Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and Other Curiously Named Classic Chinese Dishes by Ying Chang Compestine. This is how I wish all "modern" cookbooks would be presented. Provide interesting and relevant background information (pertaining to the dish) with great illustrations. Provide the recipe with easy to follow step-by-step instructions with graphics and an image of what the final dish should look like. I need a hard copy of this cookbook to add to my library. The lovely illustrations were done by Vivian Truong.
Compestine presented these 26 dishes in the perfect format and they are easy to understand and the ingredients are easy to find. Well if you have an Asian grocery store in your area or an online service that delivers to your zipcode. The way the recipes are presented makes it easy to identify substitutions for hard to find items. Appetizer, main course and dessert right at my fingertips. She has demystified these Chinese dishes in a fun and cute way. The accompanying stories were very interesting.
Thank you to #NetGalley, the author Ying Chang Compestine and Chronicle Books for a digital copy of #BuddhaJumpsOvertheWallandOtherCuriously
NamedClassicChineseDishes in exchange for my honest opinion. Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will be published on March 4, 2025.
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