Asian Cooking

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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Hong Kong Food City

To eat in Hong Kong is endlessly fascinating and exciting. A mere dot on the map of China, and home to seven million migrants, Hong Kong boasts a food scene that is breathtakingly rich and varied. Tony Tan explores this vibrant city through 80 exquisite dishes, from the cutting-edge contemporary to the traditional, from both the high and …

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Florence Tan’s Timeless Peranakan Recipes

Peranakan cuisine combines the best of Chinese and Malay influences to offer a unique fusion of exotic and aromatic food. From spicy sambals and piquant pickles to dishes that tantalise and entice… the undisputed doyenne of Peranakan cuisine Florence Tan whets your appetite in Florence Tan’s Timeless Peranakan Recipes, a collection of her family’s treasured …

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