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"If the world's cuisines share one common food, it might be the dumpling, a dish that can be found on every continent and in every culinary tradition, from Asia to Central Europe to Latin America. Originally from China, they evolved into ravioli, samosas, momos, gyozas, tamales, pierogies, matzo balls, wontons, empanadas, potato chops, and many more. In this unique anthology, food writers, journalists, culinary historians, and others share histories of their culture's version of the dumpling, family dumpling lore, interesting encounters with these little delights, and even recipes to unwrap the magic of the world's favorite dish. With an introduction by Karon Liu."--
List of contents
What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings ToC (tentative)
Introduction
Karon Lui (Toronto Star food writer)
Culinary History
Rick Halpern (historian)
Johl Whiteduck Ringuette (Anishnabek chef)
Jennifer Jordan (historian)
Stuart Sakai (owner, Sakai Bar restaurant)
Amy Rosen (cookbook author)
Julie van Rosendaal (food writer)
Christina Gonzales (freelance writer/editor)
Personal History
Angela Misri (Walrus online director)
Perry King (writer/author)
David Buchbinder (musician)
Sylvia Putz (freelance writer)
Mekhala Chaubal (lawyer)
Tatum Taylor Chaubal (heritage planner)
Chantal Braganza (editor)
Domenica Marchetti (food writer/chef)
Arlene Chan (historian)
Nam Kiwanuka (The Agenda host)
Eric Geringras (TV producer)
Miles Morrisseau (reporter/radio producer)
Michal Stein (freelance writer)
Cultural History
Naomi Duguid (cookbook author)
Cheryl Thompson (historian/cultural commentator)
Navneet Alang (tech-food columnist)
Kristen Arnett (novelist)
Marie Campbell (literary agent)
Matthew Murtagh-Wu (dumpling entrepreneur)
Conclusion
John Lorinc (freelance journalist/editor)
About the author
Karon Liu has been a staff food reporter for the Toronto Star since 2015 and aims to link food with culture, history, identity, politics – anything you can imagine. He's also an avid home cook, and his favourite utensil is a pair of wooden chopsticks his grandma used to use.
John Lorinc is a journalist and editor. He reports on urban affairs, politics, business, technology, and local history for a range of media, including the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Walrus, Maclean’s, and Spacing, where he is senior editor. John is the author of three books, including The New City (Penguin, 2006) and Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias (Coach House Books, 2022), and has coedited four other anthologies for Coach House Books: The Ward (2015), Subdivided (2016), Any Other Way (2017), and The Ward Uncovered (2018). John is the recipient of the 2019/2020 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy. He lives in Toronto.
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 TASTE CANADA AWARD FOR CULINARY NARRATIVES
Featured on "The Sunday Magazine" on CBC Radio
Nearly every culture has a variation on the dumpling: histories, treatises, family legends, and recipes about the world’s favorite lump of carbs
If the world's cuisines share one common food, it might be the dumpling, a dish that can be found on every continent and in every culinary tradition, from Asia to Central Europe to Latin America. Originally from China, they evolved into ravioli, samosas, momos, gyozas, tamales, pierogies, matzo balls, wontons, empanadas, potato chops, and many more.
In this unique anthology, food writers, journalists, culinary historians, and musicians share histories of their culture’s version of the dumpling, family dumpling lore, interesting encounters with these little delights, and even recipes to unwrap the magic of the world's favorite dish.
With an introduction by Karon Liu. Illustrations by Meegan Lim.
Contributors include: Michal Stein, Christina Gonzales, Kristen Arnett, David Buchbinder, André Alexis, Miles Morrisseau, Angela Misri, Perry King, Sylvia Putz, Mekhala Chaubal, Arlene Chan, Chantal Braganza, Naomi Duguid, Eric Geringas, Matthew Murtagh-Wu, Monika Warzecha, Bev Katz Rosenbaum, Tatum Taylor Chaubal, Domenica Marchetti, Julie Van Rosendaal, Amy Rosen, Cheryl Thompson, Jennifer Jordan, Marie Campbell, Navneet Alang
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