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This book is a celebration of one of the world's greatest cuisines. It takes readers on a journey from the Peking duck restaurants of Beijing to the kitchens of Shanghai, the tea gardens of Hangzhou and the dim sum chefs of Hong Kong, and reveals the food that defines today's Chinese cooking -- from the tastiest barbecued spareribs, crispy skin duck, and flash-cooked pea sprouts to simple noodles and congee.
The Food of China also provides information on:
- Bean curd
- Spicy condiments
- Banquet food
- Unusual sauces
- China's teas.
About The Food of... series
A culinary journey around the world.
Each book in The Food of... series is a comprehensive introduction to the world's great cuisine. These books feature more than 100 delicious recipes that highlight each country's culinary treasures. With instructive color photographs throughout, each recipe helps readers choose and identify produce, from vegetables and flavorings to street snacks, sweets, and colorful and exotic fruits. Feature sections explore the essence of each culture's food and cooking techniques.
About the Author
Kay Halsey and Lulu Grimes are award-winning food editors and authors whose other titles include The Food of Thailand and The Food of France.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally! A westerner's step into AUTHENTIC Chinese cuisine!,
This review is from: The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Paperback)
What I love about this cook book is that each and every recipe is genuinely authentic Chinese cuisine, yet thoughtfully chosen and collaborated for Westerners and people who reside in western countries in mind, with easy to follow instructions, choice of ingredients which are available in Western countries, and even cooking tips. I first saw this book in the local library and fell so much in love with it, I HAD to have it!A definite must have for all aspiring Chinese cooks who wish to step into the world of real authentic Chinese cuisine, and cannot understand the Chinese language in which most cookbooks of this calibre is written in.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Gem in my collection,
By C. J. Thompson "Arctic John" (Pond Inlet, Nunavut Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Paperback)
This book has everything I enjoy in a great cook book. Good recipes, lots of pictures and interesting secondary text about the people and places to which the food relates. The pictures in this book are especially good. I can sit and browse through this book without having any particular culinary project in mind. I have since bought several books in this series. All are excellent but this (and possibly the one on Indian food), tops the field. Highly recommended.
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4.8 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Loose Binding on a Great Book :(,
By Cat - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Paperback)
I came across this book at a local bookstore and browsed the recipes to be sure they were authentic and not tweaked for a western palate. Anyway, I took note of a fairly easy dish (the crispy roasted pork belly), went home and tried it. It came out great - the flavor was similar to the roasted pork I can get from one of the Chinese bbq spots in China Town. Granted, this was an easy dish to prepare, but I've come across many cookbooks that screw up the simplest recipes and get the flavors completely wrong. Not the case here. The roasted pork was on point. Which made me wonder... how many other recipes are on point??So now i'm sold. I decided to purchase the book (and also The Food of France) on Amazon, and I received them both yesterday. The cookbook is awesome, in that there's lots of pictures and the authors explain the different regions and the cooking methods, ingredients, and flavors associated with each. I was about a quarter of the way into the cookbook when I noticed the entire binding came apart!! WTH?!?! When I purchased this book, I did see other sellers with "Good" condition books where the binding was loose, but I had purchased this brand new. Looks like I'm going to glue it back together... *sighs*.... Hence, 4 stars. Luckily, the French cookbook stayed intact. Besides this disappointment, the cookbook itself is great. 10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Ultimate Chinese Cook Book,
By John Matlock "Gunny" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Paperback)
This is a book on authentic Chinese food. It is based on a trip made by the authors that covered much of Chins, talking with Chef's and photographing their dishes.This book is a large format book, profusely illustrated with literally hundreds of color photographs. The photographs show mostly food, but also a bit of the cultural scene -- where culture in this case usually involves food. The one problem with authentic Chinese food is getting the proper ingredients. For instance under Tea, they say that China's finest greet tea is grown around Longjing, and is called Dragon Well. Here in the middle of the Nevada desert trying to find such ingredients is pretty difficult. Thank goodness for the web where I found it for sale. All in all, this is the ultimate Chinese cookbook. There are hundreds of recipies, and they all came directly from China.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!,
By Davis P. Noble - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Paperback)
Great photos and mouth watering ideas. Two thumbs up! I love looking at and cooking from this book. I think you will also
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