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This book is about the unexpected beauty of Chinese food and the adventures of a British girl in China. Fu Xia, who won the British Food Writers Guild Award, went to China for a long stay in 1994. From the beginning she had sworn that no matter how strange the food might be, she would accept it. In this rare memoir, Fuxia traces the evolution of her relationship with Chinese food. Through Fuxia's eyes, we can understand the familiar Chinese food from a new perspective. It turns out that food from different places has its own unique temperament. Sichuan cuisine is spicy with a hint of sweetness, just like the laid-back and charming Sichuan people, who always have a hint of sweetness and thoughtfulness; Hunan cuisine is direct and uncompromising, just like the military leaders trained there; Yangzhou cuisine is the food of the peaceful times, warm and soothing. From the bustling markets of Sichuan to the remote scenery of northern Gansu, from the mountains of Fujian to the charming ancient city of Yangzhou, the book presents the unforgettable and wonderful taste of Chinese cuisine, and deeply depicts the differences between Chinese and Western food cultures, with both humanistic observation and humor.