Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop

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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food by Fuchsia Dunlop: Mrs Song's fish stew & The Miraculous Bean

Mrs Song's fish stew & The Miraculous Bean

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The humble soybean is transformed into versatile and richly flavoured delights.

Fuchsia Dunlop, the award winning cook & writer, reads from her new book on China's gastronomy. Today, a selection of delights conjured from the humble soybean are on the menu.

Fuchsia Dunlop, the award winning cook and food writer, continues her culinary journey through China. Today, she presents us with a selection of richly flavoured delights conjured from the humble soybean.

Fuchsia tells the story of China's gastronomic culture through a selection of classic dishes. She challenges western pre-conceptions of simplified Cantonese cooking that first took hold when Chinese labourers left their homeland and settled abroad. Instead, she reveals is a sophisticated gastronomy that is finding across the globe. From roasted meats, to the versatility of the soybean, braised pomelo pith, noodles and dim sum, Fuchsia takes us on a mouth-watering journey which explores the history, philosophy and techniques of China's diverse and ingenious food heritage.

Fuchsia was the first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine, and has been travelling around China, researching and cooking food for 30 years. She has written a number of best-selling books on Chinese food, several of which are now published in translation in China.

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