Presents a combination of traditional recipes and dishes from the various culinary regions of China, introduced by gleanings of history, culture, and anecdote and augmented by a guide to Chinese ingredients, techniques, equipment, and menu planning.

Anna Kao is the author of this compilation of recipes from the six best-known regional cuisines of China--Peking, Cantonese, Fukien, Shanghai, Szechuan, & Hunan. She also includes tips on purchasing & preparing ingredients, proper tools & utensils, & marinating & seasoning.

Bilingual: English and Chinese.

Celebrated culinary expert Yan-Kit So combines more than 140 colorful Chinese recipes with a comprehensive, step-by-step visual guide to the ingredients, equipment, and techniques that will help you unlock the door to the classic Chinese kitchen. Demystify the art of Chinese cookery with this excellent visual guide. Step-by-step techniques and images of ingredients and equipment provide you with the foundation to create mouthwatering dishes. Impress your guests with your knowledge of the customs for serving authentic Chinese cuisine, or learn how to make dumplings and other enticing dim-sum recipes. You will see just how simple and rewarding cooking Chinese food can be.

Collection of 100 classic Chinese recipes including both new and traditional dishes, with details of origins of some of the recipes and descriptions of traditional Chinese cooking utensils. The author is a well-known Chinese food writer and restaurateur. Includes a description of traditional Chinese cooking utensils. Indexed.