Perfect Mealtime
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Summary
Editor's review
From an editor's perspective, the book's value lies in its dual core of "slow" and "beautiful." It is not a quick recipe book pursuing efficiency but guides readers to rebuild their connection with food and themselves through the details of washing, cutting, and cooking. Its respect for seasonal ingredients, subtle observation of cooking heat, and aesthetic suggestions for tableware and plating together form a complete philosophy of life. For modern people who feel exhausted in a fast-paced life and long for a sense of healing within the small space of the kitchen, this book offers a practical path. It teaches us not only how to make a dish but how to create for ourselves a focused, peaceful, and rewarding "perfect time" through cooking. Its binding and design are usually consistent with the content style, emphasizing texture and visual effect, further enhancing the pleasure of reading and using it.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Urban dwellers eager to find healing and calm in the kitchen
- People who pursue life aesthetics and a sense of daily ritual
- Food lovers who enjoy exploring the true flavors of ingredients and prefer simple cooking
- Cooks who wish to enhance the atmosphere and quality of family meals
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking professional-level baking or elaborate dish recipes with precise measurements and complex steps
- Pragmatists expecting a large number of quick, time-saving fast-food recipes
Reading tips
- It is not necessary to read in order; flip to a chapter of interest based on the current season or ingredients on hand
- Try to combine reading with practice; start with the simplest recipe in the book and focus on the process rather than the result
- Keep the book in the kitchen or by the dining table as a source of inspiration to browse at any time, rather than reading it all at once
About the publisher
Jiangsu Phoenix Science and Technology Press chiefly publishes academic monographs in science and technology, practical science and technology books, popular science readers, and lifestyle books, focusing on the life sciences and environmental sciences while also covering art, architecture, fashion, and inspirational growth. Representative books in the catalog include Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan (Flowers in the Mirror), Taine's Philosophy of Art, Fu Lei's Twenty Lectures on Masterpieces of World Art, John Gould's Atlas of Asian Birds, Wang Yicheng's Flower Museum (Second Edition), as well as An Illustrated New Interpretation of Yuan Ye and Liang Sicheng on Ancient Chinese Architecture: Illustrated Edition, alongside the Chinese-English bilingual Father and Son: Chinese-English. Its author resources include Li Ruzhen, Taine, Fu Lei, John Gould, Wang Yicheng, Zhao Nong, Plauen, and Li Wenhao. The press is characterized by combining academic and popular science with art appreciation, architecture and garden, and practical lifestyle books, with an emphasis on rich illustrations and accessible presentation of classic works.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 序言
- 灼实有味
- 炒有心得
- 刀工小试
- 壹 辣字当道
- 水煮牛肉
- 重庆辣子鸡
- 麻辣小龙虾
- 香辣开边虾
- 香辣蟹
- 麻辣香锅
- 香辣猪手
- 辣炒鱿鱼丝
- 小炒麻辣香肠
- 老干妈煎肉
- 贰 家有小食
- 四季烤麸
- 家常豆腐
- 松仁玉米
- 油焖冬笋
- 百合炒南瓜
- 糍粑土豆
- 蚂蚁上树
- 虎皮尖椒
- 干煸四季豆
- 蚝油杏鲍菇
- 叁 津津肉
- 鱼香肉丝
- 小炒肉
- 京酱肉丝
- 金不换炒猪肉
- 糖醋排骨
- 百叶结红烧肉
- 宫保鸡丁
- 小鸡炖蘑菇
- 葱爆羊肉
- 红酒烩牛肉
- 肆 鲜味十足
- 清蒸武昌鱼
- 白灼虾
- 粉丝蒸扇贝
- 豉汁蒸鱿鱼
- 葱姜炒蟹
- 辣炒花蛤
- 韭菜炒墨鱼
- 毛蟹炒年糕
- 红烧带鱼
- 鲫鱼豆腐汤
- 伍 蔬食有方
- 蒜蓉西蓝花
- 荷塘小炒
- 香菇油菜
- 豆豉苦瓜
- 鱼香茄子
- 西芹百合
- 醋熘白菜
- 腐乳空心菜
- 红烧冬瓜
- 蒜蓉盖菜
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About the author
Zhang Lei is an author whose works span a notably wide range of subjects. Public information about him is limited, and no clear record of his background, nationality, or dates of birth and death is available. Judging from the thirty-one works held in the collection, his writing falls roughly into two directions. The first is finance and investment: he has produced the Logical Thinking in Financial Investment series, the Five Volumes on Value Investing, the Essential Value Investing series, and several boxed sets on investment history and top investors, which sort through investment ideas and logical methods for general readers. The second is traditional Chinese medicine; his Representative work Zhang Lei's Medical Case Records and Discourses indicates practical writing in that field. His works also touch on personal finance, education, and food, and are characterized by practicality and knowledge popularization, often organized in series and boxed sets that help readers approach larger topics systematically.
