Mrs. Chiang's Szechwan Cookbook by Jung-Feng Chiang and Ellen Schrecker and John Schrecker
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- ISBN 10 0060138033
- ISBN 13 9780060138035
- Published Oct 01 1976
- Format Hardcover
- Page Count 320
- Language English
- Countries United States
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint HarperCollins Publishers
Publishers Text
The book was the result of Ellen and John Schrecker studying Chinese culture in Taiwan, during which they met Mrs. Chiang Jung-feng, a superb Chinese Szechwan cook. The tastes and textures of her dishes were always clear and bright. She was a master of the "zhen wer" or true taste; the result of continual care, attention to detail and practice. Subsequently, Mrs. Chiang came home with them to New Jersey.
Szechwan cooking is a highly spiced, yet subtle cuisine. Although the recipes in the book are considered peasant food - good hearty home cooking - even the poorest peasants eat extraordinary food, giving them the nickname of "good-eating devils."
The book contains Chiang Jung-feng's childhood memories of her mother's fragrant Szechwan kitchen that evoke the spirit as well as the taste of home cooking. Her mother was a superlative cook who understood very well that her daughter's fortune depended on her skill in the kitchen and taught her well. The hundreds of recipes were by Chiang Jung-feng and tested in the Schrecker New Jersey kitchen.
