A-Gong's Table by George Lee

A-Gong's Table by George Lee

A rendering of food through the memories of family and of home- over ninety plant-based recipes from George Lee, the creator of Chez Jorge, with Laurent Hsia's images of Taiwan.

"Anastonishingly accomplished exploration of flavors, ingredients, and traditions."-Katy Hui-wen Hung (_x6D2A__x60E0__x6587_), co-author of A Culinary History of Taipei- Beyond Pork and Ponlai

"This is abeautiful love letter to Taiwanand a quietly uncompromising work of documentation."-Hannah Che, author of The Vegan Chinese Kitchen

George Lee grew up with his A-Gong (grandfather) in the quiet refuge of Tamsui, Taiwan. He took part in the myriad Taiwanese food traditions his A-Gong nurtured, until he was seventeen, when his A-Gong passed. In observation of the death, he and his family undertook a set of Buddhist funeral customs and abstained from eating meat. For a hundred days, they ate at the monastery and the nuns there taught him to cook.

Years later, he revisited the lessons and pieced them into the story of his family's cooking. Some recipes he shares here are directly from childhood- Han-ts -ba, an everyday breakfast congee floating with fist-size chunks of golden sweet potatoes, and the quintessential preserve Tsh i-p o, crunchy strips of sun-dried daikon radish that salt in the air for a few days in January. Others tread the boundaries between old and new, such as S o-l o-pn̄g, a meatless rendition of the hand-cut pork bits his mom braised in soy sauce and ladled over rice.

While writing this book, George wandered all over Taiwan with his friend Laurent Hsia, who took photos along the way. Together, they sought out the foods and places tied to their memories growing up. Like the grandpa who slung a bag of apples along the zebra crossing to exit the morning market, or the old couple on the bus in black and white, sitting side by side and peering forward, the two found themselves . . . always afoot, traveling. A-Gong's Table follows the rhythm of their footsteps- a pulse that takes you quietly through the book and through Taiwan, from morning to night.

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ISBN 13	9781984861276
ISBN 10	1984861271
Title	A-Gong's Table
Author	George Lee
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Year published	2024-04-30
Number of pages	272
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.