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Dim Sum: A Survival Guide - Softcover

Liza Chu

 
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Synopsis

Why limit yourself to the English menu when ordering dim sum? Chinese teacher Liza Chu has a part-time career as a Hong Kong dim sum guide, and she has distilled her knowledge of Cantonese cuisine and dining etiquette into this practical guidebook to eating out. Each photographed dish is identified with Chinese characters and a pronunciation guide. Icons alert those with allergies or special diets, and there's a special listing of dim sum dishes most popular with children. Master chefs explain their cooking methods, and even the art of tea drinking is covered in detail. This little book is your passport to a world of adventurous - and delicious - dim sum.

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About the Author

Liza Chu Sin-yee is a Hong Kong native who migrated to Australia with her family when young and began working in her family’s Chinese restaurant from the tender age of 13. Since then she has been fascinated by restaurant management and innovative cuisine.

After finishing her B.A. at Sydney University, she spent years living and sampling delicious cuisine in Japan and the United States. Later she returned to Hong Kong and now teaches Cantonese and local culture to newly arrived expats at the American Women’s Association. Her dim sum experiences with her students prompted the creation of her visual guidebook to local dining.

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