Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook

Mrs. Chiangs Szechwan Cookbook, the first authentic Szechwan cookbook, centers around the recipes of Chiang Jung-feng, the remarkable cook John and Ellen Schrecker met when they were studying Chinese culture in Taiwan. Mrs. Chiang grew up in Szechwan, in a household of demanding gourmets who raised most of their own food, butchered their own pigs, and made their own soy sauce and vinegar. Her mother was a superlative cook who understood very well that her daughter's fortune depended on her skill in the kitchen. Mrs. Chiang eventually found her way to Taiwan, where her cooking became famous. When John and Ellen Schrecker first Listed it they were astonished at the difference between authentic Szechwan food and American restaurant fare: they had discovered what the Chinese call the zhen wer, the true taste, a classical principle of careful preparation blithely ignored by virtually all Chinese restaurants in this country. John and Ellen brought Mrs. Chiang home with them to the United States, where her legendary cooking continued to delight her lucky guests with its fresh, natural, MSG — less quality.

• Author
• Ellen Schrecker, John E. Schrecker

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 359

• Publisher
• Harper & Row

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 978-0-06-015828-6

• EAN
• 9780060158286

• Genres
• cookbooks, food, cooking

• Release date
• 1987