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China in seven banquets : a flavourful history

China in seven banquets : a flavourful history

DuBois, Thomas David, 1969- author.
Book 2024

"A captivating journey spanning five thousand years of Chinese culinary heritage, exploring the essence of each era through seven extraordinary meals. China in Seven Banquets takes readers on a gastronomic adventure into the history of China's constantly evolving and astonishingly diverse cuisine. From the opulent Eight Treasures feast of ancient times to the Tang dynasty's legendary 'Tail-Burning' banquet, and the extravagant 'complete Manchu-Ha...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
China Social life and customs
Cooking, Chinese History
Food habits China History
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ISBN:
9781789148619
Description:
296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Other Title:
China in 7 banquets
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-287) and index
Contents:
Introduction : what is food history?
Of meat and morality : the eight treasures of Zhou
By silk road and high sea : new foods come to China
Gardens of delight : imperial China's high cuisine
Fancy foods and foreign fads : China eats the world
'Life's a banquet' : food culture in the go-go '90s
Franchise fever : the price of efficiency
And beyond
Control Number:
3348007
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