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Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food

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Chinese food is universal at this point, and no one is more responsible for that than Fu Pei-Mei. This is her story, told in fascinating, intricate detail.

One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2024 * One of NPR's Books We Loved in 2024 * A Saveur Best Narrative Food Book of 2024 *. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice


A spirited new history of Chinese food told through an account of the remarkable life of Fu Pei-mei, the woman who brought Chinese cooking to the world.

In 1949, a young Chinese housewife arrived in Taiwan and transformed herself from a novice to a natural in the kitchen. She launched a career as a cookbook autho...