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The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World
Linda Lau Anusasananan
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Description for The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World
Hardback. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Illustrator(s): Lau, Alan Chong. Num Pages: 312 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 770. Chinese Soul Food from Around the World. 312 pages, Illustrations, maps. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, the author travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe. She likens Hakka cooking to a nomadic type of 'soul food', or a hearty cooking tradition that responds to a shared history of hardship and oppression. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FPC; WBN. Dimension: 238 x 178 x 25. Weight: 806.
Veteran food writer Linda Lau Anusasananan opens the world of Hakka cooking to Western audiences in this fascinating chronicle that traces the rustic cuisine to its roots in a history of multiple migrations. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, Anusasananan travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe - including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Peru, and beyond. More than thirty home cooks and chefs share their experiences of the Hakka diaspora as they contribute over 140 recipes for everyday Chinese comfort food as well as more ... Read more
Veteran food writer Linda Lau Anusasananan opens the world of Hakka cooking to Western audiences in this fascinating chronicle that traces the rustic cuisine to its roots in a history of multiple migrations. Beginning in her grandmother's kitchen in California, Anusasananan travels to her family's home in China, and from there fans out to embrace Hakka cooking across the globe - including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada, Peru, and beyond. More than thirty home cooks and chefs share their experiences of the Hakka diaspora as they contribute over 140 recipes for everyday Chinese comfort food as well as more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
769g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273283
SKU
V9780520273283
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Ref
99-22
About Linda Lau Anusasananan
Linda Lau Anusasananann was recipe editor and food writer for Sunset Magazine for 34 years. She also served as a special consultant to cookbooks such as Sunset Chinese, Sunset Oriental, Sunset Wok, Sunset Seafood, and Sunset Pasta. She was the president of the Association of Chinese Cooking Teachers and president of the San Francisco Chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier. Artist ... Read more
Reviews for The Hakka Cookbook: Chinese Soul Food from around the World
"A documentation of how a cuisine has adapted to its surroundings, a fusion food out of necessity... Worth a read."
Martha Cheng Honolulu Magazine "[A] fascinating journey... [the book] offers a unique look at what has been called 'the Gypsy cuisine of China.'"
John Lekich Books To Cooks.com "Cozy as a kitchen scrapbook, filled with recipes that simply ... Read more
Martha Cheng Honolulu Magazine "[A] fascinating journey... [the book] offers a unique look at what has been called 'the Gypsy cuisine of China.'"
John Lekich Books To Cooks.com "Cozy as a kitchen scrapbook, filled with recipes that simply ... Read more