The Roof the the World
Chandradeva’s Pathway
“The wildest dreams of Kew are the facts of Kathmandu.” — Rudyard Kipling [1]
Vale of Kathmandu
What is Nepalese cuisine? Actually, the question should be, What Nepal? Or, what cuisine? For a relatively small country, Nepal has an astonishing variety of cuisines that can be called Nepalese.
Often thought of as a lofty, mountainous land, home of the world’s Continue reading
From Mongolia to Main Line
The Librarian Who Is Also a Master Chef
“It’s the minced pork fat that provides the traditional taste.” — Susanna Foo
Mongolia
In the Shadow of the Great Wall: Susanna Food was born 1944 in Inner Mongolia and spent her early years in Shanxi Province of Northern China, near the great Wall. Her father was a general in the Nationalist Chinese army
Move to Taiwan: After the victory of the Chinese Communist forces in , the family escaped to Taiwan where Continue readingA Poetical Pursuit of Food [1]
Harmony for the Palate and the Eye
–“All Japanese food needs its setting.” — Sir John Pilcher, H.M. Ambassador to Japan [2]
“I wouldn’t be surprised to see 20 percent of Americans eating sushi as part of their regular diet in 10 or 15 years.” — Boye De Mente, 1987 [3]
Tosa Sake for New Year
Japanese food is one of the great cuisines of the Pacific Rim — and the world. Its popularity is leaping over national boundaries. Japanese cuisine is about Continue reading