A Very Chinese Cookbook: 100 Recipes from China and Not China (But Still Really Chinese) - Hardcover

by Kevin Pang (Author), Jeffrey Pang (Author), America's Test Kitchen (Author)

A BEST COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR: New York Times - Serious Eats

James Beard Award winner Kevin Pang and his dad, Jeffrey--hosts of America's Test Kitchen's Hunger Pangs--teach you Chinese cooking in funny stories and 100+ recipes "doable for any cook" (New York Times).

Join the Kevin and Jeffrey Pang as they share over 100 American Chinese classics, Sichuan street foods, and dim sum favorites! Full of charming stories of growing up in Hong Kong and time-tested insights from the duo's lifelong love of cooking, A Very Chinese Cookbook is more than a Chinese recipe book--it's a heartfelt ode to Chinese food, family, and identity. Inside, you'll find:

- 100+ Chinese recipes covering Cantonese, Sichuan, American Chinese, and other regions
- Personal stories and insights on Chinese culinary history you won't find anywhere else!
- Easy-to-follow instructions and photos outlining basic Chinese cooking techniques
- A Chinatown shopping guide to help you find the best soy sauce, vinegar, and more

Pairing ATK's rigorously-tested recipes with the Pangs' signature mix of humor and instruction, this multi-generational cookbook is very practical, very personal, and very Chinese indeed.

Author Biography

America's Test Kitchen publishes best-selling and award-winning
cookbooks, including The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook, Boards, and Best Mexican Recipes. It also publishes Cook's Illustrated and Cook's Country magazines and produces public television's top-rated shows, America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Country.

Kevin Pang is a James Beard Award-winning food writer. At America's Test Kitchen, Kevin is Editorial Director for Digital and host of the podcast, Proof. Kevin was previously a restaurant critic at the Chicago Tribune, founder of the website The Takeout, and his documentary For Grace premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and later streamed on Netflix.

Jeffrey Pang is a retired businessman in the import-export industry. He's also an amateur YouTube chef whose Chinese cooking channel was featured in The New York Times Magazine in 2016. Jeffrey is the co-star of Hunger Pangs with his son Kevin, a video series for America's Test Kitchen. He lives in Seattle with his wife Catherine.