Chow: From China to Canada: Memories of Food and Family - Softcover

Wong, Janice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155285650X ISBN 13: 9781552856505

Publisher: Whitecap Books, 2005

Synopsis

A cookbook and a fascinating glimpse into Canadian history.

Born a two-pound preemie in 1917, Dennis Wong may have begun his love of food after spending the first months of his life keeping warm in his mother's cooking oven.

Miraculously surviving his tenuous beginning, Dennis went on to pursue an ambitious culinary career, opening two Chinese-Canadian cafés in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, to introduce countless adventurous Canadian diners to Chinese food.

In Chow, Dennis's daughter Janice Wong tells her father's tale through heart-rending stories and traditional Chinese village recipes.

A collection of more than 50 simple family fare dishes, Chow contains early photographs, immigration documents, 1940s restaurant menus, and handwritten recipes that trace the history of some of Canada's first ethnic restaurants. Written with refreshing sincerity, Chow is both a terrific cookbook and a detailed record of an intriguing chapter in Canadian history.

It includes recipes for:

• Dungeness Crab with Black Bean Sauce
• Steamed Chicken with Rice, Sausage and Mushrooms
• Asparagus, Mushrooms and Pork
• Chinese Barbecue Duck
• Peking Doilies
• Wong's Chocolate Chip Cookies.

About this title

About the Author:

Janice Wong is a visual artist whose work has received numerous awards. The daughter of a restaurateur, she was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. She now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Review:

In crafting Chow, Wong pays homage to both her rich Chinese heritage and her colourful family in one stroke. (Canadian Living 2007-03-00)

Elegantly presented and... delightful.... Chow is an utterly authentic memoir, and the recipes are excellent. (Brian Fawcett Books In Canada 2006-12-01)

About this edition

• Publisher: Whitecap Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 155285650X
• ISBN 13: 9781552856505
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 190