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@Tarnport @Xjs
I'm no expert, but I've really enjoyed #FuchsiaDunlop's cookbooks for Chinese cuisine. She studied at the Sichuan Higher Institute of Cuisine, so she has solid qualifications, but her books are written to help people who have trouble even identifying the ingredients they want in a Chinese grocery store.

#ChineseFood

Some Bits: Nelson's Linkblog Nov 20, 2025

Fuchsia Dunlop: Long discussion of the culture of food in China and the role the English scholar and author has played in its recognition
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/20/how-fuchsia-dunlop-became-a-sichuan-food-hero
#fuchsiadunlop #sichuan #china #food #+

‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero

The long read: The author has been explaining Sichuan cuisine to westerners for decades. But ‘Fu Xia’, as she’s known, has had a profound effect on food lovers in China, too

The Guardian

Jan Thie Sep 28, 2023

Today's dinner; the rice is still in the kitchen.
It's a free style #Chinese meal; 3 dishes are #FuchsiaDunlop recipes, the rest is impro. Clockwise, from the bottom left

- #mushrooms with garlic (FD)
- #eggs with #tomato (FD)
- fish fragrant #aubergine (FD)
- red bell peppers and spring onions
- #endive with dried cranberries
- carrots with #ginger & fresh green #chilly.

I also made #Prawn #Crackers

Kari will come and pick me up by car in about an hour; then she and Youcef and I will eat.

Jan Thie Sep 25, 2023

This will be part of a Chinese meal I will cook for and have with my friends Kari & Youcef.
Kari had bought a huge aubergine for me and I had already used part of it for a dip. I will need to add spring onion greens on the day*. The dish, at this stage, will keep in the fridge till the end of the week.
I will add another three vegetable dishes (and the rice) when I know when we can have the meal.

#FishFragrantAubergines
#Vegan
#FuchsiaDunlop
#ChineseFood
#Eggplant
#Dinner
#DinnerWithFriends