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Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking

Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking

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  • Author：Fuchsia Dunlop
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Summary

Fuchsia Dunlop trained as a chef in China’s leading Sichuan cooking school and possesses the rare ability to write recipes for authentic Chinese food that you can make at home。 Following her two seminal volumes on Sichuan and Hunan cooking， Every Grain of Rice is inspired by the vibrant everyday cooking of southern China， in which vegetables play the starring role， with small portions of meat and fish。


Try your hand at stir-fried potato slivers with chili pepper， vegetarian "Gong Bao Chicken，" sour-and-hot mushroom soup， or， if you’re ever in need of a quick fix， Fuchsia’s emergency late-night noodles。 Many of the recipes require few ingredients and are ridiculously easy to make。 Fuchsia also includes a comprehensive introduction to the key seasonings and techniques of the Chinese kitchen。 With stunning photography and clear instructions， this is an essential cookbook for everyone， beginner and connoisseur alike， eager to introduce Chinese dishes into their daily cooking repertoire。

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Reviews

7jane ，

This is all about authentic Chinese home cooking， not the Western style of Chinese cooking some other books may be about。 That said， you won't find anything odd in the recipes （the one recipe with liver， and some other with the possibility of using sea cucumber being about as far as things go）。 Nearly all recipes have photos （some dishes appear in other dishes' pictures）。 Some recipes are vegetarian， or can be made pretty easily so。 The author trained as a chef in China， and did research on Chin This is all about authentic Chinese home cooking， not the Western style of Chinese cooking some other books may be about。 That said， you won't find anything odd in the recipes （the one recipe with liver， and some other with the possibility of using sea cucumber being about as far as things go）。 Nearly all recipes have photos （some dishes appear in other dishes' pictures）。 Some recipes are vegetarian， or can be made pretty easily so。 The author trained as a chef in China， and did research on Chinese cuisine， and has written food columns and other cookbooks。The introduction has the basic ingredients （with more in the back）， equipment （yeah， like other Chinese cookbooks she recommends getting a proper Chinese wok， but I'll stick my Western-style wok）， cutting styles， preparation tips， cutting techniques， meal planning， menus （for 2， 4， or 6， with vegetarian variations）。 Recipes are grouped （some bigger than others）， and each recipes comes with an introduction plus the occasional variations suggestions。 Some favoring of Southern Chinese cooking exists， but I don't mind。 Regarding tools， the mandolin slicer is included in cutting styles section， not equipment。 And I noticed the odd-feeling word: 'specializt'; had to check if it really was a true spelling！ *lol*I found plenty of foods I would like to try， and that tells me often how much a cookbook is for me。 Nearly every section had at least one I would want to taste （except the fish and seafood one because I just don't like fish and seafood）。 Many foods are made with wok， but the number of tools you need for each recipe is surprisingly small – I like that。 So if you like Chinese food， and want to eat more authentic kind of that， this is a great book to have。 。。。more

Phillip ，

absolutely one of the best cookbooks i've used - easy to use recipes， an introduction and explanation of chinese （mostly szechuan） spices， oils， and vinegars - everything i've cooked from this book has been delicious。 absolutely one of the best cookbooks i've used - easy to use recipes， an introduction and explanation of chinese （mostly szechuan） spices， oils， and vinegars - everything i've cooked from this book has been delicious。 。。。more

NativeDCer ，

The recipe for ma po tofu is devine！ I wish there was additional information to help find the right ingredients for some of the seasonings。

Jenny K ，

I would love to eat every recipe in this book。 But I will never cook any of them。 They call for tools and ingredients that I just can’t get hold of in small town Midwest。

Mariah ，

This cookbook has nicely detailed instructions and there are a few recipes I’d like to try。 I enjoyed the photos too， but can’t help but wish there were more as those that were featured looked mouthwateringly good！

Chris ，

We haven’t made any recipes yet， so four stars for now。 This is another cookbook to help us feel like we’re traveling a bit during the pandemic。 It is filled with tips and information about Chinese culture and cooking。 It’s interesting to see the smaller meat quantities and the larger rice quantities - but as a carb lover， I’m here for it！Update: We’ve made 2 recipes。 One was easy and tasty。 For the other， we had to substitute 2 ingredients that sounded basic enough but were unavailable at 2 nea We haven’t made any recipes yet， so four stars for now。 This is another cookbook to help us feel like we’re traveling a bit during the pandemic。 It is filled with tips and information about Chinese culture and cooking。 It’s interesting to see the smaller meat quantities and the larger rice quantities - but as a carb lover， I’m here for it！Update: We’ve made 2 recipes。 One was easy and tasty。 For the other， we had to substitute 2 ingredients that sounded basic enough but were unavailable at 2 nearby supermarkets。 It was good， but we’re a bit put off because those ingredients are in a lot of the recipes。 Keeping it at 4 stars for now。Update 2: We’ve made a couple more recipes and they were really good。 Since the last update， we found one of the two hard-to-find ingredients mentioned。 Bumping it up to five stars。 。。。more

Rachael Terry ，

Reference in spring for veg recipes。

Madeleine ，

Delicious vegetable and tofu recipes- I need to buy this one。

Rebecca ，

NOT FOR ME。 Ingredients are expensive and difficult。 Good book for someone who lives near an Asian market and is more familiar with the meals that are offered in the book。

Max （Outrage） ，

I have around 100 cookbooks， of which I probably refer to around 10。 This is my most-used。 I have and use other books on Chinese food， but I've cooked more from this book than any other cookbook and it's probably changed the way I cook。 The recipes are all do-able， mostly easy， well explained and are accompanied by a beautifully-written comentary。 The ingredients are all fairly easily obtainable。 My copy is falling to pieces。 I have around 100 cookbooks， of which I probably refer to around 10。 This is my most-used。 I have and use other books on Chinese food， but I've cooked more from this book than any other cookbook and it's probably changed the way I cook。 The recipes are all do-able， mostly easy， well explained and are accompanied by a beautifully-written comentary。 The ingredients are all fairly easily obtainable。 My copy is falling to pieces。 。。。more

Jésica ，

Sale todo tan rico que cuando termine de hacer todas las recetas， me comeré el libro。 Mucho más fácil de usar que Land of Plenty。

K ，

So， I hate to review a cookbook when I haven't tried out any of the recipes yet， but I also want to return it to the library & will forget to do a review once it's out of the house。 （But I really did read it from cover to cover！）There are definitely several recipes that I want to try。 The descriptions & ingredients sound wonderful and the gorgeous photos certainly help！ For the most part， the directions are clear and Dunlop put together a comprehensive glossary of ingredients in the back that is So， I hate to review a cookbook when I haven't tried out any of the recipes yet， but I also want to return it to the library & will forget to do a review once it's out of the house。 （But I really did read it from cover to cover！）There are definitely several recipes that I want to try。 The descriptions & ingredients sound wonderful and the gorgeous photos certainly help！ For the most part， the directions are clear and Dunlop put together a comprehensive glossary of ingredients in the back that is incredibly helpful。。。also accompanied by photos。 She also has a solid introduction that explains the different ingredients， helpful kitchen equipment， descriptions of styles of cutting， as well as food prep & cooking techniques。 I did find one recipe for dumplings that wrapped up the directions with a vague "if you can't get the hang of it， just have a Chinese friend show you"。。。。which doesn't seem the most helpful。I'm definitely looking forward to trying some of these out！ Chinese reviewers give it good marks， so I guess I'll have the opportunity to see if I enjoy authentic Chinese cooking， or if my palate is more attuned to American-Chinese。 I don't think I would buy a copy for myself， because I tend not to work out of cookbooks。 I collect recipes from here & there & put them together in a folder。 I highly recommend borrowing it from the library， to see if you'd like to have your own copy on-hand in your kitchen。 。。。more

Rena Xiao ，

Ive been cooking chinese food all my life and this is my go to cookbook for chinese food in english。 Has all the basics and some fancier dishes too。 I grew up in Beijing and the zhajiangmian recipe checks out。 Its very easy to follow along for non-chinese cooks too--I've had friends in both the US and Sweden use this book with no trouble。 Ive been cooking chinese food all my life and this is my go to cookbook for chinese food in english。 Has all the basics and some fancier dishes too。 I grew up in Beijing and the zhajiangmian recipe checks out。 Its very easy to follow along for non-chinese cooks too--I've had friends in both the US and Sweden use this book with no trouble。 。。。more

patty ，

Loved the layout and the photos。 Well done。 Once a few necessary ingredients arrive from amazon， I look forward to cooking many dishes from this book。 Purchased the kindle version after reading the library’s hardcover。

Kate ，

The sauces in this book are superb， but some of the ingredients and cooking techniques are uncommon in the US。 I think it's a great book for getting a feel for authentic Chinese cooking， but I never felt really comfortable or at-ease when using the book。 The sauces in this book are superb， but some of the ingredients and cooking techniques are uncommon in the US。 I think it's a great book for getting a feel for authentic Chinese cooking， but I never felt really comfortable or at-ease when using the book。 。。。more

Kristen Chew ，

I've used a number of recipes from this book with great success， and found them easy to adapt to circumstances （what I have in my fridge or don't， etc。）。 Her mapo tofu recipe， for example， is vegan， but it was easy to adapt it to include minced chicken。 There are still a lot of recipes in the book that I want to try， and am looking forward to doing so。 I've used a number of recipes from this book with great success， and found them easy to adapt to circumstances （what I have in my fridge or don't， etc。）。 Her mapo tofu recipe， for example， is vegan， but it was easy to adapt it to include minced chicken。 There are still a lot of recipes in the book that I want to try， and am looking forward to doing so。 。。。more

Elizabeth ，

I got this book out of the library just before the UK started to shut down， and I have to say if I'm going to get to keep one library book I'm glad it's this one！ The recipes are flavourful and completely different from our normal cooking repertoire。 I'm enjoying learning all the techniques and completely charmed by the cultural annecdotes Dunlop puts alongside。 It's an added advantage that the ingredients are largely ones that are still available in shops！ An excellent book， both clear and enjo I got this book out of the library just before the UK started to shut down， and I have to say if I'm going to get to keep one library book I'm glad it's this one！ The recipes are flavourful and completely different from our normal cooking repertoire。 I'm enjoying learning all the techniques and completely charmed by the cultural annecdotes Dunlop puts alongside。 It's an added advantage that the ingredients are largely ones that are still available in shops！ An excellent book， both clear and enjoyable。 。。。more

Horace Derwent ，

this british culinairie knows everything about chinese cuisine

James Ingram ，

A great entry level book on ingredients， techniques， kit， and loads of lovely stories。 Dozens of fantastic， reliable， interesting recipes。

Mandy Havert ，

This cookbook is filled with culture and clear examples of where to find needed ingredients or fair substitutions from the western markets。 I have added one of the recipes to my summer rotation--a tomato and egg dish that is a lovely breakfast and is so easy。 Dunlop was first introduced to me in a No Reservations episode， I believe。 I know for sure it was an Anthony Bourdain travel episode。 Would love to cook with her someday。

Hannah Perlin ，

Fuchsia is the queen of Chinese cooking - make her Dan Dan noodles， you won't regret it！！ Fuchsia is the queen of Chinese cooking - make her Dan Dan noodles， you won't regret it！！ 。。。more

Grace Jones-Taylor ，

Simple recipes with amazing results！ I found the photo glossary of different types of ingredients really helpful， and it was wonderful to have so many vegetarian recipes included。

Irene Adler ，

I've traveled through China and I thought the food was very ho-hum。 But then the last night of the tour we went to a restaurant in Beijing full of locals and it was a revelation。 We'd been served 'Chinese food for Western tourists' the whole trip， but what the locals were eating was far， far superior。 So it's possible if you live in the West you've never eaten real Chinese food before - but now you can。 You will need to eat your greens but why wouldn't you want to served this way？ Subtle， fresh， I've traveled through China and I thought the food was very ho-hum。 But then the last night of the tour we went to a restaurant in Beijing full of locals and it was a revelation。 We'd been served 'Chinese food for Western tourists' the whole trip， but what the locals were eating was far， far superior。 So it's possible if you live in the West you've never eaten real Chinese food before - but now you can。 You will need to eat your greens but why wouldn't you want to served this way？ Subtle， fresh， interesting and complex - but still not difficult to cook once you have the ingredients and have done the preparation。 。。。more

Jada Xex ，

A very good intro to Chinese cooking basics。

A ，

The glossy at the back of the book is helpful in understanding what many of the ingredients are， and how they can be used in a variety of dishes。 The photographs are particularly helpful。 The recipes are concise， with an emphasis on paying attention to the aroma of ingredients as they cook。

Dakota ，

I just finished it for the same week and i really enjoyed it。 I loved how at first the story lines didn't seem to have anything to do with each other but slowly details were revealed to show how they are all connected。 I just finished it for the same week and i really enjoyed it。 I loved how at first the story lines didn't seem to have anything to do with each other but slowly details were revealed to show how they are all connected。 。。。more

Tamra Lagrone ，

Like many others， I borrow recipe books from the library on a trial basis。 I will definitely be buying this one。 This is exactly what I was looking for in a Chinese cookbook: something below the restaurant-level recipes with 20+ ingredients - just the stuff home cooks make and serve。 There was a bit of head-scratching in the Asian supermarket involved on my part， but Dunlop provides plenty of information to help those of us who are shopping in a foreign language。

Laura ，

one thing I liked was the simplicity of many of the recipes and the menu planning ideas。

Pablo Vazquez Camargo ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The cook people want to cook and rice and her cook and want to go and cooking the soup and her want to house and her mom and dad eating the food and food good for lunch and the food 🥘

A M Y 🪐 ，

Lekkere recepten maar helaas veel toch niet haalbaar voor een meisje van 23 （die nog thuis woont）！ Gelukkig wel wat variaties kunnen bedenken waarvan er één （de kip in zwarte bonensaus） een groot succes was！

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