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tangma27

Do you guys know any good chinese cookbooks?

Traditional, modern, anything!

I'm buying Phoenix Claws and Jade Trees @Lennard__34626 's suggestion. Anyone have any other suggestions?

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FrankM_3301

Maybe more modern....some good stuff in Mission Chinese book.

tangma27

Also does anyone know what the hell is happening in this video at Noma

https://vimeo.com/53073346

HammeredChef_DEFINITELY_does_NOT_work_at_22134

Not a freaking clue but it looks awesome ....

tshewman

Looks like an instant aerated milk bread (has all the ingredients).

elviswasjesus

Fuchsia Dunlop has released a number of well-regarded books on the subject, as well as a memoir. A good place to start would be Every Grain of Rice. Simple, delicious recipes, lots of vegetable dishes too.

artstype

My darling bride, Emily, gave me a book by the reported Julia Child of Chinese cooking, Pei Mei. It is badly translated, but useful. I saw a documentary (I think) program about a long term

restaurateur Cecile Chiang, who apparently influenced both Thomas Keller and Alice Waters.I welcome all contributions to this thread!

tangma27

Hmmm do you know why he heats the yeast like that? I think it kills it because he adds more but why even add it in the first place?

tangma27

Thanks Davo!

fisher23

I don't think he is heating the yeast. I think that is the sour dough starter, skyr, sugar and some water. Then made into a caramel, add butter then when cool enough a yeast cake is grated and mixed in. I would think that they then allowed the yeast to work to develop air pockets before the vacuum expansion and blast freeze. Just my best guess.

This reminds me of making "Aero" style chocolate, the procedure is very similar (CO2 enfused chocolate in a siphon then same procedure, vacuum and maintain the vacuum while the chocolate cools).

BTW, don't try to vacuum seal yeast dough before it's frozen unless you have a lot of extra time to clean your chamber vacuum.

tshewman

I would agree with @John_Fisher_218893

douglas_bd

I like that book a lot. Not really modern, but nontraditional. Also, great read.

tangma27

I need to go eat there but definitely need to check that book out! Dunno why I didn't think of that haha

tangma27

Would it happen to be https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pei+mei+cookbook???

That is so freaking awesome, I might actually get these to read if they are in English?

artstype

It seems like it could be, but it has a different cover. Mine is in poor English as well as Mandarin

tangma27

Ah thank you thank you