这让我想起《论自由》的作者约翰.斯图亚特.密尔在《论功利主义》里的一段话:"It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the fool, or the pig, are a different opinion, it is because they only know their own side of the question."
且由于面馆门口张贴着好些西人评价的溢美之词,什么come to this far end of the world to meet the amazing Chinese food,particularly rice noodle,等等,尽管鲍鱼炒粉价格不便宜,30刀一小碗,还是让人充满期待。象我这样在中国因为到处出差,吃惯了湖南各式卤粉、广西光怪陆离的螺蛳粉、广东香软的肠粉、云南火辣的过桥米线(粉)的人眼里,一份好炒粉应该是什么样,不需要等到饿极了才做出不准确的评价。想象中,一些碧绿的香葱碎末、几根金黄的姜丝、几颗洁白的熟蒜子、加上少许暗红粘稠的辣椒油、裹着一块块白嫩而又劲道的鲍鱼肉、鲜嫩的黄豆芽和一根根洁白如玉的米粉缠绕在一起,用前夜细细地熬出来的高汤浅浅地滋润着,端到面前当然香气扑鼻、眼前一亮。