The Chinese takeout cookbook quick and easy dishes to prepare at home

"In The Chinese Takeout Cookbook, Chinese food blogger and cooking instructor Diana Kuan brings Chinatown to your home with this amazing collection of more than eighty popular Chinese takeout recipes -- appetizers, main courses, noodle and rice dishes, and desserts -- all easy-to-prepare and MSG-fre...

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Main Author: Kuan, Diana
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Ballantine Books, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:"In The Chinese Takeout Cookbook, Chinese food blogger and cooking instructor Diana Kuan brings Chinatown to your home with this amazing collection of more than eighty popular Chinese takeout recipes -- appetizers, main courses, noodle and rice dishes, and desserts -- all easy-to-prepare and MSG-free. . . . The Chinese Takeout Cookbook also features mouthwatering color photos throughout as well as sidebars that highlight helpful notes, including how to freeze and recook dumplings; cooking tidbits, such as how to kick up your dish with a bit of heat; and the history behind some of your favorite comfort foods, including the curious New York invention of the pastrami egg roll and the influence of Tiki culture on Chinese cuisine. So, put down that takeout menu, grab the wok, and let's get cooking!"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 189 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]) and index.
ISBN:9780345529121 (hbk. : alk. paper)
034552912X (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780345529145 (ebk.)
0345529146 (ebk.)
Author Notes:Diana Kuan is a food writer and cooking instructor who has taught Chinese cooking in Beijing and New York. Her writing on food and travel has appeared in The Boston Globe, Gourmet, Food & Wine, and Time Out New York , among other publications. She has appeared on the CBS Early Show and other broadcast media. She is the author of the blog Appetite for China, which has more than 6.5 million page views, and teaches Chinese cooking at Whole Foods and the Institute for Culinary Education (ICE) in New York, where she currently resides.