Essence of Hunan Cuisine (Teach Yourself to Cook Famous Dishes Series)

Author: Wu Jie
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: This album is co-authored by a renowned Chinese culinary master, a cooking instructor, and over ten cooking masters from various regions. The Hunan cuisine introduced here is carefully selected from dishes with distinctive local flavors, featuring both time-honored traditional dishes and innovative creations from recent years, encompassing the entirety of Chinese Hunan cuisine. It not only reflects the essence of China's traditional and contemporary gourmet dishes but also demonstrates the scientific, cultural, and artistic aspects of Chinese cooking, making it a quintessential example of Chinese culinary art. The dishes in the book are categorized into five major groups: aquatic dishes, livestock dishes, poultry and egg dishes, vegetable dishes, and others. With concise text and exquisite color illustrations, the book provides detailed introductions and demonstrations of the ingredients, proportions, preparation methods, and characteristics of each dish, including illustrative photos for key preparation steps. The content is comprehensive, scientific, systematic, and practical. It can serve as a teaching material for culinary internships in cooking schools and vocational training programs across the country, a reference for evaluating and assessing chef skills by dietary industries and labor authorities, and a valuable guide for culinary enthusiasts, food connoisseurs, and housewives worldwide.