Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food

Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food

The world’s most sophisticated gastronomic culture, brilliantly presented through a banquet of thirty Chinese dishes.

Chinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese laborers bega…

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