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The absolute best dumplings in New York. -New York Magazine From acclaimed chef Chris Cheung comes a cookbook inspired by growing up in New York's Chinatown-with a foreword by Maneet Chauhan, celebrity chef, author, and judge on The Food Network's Chopped There is a particular region in today's renaissance of Chinese cooking that is often overlooked: Chinatown. In other words, Chinese food cooked in Chinatown for Chinese people-stir-fried noodles, bao buns, pork buns, scallion pancakes, wontons, potstickers, spring rolls, the list goes on. At the very center of this beloved cuisine were the old tea houses that served countless mouth-watering snacks and treats, providing delicious affordable fuel that fed the working-class community. Like many great chefs, Chris Cheung was inspired by the places he grew up eating in. The food of these tea houses is the central philosophy behind Cheung's ever-popular restaurant East Wind Snack Shop, which first opened in 2015 and now has four locations in Brooklyn. There, Chef Cheung's focuses primarily on an endeavor he calls chasing the perfect dumpling. Whether it's making the dough from scratch, grinding the meat, hand-folding each wrapper, or perfecting exact cooking temperatures, Cheung has painstakingly agonized over every specific detail that goes into cooking this understated masterpiece. In addition to learning his technique for creating what New York Magazine called the Absolute Best Dumplings in NY, this cookbook teaches readers how to make all kind of classic delight reminiscent of the golden age in Chinatown, such as: Potstickers Spring Rolls Wonton Soup Soup Dumplings Gwa Bao Buns General Tso's Chicken Beef and Broccoli Scallion Pancakes Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings) Fried Rice Cucumber Salad Cold Sesame Noodles Sweet and Sour Pork, Peking Style Chicken Chow Mein Sichuan Vegetables Char Sui Black Cod Black Bean Clams Crispy Fish Mapo Tofu Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp Blue Crabs Dry Barbecue Duck Egg Tarts Tea Eggs Congee Hong Kong Hot Cakes Sesame Cookies Bubble Tea Like Cheung's restaurants, this cookbook is a tribute to both the food served in those wonderful Chinatown establishments and the community they fed, the food Chris loves to cook, which he says give us a few moments of happiness that bring us back to our childhood.Product Identifiers
PublisherSkyhorse Publishing
ISBN-139781510758124
eBay Product ID (ePID)7049969494
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Book TitleDamn Good Chinese Food: Dumplings, Egg Rolls, Bao Buns, Sesame Noodles, Roast Duck, Fried Rice, and More-50 Recipes Inspired by Life in Chinatown
AuthorChris Cheung
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicFood
Publication Year2021
Dimensions
Item Height229mm
Item Width191mm
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Title_AuthorChris Cheung
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States