Comments on: The Chinese Cookbook Project VI: The Julia Child of China http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Alan McCracken http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-57730 Alan McCracken Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:00:11 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-57730 Hi Barbara. Stumbled onto your site today. Love it! My wife and own over 1000 cookbooks. When we conk out how can they best be sold other than ebay?..Thanks,Alan

Many chinese including all those mentioned in your recent post

]]> By: Tom Spillman http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-57367 Tom Spillman Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:06:18 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-57367 Hi Barbara,

I was reading this with interest when suddenly a bell went off. I went over to one of my shelves where I have a number of my Chinese books. I checked and sure enough I have a book by her. The Title is “FuPei Mei’s Chinese Cooking” published by Shufunotomo Co., Ltd. of Tokyo in 1992.

It has 132 pages and contains 103 recipes. It is not a book I would recommend to a beginning cook. It has a short introductory chapter Traditions in Chinese cooking, dining etiquette and Essential qualities of Chinese food. That is followed by a short chapter of basic cooking techniques.

All Chinese terms have the equivalent Chinese characters for the item or recipe.

I had sort of diemissed the book since it seemed to be nothing but a collection of reipes with an illustration of each dish.

At my current stage of development, I prefer to lear more about techniques than recipes. For this reason, I’ve enjoyed many of the posts in your Chinese Cooking School. There has been little I was n;t already familiar with but you have codified it and written about it in an interesting manner.

The book is available used from Amazon for $31.95 (used). See: http://tinyurl.com/6nkrwu

I would not recommend it unless some one wants to complete a collection of books.

Best wishes and regards…

Tom

Thomas Spillman
Asst. Professor (retired)
Austin, TX

]]> By: Leslie Wiser http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-2399 Leslie Wiser Wed, 22 Feb 2006 03:34:17 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-2399 Hello Everyone, I have about 700 BRAND NEW copies of the Volume 1 cookbook. My father purchased 1000 copies from Taiwan in the early 1970s hoping to sell them through magazine ads. He never sold any (magazine ads were too expensive) and they sat in his garage until 3 years ago. Now I am trying to get rid of them for him! I sell them through Amazon for $24.99. Please email me if anyone is interested in buying them, either individually or IN BULK!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-866 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-866 Hello Barbara,
I find her recipes rather elaborate, and have been pretty intimidated by them to even try. They look like banquet quality dishes! I, however, bought her biography last year but have not been able to sit down to enjoy it. Yes, both my mother and grandmother liked her programs and have very high regards for Ms. Fu. Hmm…perhaps I should give her cookbooks another look? :) Shirley

]]> By: Barbara Fisher http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-867 Barbara Fisher Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/wp/2005/10/24/the-chinese-cookbook-project-vi-the-julia-child-of-china/#comment-867 Hello, Shirley! It is good to hear from you again–I have missed your incisive comments.

The recipes in the third volume are somewhat elaborate–and the photographs in all of the books make all of the dishes look banquet quality. However, I think it depends on what you are used to cooking–if, as you are, you are used to Cantonese homestyle foods–many of Fu Pei Mei’s recipes will seem too complicated.

On the other hand, if you are used to making Sichuan foods, as I am, lots of her recipes seem pared down and simple!

My one quibble with the books, is the prevalance of deep-frying or oil blanching of foods in large amounts of oil–up to three cups.

I am not willing to do that at home. It is too wasteful, messy and involved–not to mention not very healthy–and I find that a lot of modern Chinese cookbooks will avoid this step. I know a lot of Chinese home cooks avoid oil blanching for many of the same reasons.

I think you would like her Home Style cookbook, though–most of the foods are just good, hearty, home cooking. It is certainly my favorite.

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