After a night of sleeping at the airport, I was completely exhausted when I got there by plane. So when I arrived in Vienna, the first thing I did was to head straight to the hotel and have a good sleep. In fact, this sleep also set the tone for this journey: This was a … Read more
Is Gongcai the same as lettuce? Is romaine lettuce a type of lettuce leaf? These two issues often end up in a heated argument at hot pot parties. Today, let’s introduce another little-known vegetable: lettuce. These are actually one species in taxonomy – lettuce (Lactuca sativa). You think you ate four kinds of vegetables, but … Read more
In the kitchen, when the faucet is turned on, the food is flushed – this seemingly hygienic action may actually allow bacteria to spread, pesticide residues to seep in, and sediment to accumulate deeply. Especially the following five common ingredients, incorrect cleaning methods are quietly turning your kitchen into a “bacterial culture dish”. —The First— … Read more
Peanuts have become the “top snack for binge-watching TV series”, available in various forms such as boiled, stir-fried and roasted. Despite its small size, in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, it is a genuine “fruit of longevity”. In Compendium of Materia Medica, it is written that peanuts are “sweet, neutral and non-toxic, mainly used … Read more
In the process of interpersonal communication, praising the other party’s child’s intelligence is often welcomed. Because intelligence often refers to talent, which mainly comes from genetics, which in turn comes from parents, praising someone else’s child for being intelligent is equivalent to praising their parents for being excellent, which is certainly beneficial. However, everything has … Read more