A Soup for the Qan

I’ve been lusting for this book for over a decade. I finally found a good print at a great price! The book is everything I’d hope for on historic Chinese recipes. If you can, get this book to try out ALL the recipes. This is not a beginners book. This is for the period cook who knows how to interpret a redaction of a translation and go from there.

The translator(s) did not feel the need to edit in their opinion on how to cook, merely writing down the original translation and the measurements tables. Excellent! This allows the re-enactor to translate and work on their leveling up cooking skills for this amazing new set of recipes.

Authenticity of recipes and the ability to follow: A