"I have practiced omelette for a long time, thinking that I was okay, but in actual operation, they kept messing up. They kept saying'No, not good enough.' After ten years of basic training, an apprentice finally qualified for omelet. But found that he can never seem to meet the standards of the masters. It took him another 4 months to make the first qualified product after more than 200 failed products; when Jiro Ono said "this is what it should be" and finally admitted that this apprentice is a "craftsman" , He cried with joy. "I want to celebrate with a fist, but I tried very hard to be quiet." It's been
ten years, and you can't even fry eggs. Is this a waste of time and squandering life? It cannot promote social development or contribute much to GDP, and it has nothing to do with the happiness of the general public. It is necessary to reserve seats one month in advance, and the minimum consumption starts at 30,000 yen. Obviously, it is not affordable for ordinary people.
In fact, it is difficult to see that the daily work that is so serious in Jiro Ono’s shop is linked to future material returns. Until the age of 70, the old man rode his bicycle to the market to buy goods; in order to make the octopus taste soft, unlike other restaurants that taste like rubber, they need to be massaged for at least 40 minutes; the rice is elastic at the same temperature as the human body It just so happened that the camera was swept over, and a little student fanned the fan to cool down... Of course, the car, the ticket, or the grateful praise from the customer after eating the food, can’t be said to be unimportant; but this kind of instantaneous and short-lived feeling is related to life The long-term significance of it doesn't matter. The simple, less lustful world will not be fragile and vulnerable because of its calmness. It is more like a thick curtain, abandoning trivial distractions.
Some respectable people have lofty ideals in life, are concerned about the country, and are inspired to serve the people and society. Their lives are spreading outward; but I am afraid that this single, understanding of life will consciously fail The conscious formation imposed on its own despotism. Do the various vocabularies such as "ism" and "theory" whizzing in modern society suppress the richness and inclusiveness of life? On a certain ideological level, they saw the scene of Yimapingchuan, but they missed the wonderful changes in distance, point of view, and light every turn.
So I think people who focus on the details of their own lives are more kind and lovely (although Ono Jiro's seriousness about food makes diners very nervous). Mr. Jiro, who wants to make sushi in his dream and wakes up in the middle of the night with many ideas; the owner of a tuna shop who says, "The best tuna in the market is one, I only buy that one"; when he sees shrimp, he thinks " Ah, this prawn shop owner who is suitable for Erlang; cherishes the good rice, and the rice shop owner who “only Erlang says I can sell, I will sell it to other restaurants”...their breath becomes the air current that narrates daily events, Their eyes will only be attracted indescribably by the ubiquitous details. Life has nothing to do with step-by-step instructions. Those trivial, whimsical, and vanishing things are the moments that are illuminated in an instant.
Mr. Erlang said: "I keep repeating the same things to strive for improvement, always yearning for improvement. I continue to improve and strive to reach the peak, but no one knows where the peak is. I still don’t think I am perfect and love myself. I’ve devoted my whole life to it.” No one knows where the peak is, and even, not many people care about it. For someone like me who can only distinguish between salty and salty, tasting food is a bit like a violent thing, and I can't stand the chef's meticulous preparation. But obviously, the representative of Mr. Erlang is to converge inward, not to care about the noise outside, and people who are at ease and cherish their lives.
PS: Ono Jiro's shop is really like a "dojo in a snail shell". It has only ten seats and the toilet is outside, but it has won the honor of three Michelin stars, which means that "it is worth visiting the country for meals only."
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