China to Chinatown - Chinese Food in the West

Informationen zum Autor J.A.G. Roberts is a lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of Huddersfield! and is author of China Through Western Eyes (3 vols! 1991 6) and A History of China (1999). Klappentext New in paperback! this book describes one of the most notable examples of the globalization of food: the spread of Chinese recipes! ingredients and cooking styles to the Western world. Beginning with the accounts of Marco Polo and Franciscan friars who traveled to the East! and concluding with the relatively recent phenomenon of Chinese restaurants! it will appeal to food historians and specialists in Chinese culture! as well as to anyone interested in Chinese cuisine. Zusammenfassung Tells the story of one of the most notable examples of the globalization of food: the spread of Chinese recipes! ingredients and cooking styles to the Western world. This title describes how Westerners' first impressions of Chinese food were decidedly mixed! with many regarding Chinese eating habits as repugnant.

Product details

• Authors: J. A. G. Roberts, J.A.G. Roberts
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2004
• EAN: 9781861892270
• ISBN: 978-1-86189-227-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 227 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Globalities; Globalities
• Subject: Guides > Food & drink