汇聚中国美食的五大影片
当你去看下面这些电影的时候，请记得带上一盒中国外卖，而非爆米花。
《饮食男女》（1994）——这部把故事背景放在台湾的电影，很明显表示着一种对美食的偏爱。该片一开始，就是父亲朱师傅从他家后院的鸡笼里抓出一只活鸡来拨毛，而在几分钟之后把它变成了一道令人垂涎欲滴的砂锅菜。之后他的餐厅为准备一场大宴的情景，也令人印象深刻。穿制服的大厨们，煊腾的灶火，都一一由摄像机的镜头记录了下来。注意了：就是朱家普通的一顿饭，李安也是带着一双饕餮者的眼睛去看的。所以，记得别空着肚子去看这部影片哦。
《圣诞故事》（1983）——想起来看这部片的时候，我还是个小学生，一个来自中国的移民家庭的孩子。在圣诞节那天，我们家的烤箱烧坏了，而邻居家的狗却正叼着烤鸡跑出去。于是我们来到当地的一家中餐馆，在那里，我们看到一群服务员正以一口蹩脚的英文唱着赞美诗。一只漂亮的烤鸭上桌了，并且这只烤鸭的头还完好无损。看到这，Ralphie的哥哥哭了。为什么？你自己想吧。烤鸭总是头一个端上来。在美国生活多年后，再在此情景下，更会发现此中的幽默。
《麦兜故事》（2001）——这部港产动画片，实在是太聪明了点，不过对于孩子们来说可能不大好懂。麦兜，是一个有着苏格兰姓氏的小卡通猪，为了参加香港一年一度的海滨登山比赛而努力训练着。这项比赛要求参赛者攀登上一座由蒸包堆成的山峰（是的，这是真实发生的事情，虽然看起来似乎太古怪了点）。还有另外一部麦兜电影（名字我想不记来了），开场是一群恐怖分子在一个办公楼里劫持了人质。而与此同时，他们还不忘于午餐时间打电话去叫一份广东叉烧肉和一碗牛肚面。无论你有多忙，享受一碗牛腩粉的时间总该还是有的吧。
《喜福会》（1993）——一幕幕的争吵、化妆和麻将场景，一如真实的生活，其后的背景永远都是食物。任何人如果准备好要去他的中国岳丈家作初次拜访，都应该来这部电影里学习一下要做些什么准备。在祝酒的时候，记得不要大口干。在你不懂用筷子的时候，记得不要强作熟练。还有，记得在任何情形下，都不要往你女友的母亲碗里倒酱油。
你最喜欢的美食电影有哪些？
Top 5 Movies Starring Chinese Food
Watch any of the following films with a carton of Chinese take-out instead of popcorn.
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) - This film, set in Taiwan, is an obvious favorite. It opens with the father, Chef Chu, plucking a live chicken from his backyard coop and minutes later turning it into a steaming, mouth-watering casserole dish. The behind-the-scenes look as his restaurant prepares for a massive banquet is also impressive, as the camera scans down aisle after aisle of uniformed cooks and flaming woks. Beware: Ang Lee shoots the Chu family meals with a food pornographer's eyes. Don't watch on an empty stomach.
A Christmas Story (1983) - Imagine watching this movie in elementary school as an immigrant kid from China. On Christmas day, the family finds that their oven has caught on fire and the neighbor's dog has run off with the turkey. They head to the local Chinese restaurant, where the waiters sing Christmas carols in heavily-accented English. A beautiful roast duck arrives, but it has the head intact, and Ralphie's brother bursts into tears. Huh? you wonder. Ducks are always served with heads. After many years of living in the US, it's easier to find the humor in the situation.
My Life as McDull (2001) - This Hong Kong-made animation is too intelligent to be just for kids. McDull, the little Cantonese pig with a Scottish surname, trains for Hong Kong's annual Bun Climbing competition, in which contestants climb up a mountain of steamed Chinese buns. (Yes, this is a real event, seemingly too bizarre to be made-up.) There is another McDull film (whose name I can't remember) that opens with terrorists taking an office building hostage. But at the same time they phone in their lunch orders for Cantonese roast pork and beef brisket noodles. No matter how busy you are, there's always time for ngau lam fun.
Rice Rhapsody (2004) - Martin Yan stars as Singaporean restaurant owner who creates a "Hainan Duck Rice" dish to upstage the acclaimed Hainan Chicken of his neighbor and object of affection Jen Fan. The two decide to compete in a national televised competition to see who can claim the best Hainan poultry in town. Was this film an ode to Singapore's national dish or to Martin Yan's knife skills? Both are quite impressive.
The Joy Luck Club (1993) - Food is a backdrop for many arguments, make-up scenes, and mahjong games, just like real life. Anyone about to meet your Chinese girlfriend's family for the first time should take cues from this movie of what not to do. Don't gulp down your alcohol when making a toast. Don't boast about your chopstick skills when you don't have any. And do not, under any circumstances, try to improve her mother's food by dousing it with soy sauce.
What are your favorite food films?
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