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Food writer and cook specialising in Chinese cuisine; author of Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper and Invitation to a Banquet.
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Classic Food of ChinaBook Yan-Kit So
Classic Food of China was really her great work, though. I think it was the last book she produced before she died, some years ago. It's one of the few really well-researched historical and cultural Chinese cookery books.
Five Books interview on books about Chinese food
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Food in Chinese CultureBook KC Chang
It was probably the first book in English to bring serious academic scrutiny to Chinese food culture, and to use the scholarly techniques applied to other subjects to food, offering the views of different experts on different periods of Chinese history.
Five Books interview on books about Chinese food
2017-11-29·fivebooks.com ↗
The Food of ChinaBook EN Anderson
It offers a good counterpart to the KC Chang. It's very well researched and comprehensive, covering all aspects of Chinese cooking – ingredients, cooking techniques, history, agricultural system and so on.
Five Books interview on books about Chinese food
2017-11-29·fivebooks.com ↗
China to ChinatownBook JAG Roberts
He has drawn together all kinds of different sources that would be a lot of work to find on your own.
Five Books interview on books about Chinese food
2017-11-29·fivebooks.com ↗
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