Suiyuan Shidan (隨園食單)

This page is dedicated to reflections on cooking, taste, divisions in food ideology, economics, and class. There's often a perception that good food requires shopping at trendy grocery stores or buying expensive fresh ingredients at the local farmer's market. Foods "cultured" to be healthy are often associated with people of higher social status. Although I do agree that good quality foods can be found in these "cultured" places and should cost more, I also think that good meals can be relatively inexpensive. People with lesser means can - too - eat like the rich by cooking without concept and cooking with sensual creativity. These entries are stories of cooking with these reflections in mind from my everyday life.