Chinese Kitchen: Traditional Recipes with an Island Twist - Hardcover

by Lynette Lo Tom (Author), Kaz Tanabe

A Chinese Kitchen is the fourth in a series from Mutual Publishing and the Honolulu Star-Advertiser exploring Hawaii's many ethnic cuisines. The aim of this series is to showcase writers who grew up in Hawaii and learned the dishes of their heritage, local-style. Theirs are no-nonsense, homestyle recipes meant to be referred to again and again when you are cooking for your own family. Our latest author, Lynette Lo Tom, is perfect for this series, sharing her lifelong devotion to Chinese cooking in stories, recipes, and historic accounts. Her book will make you yearn for a platter of kau yuk.

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Chinese cooking has to be the most popular cuisine in Hawaii. It's found everywherebuffets, potlucks, local celebrations. And of course, everyone has their favorite Chinese restaurant to brag about. A Chinese Kitchen does more than just show how to cook more than 100 recipes. It takes you behind the scenes explaining the recipes, providing stories, vintage photographs and insights into Chinese food traditions and the Chinese culture and experience in Hawaii. Former TV reporter and public relations firm proprietor, Lynette Lo Tom shares recipes from friends and family. These dishes range from quick-and-easy to ones that require more time, from the well-known ones not found everywhere. Enjoy cold ginger chicken, cake noodles, minute chicken, char siu, and other mouth-watering recipes.