The land of the five flavors : a cultural history of Chinese cuisine /

Höllmann tracks the growth of food culture in China from its earliest burial rituals to today's Western fast food restaurants. He details the food practices of major Chinese religions and the significance of eating and drinking in rites of passage and popular culture. From the invention of noo...

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Main Author:	Höllmann, Thomas O.
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Published:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2014]
Series:	Arts and traditions of the table.
Subjects:	Koch China > Zusammenstellung Cooking, Chinese. Cuisine chinoise. Manners and customs. Kultur Cooking, Chinese > History. Food habits > China > History. China > Social life and customs. Chine > Mœurs et coutumes. China. (fast)Cooking, Chinese. (fast)Manners and customs. (fast)China. (lcgft)Cookbooks. Cookbook cookbooks. Cookbooks Cookbooks. Livres de cuisine.