{"product_id":"a-z-of-chinese-food-recipes-not-included","title":"A-Z of Chinese Food (Recipes Not Included)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A series of intelligent and fiery essays' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A landmark in British food writing'\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Nunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Makes you laugh, think, and get a little angry'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eiPaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I started stitching together my story through a different, universal language: food.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn A-Z of Chinese Food\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Recipes Not Included) \u003c\/i\u003eis not a recipe book, but a deliberate 'anti-glossary' - a delectable edible anthology that serves up Chinese flavour beyond just its taste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJenny Lau always found herself sitting between cultures, connected to both east and west. Hungry to understand herself, she threw herself into researching the Chinese food of her heritage. The result is\u003ci\u003e An A-Z of Chinese Food - \u003c\/i\u003ea surprising, unputdownable and deliciously enriching anthology that uses food to explore who we are and how we relate to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom A is for Authentic, breaking down our assumptions of who 'owns' what cuisine, to R is for Rice Cooker, a humorous entry from the point of view a hard-working kitchen appliance that has seen a family through its ups and downs, \u003ci\u003eAn A-Z of Chinese Food\u003c\/i\u003e will change the way you think about, see, and eat, food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Lau's writing \u003cb\u003emakes you laugh, think, and get a little angry - sometimes all at once\u003c\/b\u003e. She tackles serious topics such as cultural appropriation, colonisation, racism and fetishisation in Chinese food with a lightness that never undermines their gravity' \u003cb\u003eANGELA HUI for \u003ci\u003eiPaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I feel seen... I feel called out... I feel educated... I feel comforted and satiated. \u003cb\u003eThis is the book I needed growing up. Everyone should read this book!\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJENNIFER LI, @bookmarkonthewall, book blogger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A worthwhile and thoughtful corrective to many of the myths and over-simplifications about Chinese food in the West. Lau poses some great questions, which \u003cb\u003estayed with me long after I'd finished reading\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eBEE WILSON for \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Using the universal language of food, Lau rips through an astonishing list of subjects with a uniquely original style. \u003cb\u003eA must-read for lovers of food yes, but also lovers of exciting, daring writing\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eFOYLES Booksellers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking rhapsody of a book\u003c\/b\u003e, that brings something brand new to the canon of diasporic food writing. An A-Z that shines completely new light on Chinese culinary heritage, with an immediacy and spirited reverence that is a joy to read. \u003cb\u003eJenny Lau is a compelling and expressive storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e: intricately weaving personal memoir, extensively researched cultural history and satirical humour with commanding eloquence. \u003cb\u003eAn instant classic from an essential new voice\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003cb\u003eGURDEEP LOYAL, food \u0026amp; travel writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn A-Z of Chinese Food\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark in British food writing, somewhere between a book, a magazine, and a treatise, but completely its own thing\u003c\/b\u003e. Jenny has the rare ability to dissect unwieldy matters of identity, race and culture with the lightness of touch that all serious topics need, combatting preconceived notions about Chinese cuisine with \u003cb\u003eimmaculate research and subversive humour\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThis book is a tonic to the mainstream of food writing\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eJONATHAN NUNN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA leading light in the British Chinese community\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cb\u003eFUCHSIA DUNLOP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55367202013528,"sku":"9781408748411","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781408748411_4d37fc5f-4aff-450b-9327-362043f5e465.jpg?v=1777978838","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/a-z-of-chinese-food-recipes-not-included","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}