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China Modern: 100 Cutting-Edge, Fusion-Style Recipes for the 21st Century

By Ching-He Huang

Published 2006

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Everyone knows that China is modernizing and becoming open to Western ideas. Young Chinese are exposed to the wider world in ways their parents and certainly their grandparents could never imagine, with many working, living or traveling outside their vast homeland. This exchange of ideas is having a real impact on not only China’s economy but on our very lifeforce: what we eat. It’s a healthy sign. And China has a tremendous appetite for good tastes. Just as Chinese restaurants proliferated in Europe and America during the twentieth century, we now have fusion-style restaurants opening in Shanghai and Beijing. Chinese cuisine is set for an exciting journey.