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The Emperor's Feast: 'A tasty portrait of a nation' –Sunday Telegraph Hardcover – February 11, 2021

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'A galloping journey through thousands of years of Chinese culinary history . . . a timely reminder that the country's modern cuisine is the delicious fruit of a rich, ancient and perhaps surprisingly multicultural tradition' FUCHSIA DUNLOP, SPECTATOR

'A tasty portrait of a nation' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

'A splendid introduction to the complex history of China' GUARDIAN

'A terrific read . . . Jonathan Clements writes with erudition and humour' DAILY MAIL



'This book is itself a feast, each chapter a sumptuous course'
Frederik L. Schodt, author of My Heart Sutra

'Witty and insightful'
Derek Sandhaus, author of Drunk in China

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The history of China - not according to emperors or battles, but according to its food and drink.

The Emperor's Feast is the epic story of a nation and a people, told through one of its most fundamental pillars and successful exports: food.

Following the journeys of different ingredients, dishes and eating habits over 5,000 years of history, author and presenter Jonathan Clements examines how China's political, cultural and technological evolution and her remarkable entrance onto the world stage have impacted how the Chinese - and the rest of the world - eat, drink and cook.

We see the influence of invaders such as the Mongols and the Manchus, and discover how food - like the fiery cuisine of Sichuan or the hardy dishes of the north - often became a stand-in for regional and national identities. We also follow Chinese flavours to the shores of Europe and America, where enterprising chefs and home cooks created new traditions and dishes unheard of in the homeland.

From dim sum to mooncakes to General Tso's chicken, The Emperor's Feast shows us that the story of Chinese food is ultimately the story of a nation: not just the one that history tells us, but also the one that China tells us about itself.

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    English
  2. Publisher
    Hodder & Stoughton
  3. Publication date
    February 11, 2021
  4. Dimensions
    6.22 x 1.26 x 9.29 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1529332427
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1529332421
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hodder & Stoughton (February 11, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1529332427
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1529332421
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.22 x 1.26 x 9.29 inches
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Jonathan Clements

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Dr Jonathan Clements is the author of many books on East Asian history, including biographies of emperors and empresses, statesmen and warriors, foreign visitors and outcast rebels. His works have been translated into over a dozen languages, including French, Spanish, Korean and Dutch. His history of the Silk Road, and his biographies of the First Emperor of China, Empress Wu and Wellington Koo have all been published in Chinese.

He has been a consultant and talking head on TV programs including Emperor's Ghost Army (PBS/Nova), Koxinga: Sailing into History (National Geographic), Raiders of the Jade Empire (Smithsonian), and Ancient Black Ops: The 47 Ronin (American Heroes). In 2016, he became the presenter of Route Awakening (National Geographic), a series investigating the origins of several key Chinese cultural icons.

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C.W. Shek
5.0 out of 5 stars Good coverage of this dominant theme in Chinese culture
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2023
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Didn’t dislike anything about this book. It is the first I have come across that treats this major preoccupation in Chinese culture as a subject of serious historical and sociological study.
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Ned Wiley
5.0 out of 5 stars The history of China viewed through the lens of its cuisines.
Reviewed in Germany on October 24, 2022
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There is a plethora of books on Chinese history, but The Emperor’s Feast approaches that history through the evolution of the civilization’s cuisines. Plural as there have been many over the centuries. Not to be missed by any admirer of Chinese culinary delights.
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Walter Fung
5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining, but valuable concise history of China presented in a novel fashion.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2023
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An excellent general read about history and culture of China presented in a novel way. Some details are not covered in more scholarly accounts written by historians. However, the book does have scholarly value as it contains references and notes.
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