The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen, with its 150 recipes culled from a lifetime of family meals and culinary instruction,
389 113 58MB
English Pages 282 Year 1999
Table of contents :
Content: Mastering the fundamentals --
The meaning of rice --
The breath of a wok --
The art of steaming --
Shreds of ginger like blades of grass --
Going to market with Mama --
Cooking as a meditation --
The art of celebration --
The good omen of a fighting fish --
New Year's foods and traditions --
A day lived as if in China --
Dutiful daughter returns home --
Achieving yin-yang harmony --
Cooking as a healing art --
Baba's Mama's dong quai and restorative foods.