{"product_id":"a-gongs-table-vegan-recipes-from-a-taiwanese-home-a-chez-jorge-cookbook-paperback","title":"A-Gong's Table: Vegan Recipes from a Taiwanese Home (a Chez Jorge Cookbook) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rendering of food through the memories of family and of home: over ninety plant-based recipes from George Lee, the creator of Chez Jorge, with Laurent Hsia's images of Taiwan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An astonishingly accomplished exploration of flavors, ingredients, and traditions.\"--Katy Hui-wen Hung (洪惠文), co-author of \u003ci\u003eA Culinary History of Taipei: Beyond Pork and Ponlai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is a beautiful love letter to Taiwan and a quietly uncompromising work of documentation.\"--Hannah Che, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Vegan Chinese Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Lee grew up with his A-Gong (grandfather) in the quiet refuge of Tamsui, Taiwan. He took part in the myriad Taiwanese food traditions his A-Gong nurtured, until he was seventeen, when his A-Gong passed. In observation of the death, he and his family undertook a set of Buddhist funeral customs and abstained from eating meat. For a hundred days, they ate at the monastery and the nuns there taught him to cook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYears later, he revisited the lessons and pieced them into the story of his family's cooking. Some recipes he shares here are directly from childhood: Han-tsî-bê, an everyday breakfast congee floating with fist-size chunks of golden sweet potatoes, and the quintessential preserve Tshài-póo, crunchy strips of sun-dried daikon radish that salt in the air for a few days in January. Others tread the boundaries between old and new, such as Sòo-lóo-pn̄g, a meatless rendition of the hand-cut pork bits his mom braised in soy sauce and ladled over rice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile writing this book, George wandered all over Taiwan with his friend Laurent Hsia, who took photos along the way. Together, they sought out the foods and places tied to their memories growing up. Like the grandpa who slung a bag of apples along the zebra crossing to exit the morning market, or the old couple on the bus in black and white, sitting side by side and peering forward, the two found themselves . . . always afoot, traveling. \u003ci\u003eA-Gong\u003c\/i\u003e's \u003ci\u003eTable\u003c\/i\u003e follows the rhythm of their footsteps: a pulse that takes you quietly through the book and through Taiwan, from morning to night.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Lee \u003c\/b\u003eis a cook and writer based in Taipei and raised in Tamsui, Taiwan. He shares his food and stories on his blog \u003ci\u003eChez Jorge\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 10 x 7.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748835393824,"sku":"9781984861276","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78b1e53664abc4171f479c9c7c387cf6.webp?v=1779917620","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-gongs-table-vegan-recipes-from-a-taiwanese-home-a-chez-jorge-cookbook-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}