My Jewish Father’s Chinese Food Was Legendary

The cover of the cookbook shows a bamboo basket laden with bell peppers, asparagus, and broccoli. Surrounding it on the table are scallions, ginger, dried mushrooms, peapods, a red onion. A fish, an eggroll, some dumplings, a pair of chopsticks. In the background, a white ceramic soup tureen waits coquettishly to be opened. A long, seductive […] The post My Jewish Father’s Chinese Food Was Legendary appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

[ Electric Literature | 2023-04-04 11:05:00 UTC ]

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This Cookbook from 1942 Is a Textbook for Making a Better World

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