Liang Shiqiu's lion's head, Wang Zengqi's rice noodle crossing the bridge, Huoda's hot pot, Wang's bean juice, Wang's mandarin fish banquet ... The delicacies written by famous artists range from elaborate traditional dishes to unique local snacks. Slowly, there is the origin of a dish's allusions, customs and culture, as well as the fate of the land, home and country deeply remembered.
"China on the Tip of the Tongue-Famous Cultural Experts Say Famous Foods" brings together dozens of essays on food by famous modern and contemporary cultural experts in China, which perfectly integrates China's classic food with memory, hometown, customs and culture, and has rich connotations. Readers enjoy not only a spiritual food tour, but also a pleasing cultural feast …
China on the Tip of the Tongue is a book because I like reading and writing. In a wide range of dabbling, I gradually pay attention to the lifestyle and hobbies of cultural celebrities. One day, I talked about this topic with a friend who works in publishing. She was very interested and encouraged me and my wife, Ms. Xiao Yao, to try to compile a book according to this idea.
In 2005, China Youth Publishing House published books such as Master of Culture Series, Master of Culture Talking about Buddha's Fate and Master of Culture Talking about Tea's Fate, which were widely welcomed by readers.
Articles about food are becoming more and more popular. Whether in Hongkong, Taiwan Province or mainland China, there are endless beautiful articles about food. Therefore, we began to pay attention to the articles about China's traditional food culture. Xiao Yao said: "Some people say that to win a person's heart, you must first win a person's stomach. Isn't writing a book related to food culture also promoting Chinese food civilization? "
Hit it off. Xiao Yao and I ran to the National Library, looking for a needle in a haystack and looking for related articles in various collections. Many things happen. After half a year's time, the thick manuscript gradually merged into the "famous cultural experts say famous food".
The title of this manuscript, which aims to promote Chinese food civilization, has become the most puzzling problem since we first collected it.
A good title is very important. Referring to the concept of modern communication, it can be said that a good headline is not only a widely spread advertisement, but also attracts readers' attention at the first time and inspires readers to think deeply in the direction of the headline.
These beautiful essays reflect the food civilization of China, convey the ups and downs of China, and let people know about China through taste buds. What title should I cover it with? It really makes people think. Half a year before the manuscript was published, I have been thinking about a suitable title.
At that time, there were many related food books published, such as Five Flavors, Looking for Native Food, Delicious, Taste Forest, Carnival on the Tip of the Tongue, Old Snacks Old Taste, Personal Taste, Eating in China, South on Taste Buds, Fish Head Thought and so on. How to break through these titles? It's really racking my brains.
Referring to similar titles, I combined the taste of China, delicious China, China and China on the taste buds ... There are many more, but they are not satisfactory.
One day, Xiao Yao and I visited the poet Plantago. When chatting, Plantaginis said: "Only delicious food does not make words, because it can point directly at people's hearts." The Zen machine in this sentence made my eyes shine.
In 2004, when I was writing "Zhao Zhou Life Zen", the title drafted for one of the sections was "Zen on the Tip of the Tongue". (Zhao Zhou Life Zen by Ma Mingbo, published by China Youth Publishing House in 2005)
This sentence of Plantago Seed reminds me of the sentence I wrote before. I vaguely have a good title about to be born.
I asked Xiaoyao quietly, "What do you think of the title" China on the tip of the tongue? "
She said, "Good!"
-so, karma and harmony, it is as easy as blowing off dust. But if there are not so many reasons above, where does this fruit come from?