The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food - Softcover

Lee, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446698970 ISBN 13: 9780446698979

Publisher: Twelve, 2009

Synopsis

If you think McDonald's is the most ubiquitous restaurant experience in America, consider that there are more Chinese restaurants in America than McDonalds, Burger Kings, and Wendys combined. New York Times reporter and Chinese-American (or American-born Chinese). In her search, Jennifer 8 Lee traces the history of Chinese-American experience through the lens of the food. In a compelling blend of sociology and history, Jenny Lee exposes the indentured servitude Chinese restaurants expect from illegal immigrant chefs, investigates the relationship between Jews and Chinese food, and weaves a personal narrative about her own relationship with Chinese food. The Fortune Cookie Chronicles speaks to the immigrant experience as a whole, and the way it has shaped America

About this title

Review:

The book is an addictive dim-sum of fact, fun, quirkiness and pathos (Mary Roach, author)

Book Description:

A woman's search for the world's greatest Chinese restaurant proves that egg rolls are as American as apple pie.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twelve
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0446698970
• ISBN 13: 9780446698979
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320