

The history of China – not according to emperors or battles, but according to its food and drink. ‘This book is itself a feast, each chapter a sumptuous course’įrederik L. Jonathan Clements writes with erudition and humour’ DAILY MAIL ‘A splendid introduction to the complex history of China ‘ GUARDIAN ‘A tasty portrait of a nation’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH a timely reminder that the country’s modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of a rich, ancient and perhaps surprisingly multicultural tradition’ FUCHSIA DUNLOP, SPECTATOR ‘A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history.
