I ate.

He said that he spent his entire life working for food,

but to eat well, simplicity is key.

★Delicious means "easy to eat," "simple," and "suited to your taste."

★The most complete embodiment of writer and snack guru Shu Kuo-chih's "minimalist eating."

★Includes Shu Kuo-chih's culinary calligraphy, nurturing the rich and exquisite aroma of food.

After a meal, the enjoyment of exquisite food,

plus gratitude for the chef's meticulous cooking,

makes the entire process a high-quality spiritual journey.

What is "delicious"? How should the most essential daily meals and dishes be arranged to achieve perfection? What kind of meal brings happiness and satisfaction? Shu Kuo-chih discusses everything from braised pork to fried dough sticks, from steamed pork with rice powder to pork thick soup, from wine to papaya milk, from bread with butter to stir-fried preserved vegetables with edamame, and from eating at home to Din Tai Fung opening a cooking school... The good food he envisions is artistic, but ultimately more for the common people.

Oh! It's just a meal!

This is the exquisite perspective on eating from a writer who has eaten Chinese food his entire life, is deeply devoted to it, yet maintains a very ordinary mindset.

The most remarkable thing about a skilled eater is their ability to transform a few simple ingredients into an extremely fresh and flavorful "mouthful," which they then swallow with immense satisfaction—like extracting the brain juice from a fish head and chewing it with sticky, well-cooked rice, followed by a bite of very tender braised mustard greens, and then a taste of garlic sprouts and dried tofu strips... This kind of dining stimulates digestion, saliva production, and transforms into deliciousness in the mouth!—Shu Kuo-chih