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In the development of culture, food culture occupies an important and interesting part. In this book, the author discusses the food culture and finally reaches a consensus: eating and drinking are all about knowledge, and everyone must have the "four things" in mind - ask what it is, why, when and how to eat. Food culture is actually a sophisticated science. The author said that if you want to enjoy exquisite food, you must be meticulous in your knowledge. It is not enough to study the enjoyment of food and drink. You must also "go from poverty to poverty, taste delicious food with your hands" and rise to the cross-cultural field. The book describes a lot about Chinese and Western food cultures. Both are meticulously researched into exquisite delicacies, and the essence of Chinese and Western cultures is also hidden behind them.

Delicately observe the characters' souls, and see the true temperament of ancient and modern celebrities from the side of history. By reading ancient books, the author not only appreciates the loneliness of history, but also often obtains useful knowledge. When you have thoughts while reading, write comments in the book. If you have too many thoughts or refutations, you need to write notes, which can be developed into articles. The author's notes on reading can be described as "I went up to the poverty-stricken blue sky and fell to the underworld, looking for something with my hands and feet." Because he does not want to be just a scholar in the study room and does not trust the academic hegemony of the scholar-bureaucrat class, the articles in the book have a strong sense of civilians. Even if he is studying a small issue, the author combines his own experience and uses the spirit of a lion fighting a rabbit to go all out. From the Yellow Emperor's battle with Chiyou to Chen Yinke having a spy brother, the topics are endless and the stories are very charming. From these historical aspects, you can also get a glimpse of the true temperament of ancient and modern figures.

A collection of essays by the famous cultural scholar Mr. Zheng Peikai, covering culture, art, tourism, food, history, etc.

A famous professor from Hong Kong travels across three continents, Europe, America and Asia, looking for his hometown in travel and food. Zheng Peikai has lived in Taiwan for 20 years, in the United States for 30 years, and now in Hong Kong for 15 years. Where is his foreign country and where is his hometown? For him, it is both ambiguous and paradoxical, both real and illusory. Most of these nearly one hundred articles are based on the author's experiences of traveling around, tasting food and delicacies in the past ten years, and recording the local customs and characteristics. In foreign countries and food, the author is searching for the memory of his hometown, consciously or unconsciously.