Chapter 50 Food to carry the Tao
Speaking of this, Chen Xiaoqing said seriously: "Try to let everyone know that human beings are actually a whole, and now they are becoming more and more a whole, and food is the best goodwill ambassador."
"For example, we re-looking food from different perspectives such as natural geography, human geography, species transmission, food revolution, such as the invention of fire, the participation of water in cooking, and the beginning of farming civilization."
"To give a simple example, humans tame wheat ten thousand years ago and began to farm. Nine thousand years ago, the wheat began to spread east and west. When it went west, it encountered fire more often, so it turned into pizza, bread, and scones. When it went east, it encountered water more often, and turned into steamed buns and noodles."
"For example, a trip to a sesame cake. The size of the cake from Xiya is very different from the crab shell yellow that I ate in the Magic City. In fact, the volume is getting smaller a little bit."
"Then it will become smaller in Gansu, to Shaanxi, to Henan and Shandong, and to Jiangsu, it will become smaller. The spread of food is actually related to the abundance of local products, climate and other factors."
Johnson listened very seriously. Unlike watching TV, he could better understand Chen Xiaoqing's love for food and even a belief when he was face to face.
"Hey, is it too serious?" Chen Xiaoqing joked that she was afraid of the awkward atmosphere: "I am not that amazing. I rely entirely on the strength of the team. Not only us, but also many heroes behind the scenes."
"Anthropologists, sociologists, masters of chefs, and of course the most important thing is foodies, such as Mr. Cai Lan..."
"At that time, we wanted to verify when Yusheng appeared and what its development history was. We found Professor Yu, who could answer our question."
"I want to know when the dietary pattern of the south and north side of rice is about what the per mu yield is. Finding Professor Han from Peking University can provide all the backgrounds of very accurate agricultural geography and planting history."
"Later, because of a commentary in the film, there were only about twenty words. Teacher Yu wrote a reply letter of more than four thousand words to us, "Preliminary Test of Fish Sashimi", which was really touched."
Seeing that Johnson listened with relish, he continued: "There are also various scientific consultants. Some foods that are obviously harmful to health must be screened out, try not to put them in the program, or give the audience effective tips."
"If you want to explain why a thing tastes good, if many people don't know why mutton is tender, we will tell everyone that the mutton is tender because it is fat, but a person from the Yangtze River Basin may think that how fat mutton is tender?"
"The fat content of mutton determines the taste. The fat content from 1% to 7%, and the flavor increases. Within this range, every percentage point increase, the taste will go up to a higher level. 7% is a critical point, and it will look fatter and go up."
"The director knows these data. In the film, he will not simply say that the mutton is very tender, but that the meat is extremely tender under the fat, which is a causal relationship."
"Maybe only five of the 10,000 audiences know the specific meaning, but passing on the correct meaning is our job."
"Why are there so many food programs that everyone only likes to look at the tip of their tongues?" Chen Xiaoqing smiled mysteriously and revealed the secret: "The killer weapon is the microscope photography team, from the University of Science and Technology. Through experiments, we can use a microscope to shoot the details and secrets of food changes, so that the audience can more accurately feel some of the touches of taste and smell."
Johnson Johnson suddenly realized that it was like this, and he couldn't help asking: "Then are you and Mr. Cai Lan?"
"The last team is the food consultant, who decide to a certain extent the food choices are mainly two aspects of work. On the one hand, it is Teachers Shen Hongfei, Teacher Cai Lan, and Teacher Chen Li, which is more of an influence on our values."
"For example, food is the bond between people, the most common food also has the thickest family affection, etc. Since I started working with them fifteen years ago, this thing has been affecting me."
"Especially, Teacher Shen Hongfei, we call him Master Chen, and often say some keywords and golden sentences. For example, the latest flavor of the world comes from the mountains and rivers in his mouth, and the flavor remains unchanged."
"There are other food experts, called local food experts, some of them study Spain, France, some of them study wine, some of them study fermentation, some of them study restaurants, some of them study folk ingredients, and some of them study crops..."
"They can provide a big order and we will look for it from it. So some viewers are worried about how to classify this, what should I do in the future after all the filming is finished? In fact, according to the existing materials in our hands, there is no problem at all for seven seasons!"
The appetizers started to be served, and the three of them were having sex and chatting. Johnson took out a bottle of Lafite and helped Chen Xiaoqing fill it up, hoping to listen to more food and interesting stories.
"At the beginning of this year, we went to London to shoot Chinese-related life and went to three types of restaurants. The first type was the restaurant that was first spread in the past. Many Chinese foods there were not even in China. For example, crispy duck, just like Zuo Zongtang chicken, which is only available in the United States, crispy duck is only available in London, and they are all called Chinese food by locals."
"Since the end of the last century, there were more and more authentic Chinese food in London, and Sichuan cuisine was also gaining a foothold there, and the locals gradually began to accept it. Finally, we went to a small noodle restaurant next to the Emirates Stadium, a very small noodle restaurant, and a girl made Xi'an strap noodles there, which was actually Biángbiáng noodles."
After hearing this, Hu Hai couldn't help but sigh: "Hey, now he always has fast food takeout, and many young people don't know how to cook by themselves, as if they don't even have time to have a meal!"
Chen Xiaoqing shook her head and said helplessly: "There is no way. Nowadays, urban life is becoming more and more similar. Those large shopping malls are central kitchen food. Everyone will have a very happy meal after the microwave."
"Working workers move their mobile phones in the office building, and takeout is delivered to them quickly. Of course, it is worthy of gratitude that this kind of food can bring people's convenience and happiness."
"No one can stop the trend of lower costs and more convergence, but we hope to leave more images for this once diverse life, and that's all."
He picked up a piece of broccoli and put it in his mouth, commented: "The easiest thing is spices. There is a big cognitive bias in how much you use. Indians think that we can't stand it when cooking too much."
"I once had an argument with the director. There was a dish that was actually stewed with a lot of spices. He said this would best highlight the original taste of the food."
"Maybe from the chef's perspective, this is the true taste of chicken, but what is the true taste of chicken? This may be a matter of a man saying that his parents have a reasonable mind. Everyone has their own different perceptions."
"When I was born, there were more than a thousand grains in the world exchanged in the market. By the time my son was born, there were only a few hundred species left. If my son had children in the future, there would be only a few dozen species."
"Because everyone will definitely choose the food that has the highest yield, the richest nutrition and the most convenient preservation, which is human nature. However, the grains that were particularly complex in the past brought people's personality, and the different characteristics of vital signs will gradually disappear."
"A crab pond contracted by Song Caixing. This year, because Taihu Lake has to provide drinking water for the surrounding area, many crab ponds that make the whole family's livelihood have been demolished. We took it last year. If we go this year, we won't be able to take it."
"The dragon-bearded bamboo shoots are so cute. This year, I can only eat bamboo shoots from shallow mountains, because the fire has been completely banned in the deep mountains and is also for environmental protection, so I couldn't take pictures in the end."
Chen Xiaoqing sighed and said with a lonely expression: "What we took was just a back view, either advocating something or hoping to leave a sample of the image. There have been great economic and social changes in the past forty years, and all the mental states and quality of life have undergone tremendous changes."
"While Acura changes, have you ever thought about the things that have been crushed? As a documentary worker, I think it is our honor and our responsibility to record it!"
Chapter completed!