The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen: mastering the cuisine goes beyond simply learning the techniques

Grace Young’s first lessons in traditional Chinese cuisine did not come in a formal classroom setting. Instead, the cookbook author, food writer and cooking instructor learned about Chinese food through everyday life with her parents in the United States.In the introduction to her book, The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen (1999), Young writes, “In Chinese cooking, every ingredient and dish is imbued with its own brilliance and lore. When I was a young girl growing up in a traditional Chinese home…