{"product_id":"madame-wus-handbook-on-home-cooking-the-song-dynasty-classic-on-domestic-cuisine-hardcover","title":"Madame Wu's Handbook on Home-Cooking: The Song Dynasty Classic on Domestic Cuisine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean J. S. Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eEugene N. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eMiranda Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadame Wu's Handbook on Home-Cooking: The Song Dynasty Classic on Domestic Cuisine\u003c\/em\u003e is the first Western language edition of the Wushi Zhongkuilu \u003cem\u003e吳氏中饋錄, \u003c\/em\u003eone of the earliest Chinese works on home cooking and the only culinary work written by a Chinese woman from premodern China preserved in its entirety. This translation and annotation by Sean J. S. Chen of this enigmatic cookbook reveal details on the preparation and preservation of foods essential on household tables of Medieval China. It is a valuable snap-shot of Medieval Chinese gastronomy, documenting, among other things, the myriad of home fermentation techniques used in the Song dynasty household, the beginning of soy-sauce use in Chinese cuisine, and the prevalent consumption of Central Asian foods and sweets in Eastern China. The book includes forewords by academic reviewers Eugene N. Anderson and Miranda Brown, as well as preface and notes by the translator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984017490221,"sku":"9781777938727","price":51.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/hz1VxI2or9781777938727.webp?v=1776081412","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/madame-wus-handbook-on-home-cooking-the-song-dynasty-classic-on-domestic-cuisine-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}