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【朗读文本】<br>BEIJING-STYLE VEGGIE MEATBALLS<br>Occasionally, new visitors make the mistake of thinking Chinese aren’t devout carnivores; after all, China has a pretty long history of Buddhism. But no, most Chinese love their meat. Even the sage himself, Confucius, was a meat-loving foodie and stated his meat preferences in the book The Analects (《论语》）. Frequently quoted as a unique perspective on culinary culture, Confucius said, “Rice can never be too refined and meat can never be minced too finely (食不厌精，脍不厌细).” According to this principle, the Chinese meatball, or wanzi (丸子), is the gold standard.<br>But, even if your morality or religion won’t let you enjoy the taste of meat, there’s no need to forego the delicacies of the wanzi. As always, tofu is the best substitute for the meat. Together with sliced carrots and starch noodles mixed with wheat flour and eggs, the tofu-made Beijing-style vegetarian wanzi has a fresh flavor, perhaps fresh enough to fool a few meat-lovers.<br>As a Beiji...