num_pages: 260
description: From Haifa Israel to Cape Town South Africa Chinese entrepreneurs and restaurateurs have brought delicious Chinese food across the globe. Unravelling a complex history of cultural migration and world politics Cheuk Kwan narrates a fascinating story of culture and place ultimately revealing how an excellent meal always tells an even better story.Dotting even the most remote landscapes family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration community and delicious food. The cultural outposts of far-flung settlers bringers of dim sum Peking duck and creative culinary hybrids like the Madagascar classic soupe chinoise Chinese restaurants are a microcosm of greater social forcesan insight into time history and place. From Africa to South America the Jade Gardens and Golden Dragons reveal an intricate tangle of social schisms and political movements offering insight into global changes and diasporic histories as the world has moved into the 21st century.Author and documentarian Cheuk Kwan a self-described card-carrying member of the Chinese diaspora weaves a global narrative by linking the myriad personal stories of chefs entrepreneurs labourers and dreamers who populate Chinese kitchens worldwide. Behind these kitchen doors lies an intriguing paradox which characterizes many of these communities: how Chinese immigrants have resistedor often been prevented fromcomplete assimilation into the social fabric of their new homes maintaining strong senses of cultural identity while the engine of their economic survivalthe Chinese restaurant and its foodhas become seamlessly woven into cities all around the world.An intrepid travelogue of grand vistas adventure and serendipity Have You Eaten Yet? charts a living atlas of the global Chinese migration revealing the synergies of politics culture and family.
language: English
title: Have you eaten yet?
publisher: Douglas & McIntyre