Considered the Western world’s most influential writer on regional Chinese, Dunlop’s articles and recipes have appeared in publications such as The Financial Times and The New Yorker, and she’s dedicated five books to this cuisine including the autobiographical Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper.

The first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, Dunlop also leads expert culinary tours of China (at least when traveling is possible), and is considered somewhat of an authority on the subject.

“China really was the original foodie culture, and people over the centuries have written about food,” she stated in an interview with Eater. According to Dunlop, cookbooks are part of Chinese history, and there is even a 12th century cookbook by a man called Lin Hong. “It’s very esoteric, lyrically titled dishes, foraged ingredients, an interest in closeness to nature,” she explained.

Dunlop’s recent book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China, is an introduction to the food and flavors of Shanghai and the Lower Yangtze or Jiangnan region, and has won the UK Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year Award and the Andre Simon Food Book Award.

The book includes classic dishes such as Beggar’s Chicken and sumptuous Dongpo Pork, as well as fresh, simple recipes such as Clear-Steamed Sea Bass and Fresh Soybeans with Pickled Greens. 

You can purchase it on Amazon or follow her on Instagram for more:

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This episode of TED-Ed series Mythic shows a beautifully animated interpretation of the famous Chinese myth of the immortal white snake.

The video was animated by Kino Bino and it tells the story of a married couple who will do anything to save each other, despite any secrets they may have in their marriage.

“The talented herbalist Xu Xian had just started his own medicine shop where he created remedies with the help of his wife, Bai Su Zhen. One day a monk named Fa Hai approached him, warning him that there was a demon in his house. The demon, he said, was Bai Su Zhen. Xu Xian laughed. How could his kind-hearted wife be a demon? Shunan Teng traces the tale of the immortal white snake.”

Watch it below.

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Considered the Western world’s most influential writer on regional Chinese, Dunlop’s articles and recipes have appeared in publications such as The Financial Times and The New Yorker, and she’s dedicated five books to this cuisine including the autobiographical Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper.

The first westerner to train as a chef at the Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu, Dunlop also leads expert culinary tours of China (at least when traveling is possible), and is considered somewhat of an authority on the subject.

“China really was the original foodie culture, and people over the centuries have written about food,” she stated in an interview with Eater. According to Dunlop, cookbooks are part of Chinese history, and there is even a 12th century cookbook by a man called Lin Hong. “It’s very esoteric, lyrically titled dishes, foraged ingredients, an interest in closeness to nature,” she explained.

Dunlop’s recent book, Land of Fish and Rice: Recipes from the Culinary Heart of China, is an introduction to the food and flavors of Shanghai and the Lower Yangtze or Jiangnan region, and has won the UK Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year Award and the Andre Simon Food Book Award.

The book includes classic dishes such as Beggar’s Chicken and sumptuous Dongpo Pork, as well as fresh, simple recipes such as Clear-Steamed Sea Bass and Fresh Soybeans with Pickled Greens. 

You can purchase it on Amazon or follow her on Instagram for more:

The post Rediscover the Chinese Kitchen with Fuchsia Dunlop appeared first on TettyBetty.

This episode of TED-Ed series Mythic shows a beautifully animated interpretation of the famous Chinese myth of the immortal white snake.

The video was animated by Kino Bino and it tells the story of a married couple who will do anything to save each other, despite any secrets they may have in their marriage.

“The talented herbalist Xu Xian had just started his own medicine shop where he created remedies with the help of his wife, Bai Su Zhen. One day a monk named Fa Hai approached him, warning him that there was a demon in his house. The demon, he said, was Bai Su Zhen. Xu Xian laughed. How could his kind-hearted wife be a demon? Shunan Teng traces the tale of the immortal white snake.”

Watch it below.

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