Chinese menu : the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods / Grace Lin.

First edition.

9780316486002 (hardcover)
0316486000 (hardcover)
9780316486392 (ebook)

New York [New York] ; Boston [Massachusetts] : Little, Brown and Company, September 2023.

©2023

English

288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), black and white maps ; 27 cm

YA TX360.C6 L56 2023

641.5951

"From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes--like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village's frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world? Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales--based in real history and folklore--are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph behind this food, and what makes it undeniably American. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin provides a visual and storytelling feast as she gives insight on the history, legends, and myths behind your favorite American Chinese dishes."-- Publisher's website, viewed on September 27, 2024.

"Bibliography": pages 271-285.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ages 8-12. Little, Brown and Company.
Grades 3-7.

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