Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuchsia Dunlop

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  • Fish-fragrant aubergines

    Fish-fragrant aubergines

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Side dish; Chinese
    • Ingredients: Chinese chile bean paste; light soy sauce; potato flour; sesame oil; fish stock; aubergines; Chinkiang vinegar; spring onions
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  • Xie Laoban's dan dan noodles

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Pasta, doughs & sauces; Stir-fries; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: Chinese noodles; light soy sauce; sesame paste; dark soy sauce; chile oil; groundnut oil; Sichuan chiles; Sichuan peppercorns; ya cai; minced beef
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  • Twice-cooked pork

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Stir-fries; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: pork belly; baby leeks; chile bean paste; sweet bean paste; fermented black beans; dark soy sauce; groundnut oil
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  • English cooking, Chinese-style: stuffed squid in black pepper and minced apple sauce

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: squid; shallots; celery; carrots; beef stock; bay leaves; tomatoes; apples; red wine; black peppercorns; minced pork; pickled gherkins
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  • Gansu New Year dumplings

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Main course; Entertaining & parties; Chinese
    • Ingredients: soy sauce; Chinese black rice vinegar; chile oil; dumpling wrappers; Asian radishes; minced pork
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  • Chicken and papaya soup, good for the pneumonia

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Soups; Chinese
    • Ingredients: whole chicken; fresh ginger; Shaoxing rice wine; papayas; spring onions
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  • Chairman Mao's red-braised pork

    Chairman Mao's red-braised pork

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: pork belly; Shaoxing rice wine; fresh ginger; whole star anise; dried red chiles; ground cassia; light soy sauce; groundnut oil; spring onions
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  • Steamed chickens' feet with black bean and chilli

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Breakfast / brunch; Chinese
    • Ingredients: chicken feet; whole star anise; ground cassia; fresh ginger; fermented black beans; oyster sauce; potato starch; red chiles; Sichuan peppercorns; spring onions; groundnut oil
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  • Qingxi red-braised beef hotpot

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: beef chuck steaks; rapeseed oil; Chinese chile bean paste; fresh ginger; ground chiles; dark soy sauce; bean curd; Sichuan peppercorns; Asian radishes; Chinese leeks; coriander leaves; Chinese cabbage
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  • Kashgar kebabs

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Grills & BBQ; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: lamb shoulder; potato starch; ground cumin; ground chiles
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  • Stewed bear's paw

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Stews & one-pot meals; Main course; Chinese
    • Ingredients: whole chicken; pork; ham; dried shiitake mushrooms; bamboo shoots; stock; fresh ginger; Shaoxing rice wine; dark soy sauce; chicken fat; white pepper; potato starch; spring onions; bear paws
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  • Yangzhou fried rice

    from Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper by Fuchsia Dunlop

    • Categories: Rice dishes; Stir-fries; Main course; Side dish; Chinese
    • Ingredients: jasmine rice; dried shiitake mushrooms; pork fillets; ham; cooked chicken meat; peas; bamboo shoots; Shaoxing rice wine; chicken stock; prawns; spring onions; groundnut oil
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  • ISBN 10 0393332888
  • ISBN 13 9780393332889
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  • Published Aug 01 2009
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 329
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company

Publishers Text

This is the story of an English girl who went to China to learn the language, but whose love of food led her down a very different path...

Award-winning food writer Fuchsia Dunlop went to live in China in 1994, and from the very beginning vowed to eat everything she was offered, no matter how bizarre it seemed to her as a Westerner. In this extraordinary memoir, Fuchsia recalls her evolving relationship with China, and its food, from her first rapturous encounter with the delicious cuisine of Sichuan Province, to brushes with corruption, environmental degradation and greed.

In the course of her fascinating journey, Fuchsia undergoes an apprenticeship as a Sichuanese chef; attempts, hilariously, to persuade Chinese people that 'Western food' is neither 'simple' nor 'bland'; and samples a multitude of exotic ingredients, including dog meat, civet cats, scorpions, rabbit heads, and the ovarian fat of the snow frog. But is it possible for a Westerner to become a true convert to the Chinese way of eating? In an encounter with a caterpillar in an Oxfordshire kitchen, Fuchsia is forced to put this to the test.

From the vibrant markets of Sichuan to the bleached landscape of northern Gansu Province, from the desert oases of Xinjiang to the enchanting old city of Yangzhou, this is an unforgettable account of the world's most amazing culinary culture.

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