Nicole Mones Food Quotations

They say that the cuisines of different Chinese provinces arose originally to serve different kinds of constituencies. Beijing was the cuisine of officials. In Shanghai, that was the cuisine of wealthy merchants and industrialists. In Szechwan, the food of the common people. Many great Szechwan dishes originated in street stalls.

Food is the main engine that drives connectedness, relationship in Chinese society.

Chinese food tries to engage the mind, not just the palate. To provoke the intellect.