Chinese Feasts and Festivals: A Cookbook
Author(s): S.C. Moey
Disappearing customs is a fact in modern living. Often, what remains of an ancient tradition is a dish or a confection. In Chinese culture, the link between the past and present is never more evident than festival time. Ritual, feasts and specialties mark each occasion. "Chinese Feasts and Festivals: A Cookbook" explores this aspect of Chinese culture with a collection of favorite recipes in celebration. The rich culinary tradition of China is largely inspired by a calendar year filled with a generous round of festivities - festivals, reunions, weddings and anniversaries - joyous occasions for eating, drinking and making merry, and for paying homage to the gods and ancestors. Food, fittingly, is a combination of flavors and symbols (wealth, happiness, luck, prosperity), a spiritual celebration and an earthly pleasure. In this book, the author has assembled a number of facts and fancies, as well as a collection of festival specialities for the Chinese food lover to read and enjoy or, if the spirit takes flight, cook up a feast that will impress both mortals and ancestors and win the approval of the gods.
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"The cover and pastel prints superficially belong to a children's book, yet the contents are anything but - with many authentic holiday recipes we've longed to source."ì"Globe Trotting Gourmet"
General Fields
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- : Tuttle Publishing
- : Tuttle Publishing
- : 0.907
- : 31 March 2006
- : 305mm X 229mm X 22mm
- : United States
- : 01 March 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : 144
- : 1
- : Hardback
- : S.C. Moey