Savouring the World
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- Author：Harold McGee
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Summary
"Marcel Proust's famous madeleine surprised his narrator with a strong emotion that he traced back to an idyllic， forgotten time in childhood。 My first taste of grouse as part of a traditional British lunch seemed full of significance even though there had been no grouse in my past， and it was as if I were touching something essential in myself and in the world。 That mystifying surpise set me off on a search for the latest insights of sense and flavour。"
Harold McHee
Savouring the World is a wide-ranging survey of taste and smell - two senses that have a powerful but largely overlooked influence on our everyday lives。 This book will not only explain how these senses truly work， but also how to enjoy them more actively to transform your relationship with flavour。
Harold McGee's acclaimed On Food & Cooking won the André Simon Food Book of the Year and is a masterpiece of gastronomic writing; a rich， addictive blend of chemistry， history and anecdote that no self-respecting foodie or cook can afford to be without。 Savouring the World promises to intrigue and amaze foodies just as much。
'McGee is the man who transformed most curious people's understanding about food。'
Guardian Weekend
Reviews
This is the third in the “Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung” series， which take place before Uncle met Ava Lee。 In this book he is 60， it’s 2 years before China takes over Hong Kong， and Uncle has apparently united the triad gangs of Hong Kong。Initially planned as a trilogy， Hamilton now says he’ll continue the series into the Ava Lee period， but shown from Uncle’s point of view rather than Ava’s。I look forward to that: I much preferred the early Ava Lee books， when Uncle was still alive。
Excellent as always。 Cannot wait for next Ava Lee or Uncle story！
My favorite ethical gangster， Uncle， continues to shine in this series which was supposed to be a trilogy but seems fated for some for more volumes。 Here we see Uncle’s approach to challenges from bigger gangs as the Communist Chinese takeover of Hong Kong approaches。 His solution is an alliance or association to resolve disputes。 At the same time he is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to do business with Communist China。 The right man at the right time。
At first when Hamilton switched from about Ava Lee to Uncle， I was annoyed because he was never one of my favourite characters in the Ava books。 But with the second and third （last？） book in the Uncle series I have flipped opinions and wish he would do more。I think this is because when he first started the Ava Lee series， it felt to me like Hamilton was drawing on his own memory and experience， but as Ava started to "level up"， she got further and further away from the economic crimes that seeme At first when Hamilton switched from about Ava Lee to Uncle， I was annoyed because he was never one of my favourite characters in the Ava books。 But with the second and third （last？） book in the Uncle series I have flipped opinions and wish he would do more。I think this is because when he first started the Ava Lee series， it felt to me like Hamilton was drawing on his own memory and experience， but as Ava started to "level up"， she got further and further away from the economic crimes that seemed so realistic and drawn from the headlines。Here， Uncle is set in a very recognizable pre-handover Hong Kong and Uncle's continued ascension in the triad community shows how he arrived at the respected position he enjoys in the Ava Lee books。Hamilton doesn't directly address the Umbrella Movement or democracy demonstrations of 2019 but Fortune seems like it could be setup to make a comment on that later。 Hamilton has a tightrope to walk if so。 It will be hard to bring any kind of verisimilitude without also possible alienating readers of mainland background， something he seems to have been careful about so far。 。。。more
Really excellent installment in this series。 Great character development。 Interesting story。 Delightful read！
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Another excellent addition to the world of Uncle and Ava Lee。 Uncle is such a beloved character in the Ava Lee series， and I love having his backstory fleshed out in this way。I found the story a little slow to get going - there was a lot of politics and more names than I could wrap my head around at times。 But， once the story got going， I could hardly put the book down。 I particularly loved seeing how Uncle and Sonny’s relationship began。 I was pleased to find in the Afterword that Hamilton is h Another excellent addition to the world of Uncle and Ava Lee。 Uncle is such a beloved character in the Ava Lee series， and I love having his backstory fleshed out in this way。I found the story a little slow to get going - there was a lot of politics and more names than I could wrap my head around at times。 But， once the story got going， I could hardly put the book down。 I particularly loved seeing how Uncle and Sonny’s relationship began。 I was pleased to find in the Afterword that Hamilton is hoping to add at least one more book in the Uncle series。 I look forward to seeing Uncle and Ava come together from Uncle’s point of view。 。。。more
This story is like watching how a found family came together。 It also features appetizing descriptions of Chinese food， commentary about horse racing， and some history thrown in。 That’s a unique combination that had drawn me in over the years。 As a fan of the Ava Lee series， it’s hard to not adore the character of Uncle。 It’s awesome reading about how he earned the respect among other gangs that was clearly evident throughout the Ava Lee series。 Moreover， this book showed how Sonny became his bo This story is like watching how a found family came together。 It also features appetizing descriptions of Chinese food， commentary about horse racing， and some history thrown in。 That’s a unique combination that had drawn me in over the years。 As a fan of the Ava Lee series， it’s hard to not adore the character of Uncle。 It’s awesome reading about how he earned the respect among other gangs that was clearly evident throughout the Ava Lee series。 Moreover， this book showed how Sonny became his bodyguard and if you were an existing fan of the series， it would be hard pressed to not be a little emotional at that。At the end of the day， the author knows his strengths。 I think about action movies where despite the twists and turns， you can enjoy those knowing it will be wrapped up neatly in the end。 This book doesn’t have a lot of skirmishes， but it is an exciting look at how someone can manœuvre the behind the scenes politics on how to unite a group of individuals。 。。。more
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