China Modern: 100 Cutting-edge, Fusian-style Recipes for the 21st Century

by Ching-He Huang, Kate Whitaker (Photographer)

China Modern celebrates the arrival of delicious, modern Chinese cuisine and Ching-He Huang is the person to present it. Young, beautiful, and vibrant, Ching brings style and ease to this exciting , ever-changing cuisine. She looks at new influences from across the world as well as addressing how classic dishes that are common take-out favorites should really be cooked. From Peking Duck Sushi to Steamed Seabass with Stir-fried Spring Onions and Chilies , there is an exotic array of tantalizing dishes to choose from.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, China

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Taiwan-born British food writer and TV chef.

Reviews

[Jay · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must if you love Asian cooking.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have made Vietnamese and Japanese food at home, but honestly Chinese food is pretty intimidating with the complicated recipes and ingredients I've never really tried. However, Ching makes the recipes easy to understand and most of them look really tasty. She has some traditional Chinese recipes, East/West fusion and Chinese mixed with other Asian cultures. Easy recipes like Chili and Pepper Squid, Lychee and Vanilla Ice Cream; to more complicated ones like Vegetable Bao (steamed buns) or Once-a-month Savory-Sour Vegetarian Noodle Soup.

[Gillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fresh and exciting, this is a stunning book to look at and great to cook from too.
Her recipe for hot and cool chicken noodle salad (a version of "bang bang" chicken), for example, is just fabulous but all the recipes have a funky modern flair that makes a change from Chinese food that often can be oily and overly reliant on salty seasoning.
Love the way she categorises the different dishes, there are some very interesting fusion recipes.

[Djien · Rating 5 out of 5]

With this book I really started cooking Chinese a few years ago. Several recipes are now family favorites.