Learn to Cook Chinese Food · Poultry and Eggs

Author: Editorial Board of "How to Cook Chinese Dishes"
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Publishing Date: 2000-01-01
Features: If you're not aiming to become a professional chef but simply want to learn to cook Chinese dishes for your own enjoyment and for entertaining guests, there's no need to seek out a master. The culinary skills of Chinese housewives are mostly learned through osmosis from their grandmothers and mothers. After becoming wives and mothers, some of them with a keen interest in cooking further refine their skills by studying recipes or exchanging tips with neighbors, and sometimes their creations rival those of renowned restaurants and chefs. Of course, in Chinese households, there are also many men skilled in cooking, and male chefs dominate the ranks of famous restaurants and eateries. The compilers of this "How to Cook Chinese Dishes" series are all culinary masters who have introduced the ingredients, knife techniques, and preparation steps for each dish in clear and concise language to make it easy for beginners to get started. By following the instructions step by step, readers will quickly become proficient and be able to apply their knowledge to other dishes, greatly improving their culinary skills. The entire book is covered in a wipe-clean film, making it convenient to clean off grease! The "How to Cook Chinese Dishes" series consists of nine volumes, including seafood, meat dishes, vegetable dishes, bean products, soup dishes, cold dishes, pastry dishes, poultry and egg dishes, and home banquet dishes. This volume is one of the series, focusing on poultry and egg dishes, featuring 40 recipes for dishes made with poultry and fresh eggs as ingredients. Poultry and eggs are important ingredients in Chinese cooking. Poultry meat is finer, softer, and more nutritious than livestock meat, with a delicious flavor. Eggs are even more nutritious and can be used to prepare a wide variety of colorful dishes. The poultry and egg dishes introduced in this volume are made with artificially raised chickens, ducks, geese, and the eggs they produce.