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ISBN: 978-988-17742-3-1
Paperback, 108 pages
with colour photographs
Size: 16.5 x 12 cm
Published:
May 2010 (Asia)
Aug 2010 (North America)
Price: HK$88 /
US$10.95
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 Dim Sum
A Survival Guide
Liza Chu
DINING GUIDE / CHINESE CUISINE
Siu mai, har gow, jar leung,
sin jok guen. These are all types of dim
sum. But do you know what they look like, and what’s in them? Can you
pronounce their names in Cantonese, or recognize them on a menu? Can you
confidently order dim sum for you and your friends — especially if any of
them have dietary restrictions?
Australian-Chinese writer
Liza Chu has a part-time career as a Hong Kong dim sum guide. She has
distilled her knowledge of Cantonese cuisine and Chinese dining etiquette
into this practical guidebook to delicious dim sum. Each photographed dish
is identified with Chinese characters and a pronunciation guide. Icons
alert those with allergies or special diets, and there’s a special listing
of dim sum dishes most popular with children. Master chefs explain their
cooking methods, and even the art of tea drinking is covered in detail.
Take this book to your nearest dim sum
restaurant and let Liza show you how to yum cha like a local!
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MEDIA ATTENTION
"It's one of those books
you pick up and wonder, "Why has it taken so long for someone to come up
with this?" Dim Sum: A
Survival Guide, by Australian-Chinese Liza Chu, is a small volume that
gives basic information about most of the steamed, deep-fried, pan-fried,
baked and roasted treats that whiz past bewildered non-Cantonese speakers
in dim sum restaurants worldwide." —
South China Morning Post
"Have you ever
struggled to know what to order when going for dim sum? Dim Sum: A
Survival Guide is a practical guidebook with beautiful photography,
icons for allergies or dietary requirements and children's favourites. For
those new to town there are phonetic pronunciations to guide you in saying
the names. This great book is rounded off with cooking tips from the top
dim sum chefs around, and a guide to the art of tea drinking." —
Foodie Magazine
"Like most
long-time Hong Kong residents, I’ve consumed hundreds of dim sum lunches
(what the locals also call yum cha, meaning to sip tea while
eating). But being non-Chinese, I knew few proper names for the delicate
food items and little about them, except the tastes. My ignorance
evaporated when reading a tiny book, Dim Sum, A Survival Guide.
Thanks to author Liza Chu, now I can explain the details of Chinese dim
sum to other diners." —
Cairns Media Magazine
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