Food for the Rich and Poor

Everyone eats for a common reason: To live. Just as air and water, food is a necessity which without it, we cannot live.

But what is the difference in eating when it comes to the rich and poor?

For the rich, many eat to satisfy their taste buds, to show their social status. Some can be very picky, only eat things which are very expensive and at places which are posh and high class. To them, they often say "I don't eat this, I don't eat that". They don't eat it not because of food allergy, not because of religion, but just because they don't want to. Anyway, they have the financial capabilities to do so.

But for the poor, they can only eat to fill up their tummies.They cannot be choosy and say "I don't eat this, I don't eat that, I don't eat at such a place, I can't eat at that place". All because they cannot afford to do so. Of course, I'm sure they will still try to follow some important needs like avoiding food causing allergic reaction and also those forbidden by their religion. But the rest, as long as it is edible, and doesn't taste awful, they will eat just to survive the day, and get enough energy to live onto the following day and hope for a better life.

吃饭●感触

身为东方人的我们，米饭当然是我们的主食啦。。。小时候，父母常常会叮咛我们，要把盘中的饭都给吃干净，说不可浪费，不可报遣天物。在学校里，我们也学到了李绅的《悯农》：

锄禾日当午，
汗滴禾下土。
谁知盘中餐，
粒粒皆辛苦。

除了节俭之外，这米饭似乎没有带来可让我深思的潜质。但，从来没有想过不以米饭为主食的西方人，居然会让我从米饭中悟出新道理来。

周末，我们一家人通常会到附近的店果腹。那店的老板是一个善于介绍美食的主厨兼美食家。由于我们是他的熟客，每每到那儿时，我们总可以吃上一些不在菜单里，且另类的美食。

上个月，是他所介绍的"Risaltlo"另我对米饭有了另一方面的见解。"Risaltlo"念为"risoto"是意大利人的饭，烹调方法独特，我称它为“焖炒饭”。它和我们华人的炒饭最大的分别在于不是将它煮成了饭，再来炒。直接拿生米来焖，是它的特点。

没 预订？休想尝到它的美味。烹调它需要数小时。为何我会说它带给了我新的启示呢？就以它烹调的时间来看吧。烹调它非常耗时，且需要厨师每刻的细心与认真。这 正如我们在人生的道路上，做每一件大事时，所需的时间是非常之久的。甭提创业，身为学生的我们，是否已砸下大把的青春在这条通往知识的大道上？况且，认真 这元素，在学习的道路上是不可或缺的。

烹调过程中，所需的食材并不是一次过就往锅里丢的。先将生米放入奶油慢慢地焖，加入乳酪，再加入白酒以慢火翻炒，最后才加入海鲜。慢火的焖煮，就像人生中的历练般。白酒的加入，缓缓的将整体的味道给带出来。人生中的挫折，可将人变得更成熟老练，智慧就是这样琢磨出来的。

成品卖相似乎不怎么吸引人，甚至有些恶心，但，几经细尝后，乳酪的沉味儿将会令人回味。这就好像我们在生活中的各方面，不应只看表面，而是要慢慢的观察，才得以看清金衣内的事物。那味道犹如与哲人扩论，又像与智者交谈，令人反思。

饭，吃了那么多年的饭，第一次有如此感触，或许这些有点扯，不过，这是我所领悟的。朋友，在进食时，有什么食物会带给你一些哲理的呢？快与大家分享吧！