Shanghai Cuisine

Dàwěi de Mèngxiǎng

Wǒ jiào Dàwěi, shì yí ge hěn xǐhuan zuò cài de rén. Cóng xiǎo de shíhou, wǒ jiù xǐhuan zài chúfáng li bāng māma zuò fàn. Kěshì wǒ yìzhí juéde zìjǐ zuò de cài bú gòu hǎo, wǒ xiǎng xué gèng duō dōngxi, ràng zìjǐ zuò cài zuò de gèng lìhài.

Shàng ge yuè, wǒ zài wǎngshàng kàn le yì piān jièshào Shànghǎi míngchú de wénzhāng. Wénzhāng li shuō, nàxiē míngchú cóng hěn xiǎo jiù kāishǐ xué zuò cài, yòng le hěn duō nián cái xuéhuì zuò chū zhēnzhèng hǎochī de Shànghǎi cài. Wǒ kàn wán yǐhòu juéde hěn yǒu yìsi, yě hěn pèifú tāmen. Wǒ xīnli xiǎng, rúguǒ wǒ yě néng xiàng tāmen yíyàng lìhài, nà gāi duō hǎo.

Nà tiān wǎnshàng, wǒ gēn wǒ de péngyǒu shuō le zhè jiàn shì. Wǒ shuō, wǒ xiǎng qù xué zuò cài, zuò de gēn Shànghǎi míngchú yíyàng hǎo. Péngyǒu wèn wǒ, nǎlǐ dōu kěyǐ xué zuò cài, wèishénme yídìng yào qù Shànghǎi xué ne? Wǒ shuō, yīnwèi Shànghǎi yǒu hěn duō yǒumíng de chúshī, hái yǒu hěn duō hǎo de pēngrèn xuéxiào, zài nàli xuéxí yídìng huì xué dào gèng duō dōngxi.

Péngyǒu tīng le yǐhòu, juéde zhèyàng a, hǎoxiàng yě yǒu dàolǐ. Tā wèn wǒ dǎsuàn shénme shíhou qù, wǒ shuō wǒ hái méiyǒu xiǎng hǎo, kěnéng yào xiān gōngzuò yì nián, cún yìdiǎn qián, ránhòu zài bān dào Shànghǎi qù. Tā shuō zhège jìhuà búcuò, hái shuō yǐhòu yàoshi wǒ zuò chū hǎochī de cài, yídìng yào qǐng tā chángchang.

Hòulái, wǒ rènzhēn de xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zuìhòu juédìng míngnián bān dào Shànghǎi qù xué zuò cài. Suīrán líkāi jiā huì yǒu yìdiǎn nánguò, kěshì wǒ juéde wèile zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng, zhè shì zhíde de. Wǒ xiāngxìn, zhǐyào wǒ nǔlì xuéxí, duō liànxí, jǐ nián yǐhòu, wǒ yě kěyǐ chéngwéi yí ge hěn lìhài de chúshī, zuò chū ràng dàjiā dōu shuō hǎochī de cài.

Dawei’s Dream

My name is Dawei, and I’m someone who really loves to cook. Ever since I was little, I liked helping my mom cook in the kitchen. But I always felt that the food I made wasn’t good enough, and I wanted to learn more so I could become better at cooking.

Last month, I read an article online introducing famous Shanghai chefs. The article said those famous chefs started learning to cook from a very young age, and it took them many years before they learned to make truly delicious Shanghai food. After reading it, I found it very interesting, and I really admired them. I thought to myself, if I could be as impressive as they are, how great would that be.

That night, I told my friend about this. I said, I want to go learn to cook, and cook as well as the famous Shanghai chefs. My friend asked me, you can learn to cook anywhere, so why do you have to go learn in Shanghai? I said, because Shanghai has a lot of famous chefs, and also a lot of good culinary schools — studying there would definitely let me learn even more.

After hearing this, my friend said I see, it seems that makes sense. He asked me when I planned to go, and I said I hadn’t decided yet, maybe I’d work for a year first, save up a little money, and then move to Shanghai. He said this plan wasn’t bad, and also said that if I ever made delicious food in the future, I’d definitely have to invite him to try it.

Later, I thought about it seriously for a long time, and finally decided to move to Shanghai next year to learn to cook. Although leaving home would be a little sad, I feel that it’s worth it for the sake of my dream. I believe that as long as I study hard and practice a lot, in a few years I too can become a very skilled chef, making food that everyone says is delicious.

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