Chinese Cuisine (Wei-Chuan's Cookbook)
This cookbook features a wide-ranging collection of popular Chinese gourmet dishes from various regions of China. The recipes reflect the tastes and flavors associated with Taiwanese, Cantonese, Hunan, Szechwan, Shanghai, and Peking cooking.Special effort was expanded to make this a descriptive cookbook which could effectively serve as a ¡§guiding light¡¨, inspiring the reader to further explore the art of Chinese cooking. Complementary to the foregoing, most of the dishes are presented in a manner suitable for small gatherings or large groups.As a further aid to the reader, this cookbook contains a special section in the front, which provides the following:1.Special ingredients and Chinese vegetables2.Special cooking tips3.Place settings and seating order at a traditional feast4.Principles of menu planning and a sample menuChinese Cuisine was the first cookbook to be published by Wei-Chuan Publishing. It was an immediate hit because it contained recipes collected from the Wei-Chuan Cooking school in Taiwan, the largest and most respected institution of its kind along the Asia-Pacific rim. Over 900,000 copies have been sold.Because of its authenticity, clarity and broad variety, this book is an invaluable addition to the reader's private collection.