Chinese Cooking

Cooking South of the Clouds: Recipes and Stories from China’s Yunnan Province

Yunnan is the other China, the one you do not hear about on the news. It has been called the China “beyond the Great Wall.” Twenty-four of the country’s minority groups call Yunnan home, each retaining their own traditions. Stretching from the Himalayan plateau down to the subtropics, Yunnan encompasses extremes from alpine meadows to rainforest. It is …

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Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Chinese Stir-Fries

“When I was growing up, my mother did all of the cooking at home and the variety was endless. But it was her everyday Chinese home cooking that I remember best—the often-revisited stir-fry dishes that are simple, easy, delicious, and part of the culinary repertoire of most Chinese families. I hope you will enjoy this collection of some …

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The Food of China (The Food of Series)

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 …

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Korean Cooking

Korean cuisine is today’s new “it” food, and Korean Cooking is the perfect introduction to making it at home. With a tantalizing balance of tastes and textures and the satisfying crunch of pickled and fermented vegetables, Korean dishes deliver incredible variety to every meal—and its emphasis on vegetables and grains makes these dishes as healthy as they are …

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Sichuan Chinese Cuisine: Spicy and Delicious Recipes of China

Sichuan (also spelled Szechuan) is a province in the Southwest of China typically known for its spicy food and the Yangtze River that runs through it. The food is often hot, sour, sweet, salty and spicy often containing a regional ingredient, Szechuan pepper. The specialty peppercorn is not a traditional pepper but it can impart a strong, tongue …

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Chinese Street Food: A Field Guide for the Adventurous Diner

Street food is the fuel of daily life in China, just as it has been for generations. In every Chinese city, adventurous travelers seeking a deeper understanding of authentic Chinese culture can find unique local street foods unavailable anywhere else in the world. If you want to sample these treasures but don’t know where to start, look no …

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Cooking South of the Clouds: Recipes and Stories from China’s Yunnan Province

Yunnan is the other China, the one you do not hear about on the news. It has been called the China “beyond the Great Wall.” Twenty-four of the country’s minority groups call Yunnan home, each retaining their own traditions. Stretching from the Himalayan plateau down to the subtropics, Yunnan encompasses extremes from alpine meadows to rainforest. It is …

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