[Sca-cooks] Seeking Period Chinese Cuisine

[johnna holloway]

We seem to be in the same boat here. I own both
too plus Chang and all are boxed somewhere which is why
I didn't provide more details. I also have a Chinese
banqueting book that is supposed to have menus from
earlier periods in it too. And I don't know where it is
either. Someone gave it to me and I can't recall the title.
PPC issues are on the shelf and there is also
some stuff from Oxford conferences, but I would
still start with Simoons and Chang. I would guess that
a good Chinese vegetarian cookbook and there are several
of those available might be good to look at for the vegetable
dishes and that would also please those folks too.

Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway

david friedman wrote:

> Johnna mentioned _Food in China : a cultural and historical inquiry_
> by Simoons. I've seen that one and it is very good, although I don't
> remember much in the way of recipes--Cariadoc thinks we own it, but I
> can't find it. We do own _Food in Chinese Culture_ by K. C. Chang;
> I'm not sure how useful that would be. If you would like to come
> consult our library at some point you would of course be welcome.
> Elizabeth/Betty Cook