A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family

A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family
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"Starting with charred fried rice and ending with flaky pineapple tarts, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan takes us along on a personal journey that most can only fantasize about--an exploration of family history and culture through a mastery of home-cooked dishes. Tan's delectable education through the landscape of Singaporean cuisine teaches us that food is the tie that binds."
--Jennifer 8. Lee, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles

After growing up in the most food-obsessed city in the world, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan left home and family at eighteen for America--proof of the rebelliousness of daughters born in the Year of the Tiger. But as a thirtysomething fashion writer in New York, she felt the Singaporean dishes that defined her childhood beginning to call her back. Was it too late to learn the secrets of her grandmothers' and aunties' kitchens, as well as the tumultuous family history that had kept them hidden before In her quest to recreate the dishes of her native Singapore by cooking with her family, Tan learned not only cherished recipes but long-buried stories of past generations.

A Tiger in the Kitchen, which includes ten authentic recipes for Singaporean classics such as pineapple tarts and Teochew braised duck, is the charming, beautifully written story of a Chinese-Singaporean ex-pat who learns to infuse her New York lifestyle with the rich lessons of the Singaporean kitchen, ultimately reconnecting with her family and herself.

Reading Group Guide available online and included in the eBook.
Country USA
Brand Hachette Books
Manufacturer Grand Central Publishing
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-02-08
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781401341282

Country	USA
Brand	Hachette Books
Manufacturer	Grand Central Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2011-02-08
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781401341282

A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family

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