Won Ton Lust: Adventures in Search of the World's Best Chinese Restaurant - Hardcover

Krich, John

3.11

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9781568361789: Won Ton Lust: Adventures in Search of the World's Best Chinese Restaurant

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ISBN 10: 1568361785 ISBN 13: 9781568361789

Publisher: Kodansha USA Inc, 1997

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What happens when a sharp-witted man with a taste for travel and tofu meets the woman of his dreams? In the case of John Krich and his bride Mei, they indulge their shared passions in a global, gonzo quest for the ultimate Chinese dining experience. With chopsticks poised and tastebuds tuned, they visit the finest restaurants in such culinary capitals as Hong Kong, Beijing, Canton, Singapore, Paris, London, New York (Manhattan and Queens), San Francisco, and Vancouver. Roaming far and wide on their long munch, they find unexpected treasures in Fiji, Bali, and Australia and homegrown delights in Gallup, New Mexico, Missoula, Montana, and Madison, Wisconsin.

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Won Ton Lust is a novel filled with the love between two people, seasoned by the love of travel, and marinated in the love of Chinese food. As Mei, John Krich's intended says, "No passion is more sincere than the passion for food." They discover one another in their own back yard of Berkeley, California, but soon launch themselves on a taste trip around the world, hitting China first, then slurping their way through Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Europe before directing their chopsticks toward the Chinese restaurants of America. Their "long munch" is delightful--funny and real, laced with astute cultural and political observations, straight from the heart and stomach.

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Krich (Music in Every Room, Grove, 1988, pap.) has given us a delightful travel/food narrative. He and his Chinese wife, Mei, cruise the world in search of the best Chinese restaurant, from China to Europe then on to other locales. Several of the articles have appeared previously in magazines such as the New York Times and Conde Nast Traveler. The work is divided by area; China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, Europe and North America, with a final chapter on desserts. He includes some recipes also. It is not just food that interests Krich, however, but the people and places. His wry comments on happenings, food, people, culture, and places provide insights not always attainable with a simple travel narrative. Having a Chinese-speaking wife is a great help, and the appendixes include their dream menu and top 40 restaurants. For all collections on food and travel.?George M. Jenks, Bucknell Univ., Lewisburg, Pa.
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