Rejecting the boring Xie Mian to eat and drink is a pleasure in the sense of taste, and the emphasis is on the taste. Regarding food, I said some things, which were misrepresented as Xie's "don't eat without salt". Actually not, the original intention is: should be salty or not, do not eat. Traveling abroad, eating the dishes in the hotel, often suffers from blandness, almost every dish lacks salt. I remember that year, when I ate in the cafeteria of a school in the south, there were so many dishes that I couldn’t see it. The disadvantage was that it was too bland and tasteless! Because there is no choice, I bring salt with each meal, so as not to ask people to send salt every time. From this it is concluded that mediocre cooks do not and dare not use salt. They would rather be indifferent and not take risks. But a shrewd chef is a brave man who dares to use salt. Among the five flavors, salt is the overlord, and the positioning of salt and the freshness of sugar are known to all chefs. You can't use salt, just like a doctor prescribing a prescription, hesitating and not daring to take a full amount of the main medicine, and quack doctors appear. In some big, old-fashioned restaurants, when the dishes are served, there is no doubt that this is the taste, because the chefs have a lot to do. In fact, a good restaurant does not necessarily have to be on high-end treasures, and it is a celebrity chef who can make ordinary dishes into high-quality products. There is no trick, the reason is very simple, except for factors such as heat and ingredients, the most important thing is to use salt in moderation. A friend of mine is very experienced in eating. He chooses ordinary dishes in large restaurants, which are cheap and in place. I mentioned the dumplings in the Changchunyuan Supermarket of Peking University. Every time I eat them, I am satisfied every time. There is no need to add soy sauce or vinegar.

Eating is to satisfy the sense of taste. If the salt is not in place, it will be boring. This is in terms of a dish, and by extension, in terms of a banquet, the same is true. A table of people sits around, and the host, out of courtesy, asks the guests to order one dish each. Everyone happily said: "Okay, let's order something lighter." As a result, eight or nine people ordered more than a dozen dishes - either cabbage and tofu, or tofu and cabbage. I have experienced this scene more than once, and each time it was disappointing and embarrassing. Because of love, I can only hold my displeasure in my heart: Is this a meal or a game of elegance? The subtext here, "light" is elegant and fashionable, if you order anything other than "light", it will be tacky. So, the table is full of cabbage tofu, tofu and cabbage! The above is a group dinner, and the lack of a table is depressing. In fact, the so-called ordering of one dish per person is a Western rule, because Western food is "each eats his own". Chinese food is different, Chinese food is sitting around the table, and the emphasis is on synthesis and coordination. A table of people sits around, and the menu is usually reserved by the host, and sometimes the host will play it on the spot and order it on the spot. In addition to entertaining acquaintances and friends, I personally dare not play it on the spot. This is like an "adventure", because at this time there is often a lot of talk, and each has his own opinion, and the result is inconsistent. My experience is that it is not easy to "promote democracy" and advocate "arbitrary", that is, one person has the final say. Because I know it's hard to talk.