Mastering the art of Chinese cooking / Eileen Yin-Fei Lo ; photographs by Susie Cushner ; brush calligraphy by San Yan Wong.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2009.Description: 384 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:- 0811859339 (hdc.)
- 9780811859332 (hdc.)
- Chinese title also on spine: Zhongguo tiao zhu shi xi cai pu
- Art of Chinese cooking
- Chinese cooking
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 641.5951 L795 | Available | 33111006047795 | ||||
Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 641.5951 L795 | Available | 33111006192989 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This new masterwork of Chinese cuisine showcases acclaimed chef Eileen Yin-Fei Lo's decades of culinary virtuosity. A series of lessons build skill, knowledge, and confidence as Lo guides the home cook step by step through the techniques, ingredients, and equipment that define Chinese cuisine. With more than 100 classic recipes and technique illustrations throughout, Mastering the Art of Chinese Cooking makes the glories of this ancient cuisine utterly accessible. Stunning color photography reveals the treasures of old and new China, from the zigzagging alleys of historical Guangzhou to the bustle of city centers and faraway Chinatowns, as well as wonderful ingredients and gorgeous finished dishes. Step-by-step brush drawings illustrate Chinese cooking techniques. This lavish volume takes its place as the Chinese cookbook of choice in the cook's library.
Includes index.
The market as classroom -- Creating a Chinese pantry -- A collection of basics -- Stir-frying -- Steaming -- Poaching in a wok -- Chinese cooking in a pot -- The barbecue -- Good soups -- Making sense of noodles -- The market becomes regional -- More ingredients and the sand clay pot -- A new collection of basics -- A discussion of breads -- Cooking in the sand clay pot -- Rice without limits -- Chinese cooking, North to South -- The market particular -- A final collection of basics -- Taming the wild exotics -- A taste of tea -- Vegetables as the way -- A second cooking tour, North to South -- A discussion of sweets -- Creating menus in the Chinese manner -- Serving wines, East and West, with Chinese foods.