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Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine
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Swallowing Clouds: A Playful Journey through Chinese Culture, Language, and Cuisine

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Physics professor Zee writes about how to understand the menus in Chinese restaurants, explaining the characters, what they mean, and the colorful stories behind the names of various dishes. Anne Tyler (in the Washington Post) called Swallowing Clouds a study of the very nature of Chinese culture. Zee has a quirky, personal style that draws the reader in.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Country
United States
Date
3 November 2014
Pages
386
ISBN
9780295994208

Physics professor Zee writes about how to understand the menus in Chinese restaurants, explaining the characters, what they mean, and the colorful stories behind the names of various dishes. Anne Tyler (in the Washington Post) called Swallowing Clouds a study of the very nature of Chinese culture. Zee has a quirky, personal style that draws the reader in.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Country
United States
Date
3 November 2014
Pages
386
ISBN
9780295994208