The Five Tastes

Available from Book Larder when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Celebrated cook Fuchsia Dunlop returns with a master class on harnessing the magic of traditional Chinese flavoring techniques to bring joy into everyday home cooking. In ancient China, a chef was seen as a kind of magician, able to combine the five tastes—sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and pungent—harmoniously in a dish. In her latest cookbook, Fuchsia Dunlop shares with home cooks 120 easy recipes inspired by culinary traditions across China. She includes both old-fashioned favorites and invented