Particular Books The Five Tastes: The Magic of Flavour in a Chinese Kitchen - Chinese Cookbook, Hardback, 368 Pages

This English-language Chinese cookbook by Fuchsia Dunlop explores how to combine the five tastes to create harmonious flavour. With 120 quick and easy recipes, it’s for home cooks looking for inspiration from Chinese cooking techniques and seasonings.

Key Features

• Five Tastes: Explores sour, bitter, sweet, pungent and salty flavours in Chinese gastronomy.
• Flexible Cooking: Shows how to use core seasonings, flavour combinations and techniques with a range of ingredients.
• 120 Recipes: Includes Green Beans with Strange Flavour Sauce, Poached Chicken with Sichuan Pepper Oil, Spicy Peanut Butter Noodles and Lime and Sichuan Pepper Posset.
• Food Philosophy: Celebrates the Chinese philosophy that good health and pleasure are inseparable when it comes to food.

Specifications

• Author: Fuchsia Dunlop
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 368
• Publisher: Particular Books
• Publication Date: 3 Sept. 2026
• Language: English
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 3.3 x 27.5 cm (7.8 x 1.3 x 10.8 in)
• Weight: 1270 g (44.8 oz)
• Release Date: 2026-09-03
• EAN: 9780241517000