessity of the people" is not just a saying. Food has a long history, and food culture is as bright as the stars. The poems describing food by great poets such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, Lu You, and Yang Wanli are even more bright stars in the night sky. "Good Bamboo Mountains and the Fragrance of Bamboo Shoots: Looking for Food in Ancient Poems" selects 37 ancient poems as the starting point, divided into six categories: vegetarian food, the beauty of fresh food, abundant harvests, the fragrance of flowers and fruits, food customs of the four seasons, and food miscellaneous notes, and introduces the origin of food. It covers evolution, traditional customs, historical allusions, etc. Each chapter is equipped with exquisite illustrations, both pictures and texts are easy to understand. It pays attention to both knowledge and interest. It is an excellent book about traditional food, solar terms and food customs.
What Readers Think
Rating
Community(0)
Rating
Community(0)
