Every grain of rice
by Fuchsia Dunlop · first published 2012
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Why HN recommends it
Simple, authentic home-style Chinese recipes suited to anyone wanting to cook Chinese food, from beginners to experienced cooks. Its Sichuan focus is strong, and it comes close to a perfect cookbook.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
A culinary reference features southern Chinese recipes, shares a comprehensive introduction to key seasonings and techniques, and offers such options as smoky eggplant with garlic, twice-cooked pork, and emergency midnight noodles.
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Listing out a few of my go tos! - Every grain of rice ( Fuschia Dunlop ) is close to what I’d consider a perfect cookbook. - Franklin BBQ ( Aaron Franklin ) is a definitive guide to how to use an offset smoker. I’ve read through portions over and over again…
on “Based Cooking” ↗…Factor by Hiromi Shinya and The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. This matches my own experience as well. I used to have a nasty acne problem. Cutting down on meat (and dairy) has made my skin much nicer. Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking by Fuchsia Dunlop is a great cookbook for (mostly) plant foods, by the way. It seems that the Chinese have been aware of the health benefits of a diet centered around plants,…
on “Farmaceuticals: The drugs fed to farm animals and the risks posed to humans” ↗In programming there is the concept of "technical taste".It applies to cookbooks too: Every Grain of Rice by Fuchsia Dunlop. https://www.amazon.com/Every-Grain-Rice-Chinese-Cooking/dp/0... This is a fantastic cookbook if you are interested in cooking Chinese food and a great reason to become interested…
on “Ask HN: What book did you read in 2016 that was so good you gifted it to others?” ↗As an aside, if you want to cook (primarily Sichuan) chinese food I can highly recommend Fushia Dunlop's Every Grain of Rice - http://www.fuchsiadunlop.com/books Excellent book, and includes a recipe for General Tso's Chicken.
on “Inventor of General Tso's Chicken dies in Taipei at age 98” ↗…of fantastic cooking books that bring mainland chinese cuisine to a western audience. If you're at all interested in preparing some fantastic authentic Chinese food I heartily recommend picking up "Every Grain of Rice", available on Amazon.
on “Chengdu chef Lan Guijun: the new emperor of Chinese gastronomy” ↗"Every Grain of Rice" is my favorite cookbook ever. Its emphasis is home cooking so the recipes are pretty practical and it covers more than just Sichuan or Hunan cuisine so there is a lot of variety. The amazing part is…
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