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Chinese Feasts and Festivals: A Cookbook
Author(s): S.C. Moey (Author)
- Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
- Publication Date: 15 Mar. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 144 pages
- ISBN-10: 0794603173
- ISBN-13: 9780794603175
Book Description
Disappearing customs is a fact in modern living. Often, what remains of an ancient tradition is a dish or a confection. In Chinese culture, the link between the past and present is never more evident than festival time. Ritual, feasts and specialties mark each occasion. “Chinese Feasts and Festivals: A Cookbook” explores this aspect of Chinese culture with a collection of favorite recipes in celebration. The rich culinary tradition of China is largely inspired by a calendar year filled with a generous round of festivities – festivals, reunions, weddings and anniversaries – joyous occasions for eating, drinking and making merry, and for paying homage to the gods and ancestors. Food, fittingly, is a combination of flavors and symbols (wealth, happiness, luck, prosperity), a spiritual celebration and an earthly pleasure. In this book, the author has assembled a number of facts and fancies, as well as a collection of festival specialities for the Chinese food lover to read and enjoy or, if the spirit takes flight, cook up a feast that will impress both mortals and ancestors and win the approval of the gods.
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About the Author
S.C.Moey is a freelance writer who lives in Penang, Malaysia. A self taught artist and keen cook, she has many years experience in festival food preparation.
