A Taste of Nanjing: Flavorful Flashbacks to a Nanjinger's Old Days in China

A Taste of Nanjing is a collection of short essays depicting signature Chinese dishes, shining a spotlight on the author’s enjoyment of local food in his youth and childhood.

Characterized by witty observations and personal research on the origin and spread of various delicacies, A Taste of Nanjing offers the sort of rigorous analysis and unique humor that are typical of a Chinese intellectual. The enthusiasm for life and Chinese philosophy that is inherent in both the nature of food (warmi...