Thomas Dubois is a historian of modern China, based at Beijing Normal University. His forthcoming book on the history of food in China will be published in 2023 by Reaktion Books.
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Fuchsia is regarded in Sichuan with equal parts awe and delight.
Justly regarded as a classic.
Prized for decades by countless Arab-American kitchens.
Eat like a Karamazov!
Goat meat with fermented tofu. We’re not playing around here.
Never skimps on the sambal.
A wonderfully expansive book, although fermentation itself is more sorcery than cooking.
Methodical approach to ingredients and techniques.
Recipes and menus recreated from the novel Dream of Red Mansions