《红楼梦》中的袭人,因着探春起诗社,忘请史湘云,于是想着拿碟子盛东西与史湘云送去,以便通知。这碟子乃是缠丝白玛瑙碟子,送的东西是大观园里新结的果子:红菱、鸡头和桂花糖蒸新栗粉糕。细品之,袭人虽不识字,却是懂得器物之美与四季养生的学问。玛瑙为白,菱角和鸡头为黑,有黑白反衬之美;玛瑙为山中石,红菱与鸡头为水中果,两者搭配,有木石呼应之说。而史湘云虽贵为侯门之女,但自幼无父母,在家做不得主,且又常常熬夜做针线,一定元气亏损。菱角、鸡头、板栗皆有补益中气,增强体力,抵抗疲劳的功效,在仲秋时节进补,最宜。可见,袭人的审美和养生都做得很到位。美食须得美器,且遵从四时之序,尽可能保存食物的全部营养,这是中华饮食文化的精髓,浙江菜在这些方面做得堪称完美。 “A Dream of Red Mansions” in the attack, because of exploring the spring from poetry clubs, forgetting the history of Xiangyun, so think of holding the dishes Sheng things and Shi Xiangyun sent in order to inform. This plate is wrapped with white onyx saucepan dish, what is sent to the Grand View Garden knot fruit: Hong Ling, chicken head and sweet-scented osmanthus steaming new chestnut cake. Fine, although people are not literate, but it is to understand the beauty of utensils and four seasons health knowledge. Onyx for white, water chestnut and black, black and white contrast beauty; onyx for the stone in the mountains, Hong Ling and chicken head for water fruit, both with wood echoes said. The Shi Xiangyun though expensive for the Houmen’s daughter, but since childhood, parents, at home not good, and often stay up all night to do needlework, will certainly loss of strength. Water chestnuts, chicken head, chestnut Jieyou Zhongqi gas, enhance physical strength, the effectiveness of resistance to fatigue in the Mid-Autumn Festival tonic, the most appropriate. Visible, aesthetics and health are very well done. Food must be beautiful, and to comply with four o’clock order, as much as possible to preserve the full nutrition of food, which is the essence of Chinese food culture, Zhejiang cuisine in these areas have done a perfect job.