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Cultural Relics | Home » » The Food of China: A Journey for Food Lovers (Food Of Series) | | | | | | | Description: | | 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. | | | Product Details: | | | Paperback:
| 296 pages | | Publisher:
| Whitecap Books | | Publication Date:
| February 04, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1552856836 | | Package Length:
| 11.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 3.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
I like this bookDec 28, 2009
It is a wonderful book about cooking authentic Chinese dishes. That is why I bought this book.
However, I like its older version better, the one with hard cover. It had a few more pages with detailed information about Yum Cha, Soy Bean products, Peking ducks and how to make and use the pancake when you eat a Peking duck,and more...
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Loose Binding on a Great Book :(Oct 29, 2009
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.
2 of 5 found the following review helpful:
AwesomeMar 24, 2006
I love the recipes and the pictures were stunning and the food taste as good as they look, it keeps you cooking
8 of 12 found the following review helpful:
The Ultimate Chinese Cook BookMar 22, 2006
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.
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