The Real Food of China - Hardcover

Leanne Kitchen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1742705308 ISBN 13: 9781742705309

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books, 2014

Synopsis

Through the authors' personal travels through China came the realisation that what is commonly perceived as 'Chinese food' in the Western world is only part of the story, and thus followed the inspiration to celebrate the lesser known, wonderfully diverse aspects of this ancient culture's cooking. There is a growing global appreciation for regional Chinese fare - but it is mostly unrepresented in Chinese restaurants. Kitchen and Suvalko strove to capture the essence of the simple home cooking and explore the variation in cuisine among the different regions. The result is a comprehensive compendium of dishes, divided into chapters by category, including: cold dishes, soups and hotpots, dumplings, breads and noodles, pork, chicken, fish, vegetables and desserts. Readers can delight in fermented foods from Shaoxing, river fish from Jiangxi province, smoked pork from Hunan, fish dumplings and flat breads from Shandong or bowls of fresh, steaming, soft tofu slathered in chilli and peppercorns from Sichuan villages.With food that is full of flavour, utilizes seasonal produce and is simple to prepare, and beautiful photographs shot on location, The Real Food of China will challenge everything you thought you knew about Chinese cooking!

About this title

About the Author:

Leanne Kitchen is a chef, writer and photographer with a long career in food media. She has worked as a food and features editor for a variety of prestigious food and travel magazines and her articles, recipes and photographs have appeared in countless publications. In addition, Leanne has worked with chefs and authors on many cookbooks, as food editor, recipe writer and, most recently, as the author of her own cookbook Turkey: Recipes And Tales From The Road. Leanne has harbored a deep love for, and fascination with, all things Chinese for as long as she can remember and has been travelling to the country regularly, writing travel articles and photographing, since 1996. Antony Suvalko has owned and operated a successful catering company and worked with Illy Cafe to develop their Pacific market. He has also had several successful ventures into digital media with food websites and apps. Antony's fascination with China began on a business trip where he fell in love with the country's diversity, colour, warmth and it's food: a cuisine he considers unmatched in variation and sustainability, and one that is best when left simple.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1742705308
• ISBN 13: 9781742705309
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384