Land of the Five Flavors A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine

Name: Land of the Five Flavors A Cultural History of Chinese Cuisine
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ISBN: 9780231161862

ISBN-10: 0231161867

ISBN-13: 9780231161862

Edition: 2013

Authors: Thomas O. Hï¿½llmann, Karen Margolis

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World-renowned sinologist Thomas O. Höllmann tracks the growth of Chinese food culture from the earliest burial rituals to today's Western fast food restaurants, detailing the cuisine's geographical variations and local customs, indigenous factors and foreign influences, trade routes, and ethnic associations. Höllmann describes the food rituals of major Chinese religions and the significance of eating and drinking in rites of passage and popular culture. He also enriches his narrative with thirty of his favorite recipes and a selection of photographs, posters, paintings, sketches, and images of clay figurines and other objects excavated from tombs.This history recounts the cultivation of…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/26/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.95" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Rice Doesn't Rain from Heaven



A Taste of Harmony



Fire, Ice, and Flavor



A Culinary Cosmos



Heavenly Dew



Regulations and Conventions



The Tavern of Eternal Happiness



Epilogue


Appendix


Bibliography


Index