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Chinese Food
History中国食物
(u. S.) Eugene N. Anderson
This is a wide-ranging and fascinating historical and ethnographic work on Chinese food. Starting from ancient history, the author shows how food has occupied a central position in China's official policies, religious rituals, and physical health from the beginning, and then follows the clues of time to contemporary China, describing the regional diversity of Chinese food culture in a rich, fascinating, and thought-provoking way.
This is a wide-ranging and fascinating historical and ethnographic work on Chinese food. Starting from ancient history, the author shows how food has occupied a central position in China's official policies, religious rituals, and physical health from the beginning, and then follows the clues of time to contemporary China, describing the regional diversity of Chinese food culture in a rich, fascinating, and thought-provoking way.