I love food because I love eating. And at the same time, food is a form of a culture and art. From Food as Art, Tefler mentioned that “We naturally associate the word ‘aesthetic’ with the arts, but we can also speak of an aesthetic reaction to natural things such as a beautiful landscape, or to man-made, non-art objects.”(page 9) So, the food is not just a thing we eat and consume everyday; on other hand, it is deemed to be an aesthetic thing. Then, I would like to introduce something about Chinese food.
As a Chinese, the food is absolutely important for us, no matter what kind of the food material is, Chinese people could cook it deliciously, and in different ways. As many people knows, there are seven main kinds of food style in China, which are distinguished by their flavor and the food location. Chinese is a long history country, which has a long food making history as well. People eat different flavor food because they live different locations of China. And, do you know why there are some spicy Chinese foods? Because the geographic position is different; for instance, the people who lived in cold places like Hunan Province, they prefer to eat more spicy to prevent the cold in winter. However, the spicy food is gradually becoming the main and traditional food. So this is why some Chinese food is so spicy. Besides, the a good Chinese food is require three main points, which are appearance, smell and flavor. Just like an art work, it is always judged by people by these three points. Chinese people would not satisfy by only good looking or only good taste of a food; appearance, smell and flavor are equal important for Chinese people, even just a dinner in a normal family. Hence, that is the art of Chinese food.
Finally, I would like to show you guys a funny music video in YOUTUBE, which named “CHINESE FOOD”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWLhrHVySgA
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