Languages / Mandarin / Level 4 · Unit 2

连盐都没放 — Emphasis with 连...都/也

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In this lesson

You are learning emphasis with 连...都/也: you will read the scene it happens in, learn 10 words and phrases, take apart the pattern behind them (连...都/也 emphasis structure), hear them in a conversation, rehearse them, and finish by saying one thing out loud to be graded.

The scene

Tai An Table, a hidden 12-seat restaurant inside a flower market on Tai'an Road, Shanghai

The Hidden Restaurant in the Flower Market

Tai An Table藏在泰安路的一个花市里面,隐蔽到连出租车司机都找不到。这家餐厅只有十二个座位,预约要等两个月。连餐厅的招牌都没有——你得知道那扇门才能进去。

厨师Stefan是德国人,但他的料理理念很东方:极简。菜单上连菜名都没有,只写了当天用的食材。他说:「好的食材不需要复杂的处理,连盐都要少放。」

第一道菜是一片生鱼。连酱油都没有配,只有一滴柠檬汁。我本来有点怀疑,但一入口就被惊艳了。鱼的鲜味纯粹得让人感动,连旁边的美食博主都放下了手机。

整顿饭吃下来,我的美食观被完全颠覆了。原来真正的高级料理,不是往菜里加东西,而是把多余的都去掉,连调味料都可以省。连我这个重口味的人,都被这种纯粹打动了。