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Chinese fairy tale feasts : a literary cookbook / tales by Paul Yee ; recipes by Judy Chan ; foreword by Jane Yolen ; illustrations by Shaoli Wang.

Yee, Paul, (author.). Wang, Shaoli, 1961- (illustrator.).

Summary:

A collection of fairy tales that includes peasants, ghosts, merchants, demons, villagers, and kings. At the end of each tale, is a recipe for a classic Chinese dish that is relevant to the story.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781623717087
  • ISBN: 1623717086
  • Physical Description: 160 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Northampton, Massachusetts : Crocodile Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 160).
Formatted Contents Note:
Banquet of waste -- Congee (rice porridge) -- Stretch and fold, stretch and fold -- Dan-dan mian (noodles with peanut sauce) -- A wondrous pear tree -- Almond jelly with fresh fruit -- Magic rice on the mountain -- Fried rice -- The schoolmaster's autumn festival -- Roasted sweet potatoes -- Monkey fights white bone -- Crisp tofu and stir-fried bok-choy -- Steamed bread and salt -- Man-tou (steamed bread) -- Third lady of plank bridge -- Green onion pancakes -- The hall of contented cravings -- Won ton soup -- West ocean greens -- Watercress soup -- New world cinderella -- Steamed fish with black bean sauce -- The ungrateful wolf -- Beef lettuce wraps -- Gods : one wise, one not -- Poached chicken with green onion and ginger sauce.
Target Audience Note:
5-8. Brodart.
K-3. Brodart.
Subject:
Fairy tales > China.
Folklore > China > Juvenile literature.
Tales > China > Juvenile literature.
Cooking, Chinese > Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Literary cookbooks.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library JUV 398.209 YEE (Text) 37810435816839 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -