Provenance · Volume V
The Chinese Canon
Five hundred and fifteen entries
Contents
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Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee, ceremonial drinks.
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten — the order, the rituals, the hospitality.
The Thread
Where this book connects to others — migration, trade, diaspora.
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources an entry is anchored to.
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Chinese · VIII The Thread
The Thread
Eight entries
Flavour Bridges Between Chinese and World Cuisines (中餐风味桥)Indonesian Cuisine and Chinese InfluenceLabour Routes and the Chinese Synthesis Kitchens of the AmericasNoodles Across CulturesYunnan and the Southeast Asian KitchenMacau and the Portuguese Egg TartMacau, Pearl River DeltaThe Chilli from the AmericasSichuan and Hunan, south-west and central ChinaThe Silk Road and the WheatNorthwest China, the Central Plains and the Silk Road corridor
VIII · The ThreadNext chapter → The Lineage & Authorities
8 entries
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Flavour Bridges Between Chinese and World Cuisines (中餐风味桥)Indonesian Cuisine and Chinese InfluenceLabour Routes and the Chinese Synthesis Kitchens of the AmericasNoodles Across Cultures RecipeYunnan and the Southeast Asian Kitchen
Macau, Pearl River Delta
Sichuan and Hunan, south-west and central China
Northwest China, the Central Plains and the Silk Road corridor