Chinese Food Made Easy

This book is divided into five colourful and vibrant chapters, each devoted to a different city. The book starts with an introduction focussing on Taipei – where Ching was born – and continues around the four points of the compass: Beijing (North), Shanghai (East), Chengdu (West) and Hong Kong (South).

This exciting young author explores the wonderful recipes each place has to offer and captures the distinctive ingredients and aromas of the various regions. There will be a good mix of meat, fish and vegetarian dishes, giving a total of 88 recipes. (A very well rounded number to the Chinese.) She includes authentic, quirky dishes – all quintessentially Chinese – gives them a new lease of life and turns them into practical, family friendly recipes.

Hand in hand with her love of Chinese food, is Ching's passion for Chinese culture. She uses her book to share the advice she picks up during her journey. As she travels, eats and interviews her way around the cities, she meets all sorts of wonderful characters. They reveal to her their most loved meals, their attitude to shopping, their love of 'show' and their passion for banqueting.

In addition to learning how to cook modern Chinese food, readers will discover where to buy the best tea set, where to find the best tea house, the most talked about chef in the city, the most ancient restaurant, the largest fresh food market, the first pub, the nearest farm and the best place to have a business lunch.

Here is a rich and charming book that will make you fall in love with not only Chinese food but Chinese culture as well.