本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛One day, I went out with an old man. He's studied noodles for 40 years. He was showing me the right way to eat them.

-Master, soup first or noodles first?
-First, observe the whole bowl.
-Yes, sir.
- Appreciate its gestalt.
Savor the aromas.
Jewels of fat glittering on the surface.
Shinachiku roots shining.
Seeweed slowly sinking.
Spring onion floating.
Concentrate on the three slices of pork..
They play the key role, but stay modestly hidden.
First caress the surface...with the chopstick tips.
-What for?
-To express affection.
-I see.
-Then poke the pork.
-Eat the pork first?
-No, just tuoch it.
-Caress it with the chopstick tips.
-Gentally pick it up and dip in into the soup on the right of the bowl.
What's important here is to apologize to the pork by saying...
"See you soon".

-Finally start eating, the noodles first.
Oh, at this time,
while slurping the noodles, look at the pork.
Eye it affectionally.
-Yes.

The old man bit some shinachiku root and chewed it awhile then he took some noodles. Still chewing noodles,he took some more shinachiku. Then he sipped some soup.Three times. He sat up... signed, picked up one slice of pork as if making a major decision in life ...and lightly tapped it on the side of the bowl.

- Sir, what for?
- To drain it, that's all.

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